APPLETON LODGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI612172 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£144
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 £144
Net assets shrinking
Down £77 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£144
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£294
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£59£118£176£235£294Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£144£221
Current assets£294£221
Net assets£144£221

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  7. 2021-04-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-13
    MCVEIGH, Patrick James appointed
    director
  10. 2020-08-13
    MCVEIGH, Jack James resigned
    director
  11. 2020-08-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-01-01
    MCVEIGH, Jack James appointed
    director
  19. 2014-01-01
    MCVEIGH, Olivia Susan resigned
    director
  20. 2013-05-08
    MCVEIGH, Olivia Susan appointed
    director
  21. 2013-05-01
    FARRELL, Sharon resigned
    director
  22. 2012-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPLETON LODGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  23. 2012-04-12
    FARRELL, Sharon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-12
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1 Kildare Street
Newry
BT34 1DQ
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCVEIGH, Patrick James
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-08-13
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Active
FARRELL, Sharon
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2013-05-01
Resigned
MCVEIGH, Jack James
director · ~31y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2020-08-13
Resigned
MCVEIGH, Olivia Susan
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-05-08 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-13