CAPONTREE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04295393 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-27
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees45004500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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  2. 2025-06-27
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  3. 2024-06-28
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  4. 2023-06-30
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  5. 2022-06-29
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  6. 2021-09-30
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  7. 2020-09-30
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  8. 2019-06-30
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  9. 2018-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-01
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    MUNDELL, Brian appointed
    director
  11. 2018-06-01
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  12. 2017-05-26
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  13. 2017-04-03
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-03-31
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    REID, Andrew Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2016-04-11
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  16. 2016-04-11
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  17. 2016-04-01
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    LEWIS, Daniel Rhys appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-01
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  19. 2016-01-06
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    LINDSAY, Barbara Ann resigned
    director
  20. 2016-01-06
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    LINDSAY, Colin, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2016-01-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2016-01-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2013-04-15
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    REID, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-01
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    MCCREA, David Allister appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-14
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Kevin George appointed
    director
  26. 2006-07-14
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    GRAHAM, Pauline Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 2006-07-14
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    LINDSAY, Barbara Ann appointed
    director
  28. 2001-11-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 2001-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CAPONTREE LIMITED
  30. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Pauline Margaret appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2001-09-27
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    LINDSAY, Colin, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 2001-09-27
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Allister Mccrea
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2016
Mr Kevin George Beattie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2016
Miss Pauline Margaret Graham
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

Capontree Veterinary Centre
Greenhill
Brampton
Cumbria
CA8 1SU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

GRAHAM, Pauline Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEATTIE, Kevin George→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Pauline Margaret→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Daniel Rhys→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
MCCREA, David Allister→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-10-01
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Active
MUNDELL, Brian→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-06-01
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Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2001-09-27
Resigned
LINDSAY, Barbara Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-07-14 · resigned 2016-01-06
Resigned
LINDSAY, Colin, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2016-01-06
Resigned
REID, Andrew Robert→
director · ~49y · appointed 2013-04-15 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2001-09-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/01/2016—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/11/200106/01/2016
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Recent filings (91 total)

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2026-05-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
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2025-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
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2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
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2023-06-30
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2022-10-20
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2022-06-29
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2021-10-12
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2021-09-30
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2020-10-14
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2020-09-30
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2019-10-04
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accounts · AA
2019-06-30