APPCO UK LTD
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Cash
£1.3m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8.6m
Equity attributable
Employees
24
Average over period
Profit before tax
£868k
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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7 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,677,705 | — | |
| Operating profit | £456,459 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £867,622 | — | |
| Net profit | £589,906 | — | |
| Cash | £1,259,170 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £8,638,252 | — | |
| Equity | £8,638,252 | — | |
| Average employees | 24 | — | |
| Wages | £3,078,858 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £91,680 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £91,680 | — |
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's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.96x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- APPCO UK LTD 2018-05-25 → present
- THE COBRA GROUP LIMITED 2018-05-24 → 2018-05-25
- THE COBRA GROUP PLC 1999-07-08 → 2018-05-24
- GRANTON HOLDINGS LIMITED 1997-11-12 → 1999-07-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Group structure
- APPCO UK LTD · parent
- Appco Group Lotteries Limited 100%
- Appco Group Energy Ltd 100%
- Appco Group Support Ltd 100%
- Appco Group Telecommunications Ltd 100%
- Appco Group Financial Services Ltd 100%
- GBIS Direct Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOGG, Michael John | Director | 2017-09-26 | Dec 1959 | New Zealander |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIDSON, Richard Leslie | Secretary | 2009-07-23 | 2013-03-13 |
| DAVISON, Richard Leslie | Secretary | 2013-03-13 | 2015-07-06 |
| DAVISON, Richard Leslie | Secretary | 1999-07-28 | 2006-09-20 |
| PADFIELD, Deborah | Secretary | 1997-11-12 | 1999-07-28 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-11-12 | 1997-11-12 |
| BLANE, Michael Clive | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2017-09-15 |
| BLANE, Richard Anthony | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-07-01 |
| DAVISON, Richard Leslie | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2017-09-07 |
| DAVISON, Richard Leslie | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2013-03-31 |
| FASOLO, Nikki | Director | 1999-07-28 | 2003-08-08 |
| HOGG, Michael John | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| NIARCHOS, Christos John | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2020-11-30 |
| SANDERSON, Paul John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-01-11 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-11-12 | 1997-11-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christos John Niarchos | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-12-24 | Active |
| Mr Peter Mark Brooks | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2024-04-01 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
| Mr Matthew James Christensen | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2024-04-01 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
| Ms Jennifer Mary Geddes | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2024-04-01 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
| Mr David Gustave Goar | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2024-04-01 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
| Ms Zoe Anderson | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2024-04-01 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
| Mr Robert Anthony Laing | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2024-04-01 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
| Mr Paul Dennis Pirouet | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2024-04-01 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
| Csa Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-10-31 | Ceased 2024-04-01 |
| Appco Group Holdings Bv | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2019-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-09 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-09 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-09 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.