APOLLO INFORMAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC460425 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-10-01
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£16.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,288
Net assets shrinking
Down £265 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£16k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£13k£17kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£17.3k£17.5k
Current assets£14.7k£16.3k
Net assets£16.3k£16.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
    MULLEN, Jessica appointed
    director
  2. 2025-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-07-01
    COLEMAN, Andrew Alan appointed
    director
  7. 2024-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-12-02
    LANGA, Monica Julia resigned
    director
  10. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-06-17
    HALL, John Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-17
    REID, John Graham Gunn appointed
    director
  20. 2019-06-17
    LANGA, Monica Julia appointed
    director
  21. 2019-05-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-04-29
    STEVEN, Laura Kathleen resigned
    director
  23. 2018-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-07-06
    QUAYLE, Alexander Richard, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2016-07-06
    FLINT, James Howard resigned
    secretary
  27. 2016-07-06
    FLINT, James Howard resigned
    director
  28. 2016-07-06
    STEVEN, Laura Kathleen appointed
    director
  29. 2014-06-02
    SMITH, Michiel Johan Hendrik appointed
    director
  30. 2014-01-03
    HUGHES, John resigned
    director
  31. 2013-11-18
    HUGHES, John appointed
    director
  32. 2013-10-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APOLLO INFORMAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  33. 2013-10-01
    FLINT, James Howard appointed
    secretary
  34. 2013-10-01
    FLINT, James Howard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Floor 3 1-4 Atholl Crescent
Edinburgh
EH3 8HA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

COLEMAN, Andrew Alan
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-07-01
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Active
HALL, John Michael
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-06-17
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Active
MULLEN, Jessica
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-10-27
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Active
QUAYLE, Alexander Richard, Dr
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-07-06
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Active
REID, John Graham Gunn
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Michiel Johan Hendrik
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLINT, James Howard
secretary · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2016-07-06
Resigned
FLINT, James Howard
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2016-07-06
Resigned
HUGHES, John
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-11-18 · resigned 2014-01-03
Resigned
LANGA, Monica Julia
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-06-17 · resigned 2023-12-02
Resigned
STEVEN, Laura Kathleen
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-07-06 · resigned 2019-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14