APRICOT HILL LIMITED

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16158179 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-01
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
£27.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
4 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 £27,813

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£28k
Current Assets
£46k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£27.8k
Current assets£46.5k
Net assets£27.8k

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

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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
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APRICOT HILL LIMITED
  4. 2025-01-01
    LEWSEY, Gregory Robert appointed
    director
  5. 2025-01-01
    LEWSEY, Rosie Elizabeth appointed
    director
  6. 2025-01-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gregory Robert Lewsey
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/01/2025

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
Incorporated2025-01-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

57 Callaway Gardens
Westbury
Wiltshire
BA13 3YG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LEWSEY, Gregory Robert
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active
LEWSEY, Rosie Elizabeth
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-01-01
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-01