APPCO UK LTD
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Executive summary
APPCO UK LTD is a long-established player in the UK field marketing and face-to-face fundraising sector, operating as part of the global Appco Network under complex international ownership. While its 27-year track record and group scale provide competitive advantages, the company faces significant structural headwinds from the sector-wide shift toward digital acquisition channels, ongoing regulatory scrutiny of face-to-face fundraising practices, and legal challenges to the self-employed contractor model that underpins its cost structure. The company's future positioning will depend on its ability to diversify beyond pure face-to-face delivery toward integrated multi-channel client solutions.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1997-11-12
- Registered office
- Office 4, Riley Studios, 724 Holloway Road, London, England, N19 3JD
- Postcode
- N19 3JD
- Capital
- 95,128 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-27
- Financial year end
- 27 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-14
- Next due by
- 2027-01-28
Nature of business (SIC)
- 96090 Other service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 2 current · 13 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
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APPCO GROUP MARKETING LTD Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z1737101 (Tier 2), registered since 2009.
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Contact details
- Website
- appcouk.com
- Phone
- 0000999999999, 009009009, 0203 837 7077
Appco UK is one of the UK’s most valued and trusted providers of specialist field marketing and fundraising services for both commercial enterprises and charities.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| THE COBRA GROUP LIMITED | 2018-05-25 |
| THE COBRA GROUP PLC | 2018-05-24 |
| GRANTON HOLDINGS LIMITED | 1999-07-08 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 278A ABBEYDALE ROAD, WEMBLEY, MIDDLESEX HA0 1TW | 2001-04-20 |
| 84 TEMPLE CHAMBERS, TEMPLE AVENUE, LONDON, EC4Y 0HP | 1997-12-08 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 3,798 similar companies in N, trading since 1997
The class of 1997
38%
of the 1,228 companies in this sector incorporated in 1997 are still active today; 60% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2017-07-21
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGL971454 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-07-21 | — |
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