APOLLOY (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
14428443 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
    YAP, Nyit Shin resigned
    director
  2. 2025-10-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As APOLLOY (UK) LTD
  8. 2022-10-19
    HANFORD, Nigel Edwin appointed
    director
  9. 2022-10-19
    YAP, Nyit Shin appointed
    director
  10. 2022-10-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel Edwin Hanford
Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest19/10/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nyit Shin Yapceased 27/10/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

20 Goldcrest Close
Heysham
Morecambe
Lancashire
LA3 2GS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HANFORD, Nigel Edwin
director · ~73y · appointed 2022-10-19
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Active
YAP, Nyit Shin
director · ~76y · appointed 2022-10-19 · resigned 2025-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-19