APPS GROUP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15088896 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-22
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-06-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Gfs 1 LTD
- 2026-05-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Gfs 1 LTD
- 2025-12-10➕TODD, Dudley Melville appointeddirector
- 2025-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs APPS GROUP LIMITED
- 2023-08-22➕GOSLING, James Ross appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22➕GOSLING, Vincent Graham appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Ross Gosling Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/03/2025 |
Mr Vincent Graham Gosling Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/08/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Ross Goslingceased 19/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Norfolk House
4 Station Road
St. Ives
Cambridgeshire
PE27 5AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GOSLING, James Ross→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOSLING, Vincent Graham→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-08-22
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TODD, Dudley Melville→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Gfs 1 Gfs 1 LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/05/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Gfs 1 Gfs 1 LTD | A registered charge | — | 22/05/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-06-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-19