APOLLO MOBILITY AND EQUIPMENT LTD

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15914656 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,540

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£1.5k
Current assets£3.9k
Cash£3.3k
Debtors£531
Net assets£1.5k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO MOBILITY AND EQUIPMENT LTD
  6. 2024-08-23
    TRUEPENNY, Justin Matthew appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-08-23
    TRUEPENNY, Justin Matthew appointed
    director
  8. 2024-08-23
    WATKINSON, Gareth Richard appointed
    director
  9. 2024-08-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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

Group structure

Mackinder Smith Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mackinder Smith Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
APOLLO MOBILITY AND EQUIPMENT LTD
This company · 15914656

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mackinder Smith Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/08/2024

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
Incorporated2024-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

206 Nettleham Road
Lincoln
LN2 4DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

TRUEPENNY, Justin Matthew
secretary · appointed 2024-08-23
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Active
TRUEPENNY, Justin Matthew
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-08-23
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Active
WATKINSON, Gareth Richard
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-08-23
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-23