APPIN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC693469 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-25
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-08-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-08-23📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-08-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs APPIN GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
- 2021-03-25➕LI, Bing appointeddirector
- 2021-03-25➕O'LOONEY, Damien Vincent appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-05-02: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Damien Vincent O'Looney Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/03/2021 |
Mrs Bing Li Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 852 TAXIS LTD.→ SC373037 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 903 TAXIS LTD.→ SC313821 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 981 TAXIS LTD.→ SC318180 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ADAM SMITH LIMITED→ SC116109 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
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| ALVA CONSULTING LIMITED→ SC353447 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ANNIELYTICS LIMITED→ SC495422 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ANNO 1939 (LICENCE) LIMITED→ SC709990 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| APAX EUROPE VI - 1 NOMINEE LIMITED→ SC302024 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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| APPINDALE LIMITED→ SC183542 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
O'LOONEY, Damien Vincent→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-03-25
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30