APPLEBRIDGE GEOENVIRONMENTAL LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14788917 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£-20.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,377
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
Net Worth
-£20k
Current Assets
£280k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £63.4k |
| Current assets | £279.5k |
| Cash | £9.2k |
| Debtors | £249.5k |
| Net assets | £-20.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19➖LAMB, William resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-10-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-06➕OWEN, Anthony Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLEBRIDGE GEOENVIRONMENTAL LTD
- 2023-04-10➕HUGHES, Donal James appointeddirector
- 2023-04-10➕LAMB, William appointeddirector
- 2023-04-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Applebridge Family Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Applebridge Family Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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APPLEBRIDGE GEOENVIRONMENTAL LTD
This company · 14788917
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Applebridge Family Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 19/12/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Donal James Hughesceased 19/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr William Lambceased 16/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis
Registered office
Hughes House
Cargo Fleet Road
Middlesbrough
TS3 6AG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HUGHES, Donal James→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OWEN, Anthony Charles→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMB, William→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-04-10 · resigned 2024-12-19
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-19
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-12