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, 0093980489
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 3,809 similar companies in N, trading since 1997
The class of 1997
39%
of the 1,227 companies in this sector incorporated in 1997 are still active today; 59% 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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