ANIMAL WELFARE JAPAN

🌳Matureactive

00855624 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1965-07-30

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

36 officers (8 active, 36 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

146 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	200	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2025-05-09
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accounts · AA
2024-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-03
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2023-08-03
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2023-07-26
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-07
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TANAKA-TOWNSON, Jitsu resigned
director
2021-12-07
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TOWNSON, Mark David Rothwell resigned
director
2021-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-31
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GREENLEAF, Margaret Caroline Jane resigned
director
2020-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-07
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COVENEY, Patricia Yvonne resigned
director
2020-04-18
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O'GARA, Suzanne Rosalie resigned
director
2019-02-26
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KEDIE, Helen appointed
director
2017-11-30
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ALLEN, Robert Charles Kinkead appointed
director
2017-11-30
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DEGENHARD, Kevin Brian appointed
director
2014-06-25
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MOTOMURA, Akiko resigned
director
2012-06-20
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YOKOYAMA, Emi appointed
director
2010-06-17
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HARR, Carole Anne resigned
director
2007-06-14
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JOHNSTON, Belinda resigned
director
2007-06-14
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MILNER, Frank resigned
director
2007-06-14
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TANAKA-TOWNSON, Jitsu appointed
director
2007-06-14
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TOWNSON, Mark David Rothwell appointed
director
2007-04-25
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CRITTENDEN, Anthony Ian appointed
secretary
2007-04-16
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SUTCLIFFE, Michael Sinclair resigned
secretary
2007-04-16
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SUTCLIFFE, Michael Sinclair resigned
director
2006-12-17
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FRENCH, Margaret Eaton resigned
director
2006-11-22
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WYNYARD, Ann Lindsay resigned
director
2006-06-28
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WILFORD, Kenneth Michael, Sir resigned
secretary
2006-06-26
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WILFORD, Kenneth Michael, Sir resigned
director
2006-06-22
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CRITTENDEN, Anthony Ian appointed
director
2006-06-22
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STEWART, Novelette Aldoni appointed
director
2006-05-02
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SUTCLIFFE, Michael Sinclair appointed
secretary
2005-12-14
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FRENCH, Wilfred Harry resigned
secretary
2005-12-14
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WILFORD, Kenneth Michael, Sir appointed
secretary
2005-12-14
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FRENCH, Wilfred Harry resigned
director
2005-04-13
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WOLFE, Irene Ricket resigned
director
2004-07-17
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GREENLEAF, Margaret Caroline Jane appointed
director
2000-10-10
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AYLING, Amy Elizabeth resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 61 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1965-07-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Lyell House

51 Greencoat Place

London

SW1P 1DS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-24

Last: 2025-12-10