APPLEWOOD INDEPENDENT LTD
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Cash
£1.5m
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.7m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
14
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
Period ending 2025-10-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £2,042,276 | £2,830,090 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,086,678 | £1,464,566 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,091,334 | £1,475,748 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £820,782 | £1,475,748 | — | |
| Cash | £349,535 | £573,916 | £536,525 | £562,851 | £539,610 | £1,498,738 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £220,129 | £337,261 | £322,132 | £382,117 | £247,872 | £1,779,620 | — | |
| Net assets | £218,920 | £336,052 | £320,923 | £332,091 | £247,872 | £1,723,620 | — | |
| Equity | £218,920 | £336,052 | £320,923 | £332,091 | £247,872 | £1,723,620 | — | |
| Average employees | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £415,763 | £663,589 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £101,246 | £256,915 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 14 months versus 10 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 53.2% | 51.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 40.2% | 52.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 438.4% | 82.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.78x | 87.82x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRITCHARD, Alexander David | Director | 2016-01-04 | Mar 1986 | British |
| PRITCHARD, David | Director | 2001-02-02 | May 1959 | British |
| WOLSTENHOLME, Rebecca | Director | 2022-01-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWSON, Sandra Mary | Secretary | 1998-05-18 | 2001-02-02 |
| PRITCHARD, Kay | Secretary | 2001-02-02 | 2024-08-31 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-18 | 1998-05-18 |
| HARTEY, Karl David | Director | 1998-05-18 | 2001-02-02 |
| JACOBS, Leslie Maurice | Director | 1999-03-22 | 1999-11-22 |
| LAWSON, Colin Antony | Director | 1998-05-18 | 2001-02-02 |
| MAHAN, Ajay Kumar | Director | 1999-03-22 | 2000-03-03 |
| PRITCHARD, Kay | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2026-01-02 |
| SLATTERY, Ptol Damon | Director | 1999-03-22 | 1999-07-22 |
| UTLEY, Brendon James | Director | 1999-03-22 | 1999-09-23 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-18 | 1998-05-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afh Financial Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-07-07 | Active |
| Mr Alexander David Pritchard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-11-09 | Ceased 2024-08-31 |
| David Pritchard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-19 | Ceased 2024-08-31 |
| Mrs Kay Pritchard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-19 | Ceased 2023-11-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-15 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.