ABBEYVET SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05161563 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-23
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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  2. 2025-01-14
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-01-10
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    HOWARD, Sally Ann appointed
    director
  4. 2025-01-10
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    HALL, Martin Philip resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2022-11-16
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  9. 2021-09-17
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  10. 2020-11-16
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  11. 2019-12-13
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  12. 2018-12-20
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  13. 2017-11-10
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  14. 2016-12-31
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  15. 2016-09-14
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  16. 2016-09-14
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-04-12
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    document-replacement · RP04
  18. 2016-02-05
    ➕
    0800 PETMEDS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  19. 2016-02-05
    ➖
    HUT GLOBAL SERVICES, INC resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2012-12-11
    ➕
    HALL, Martin Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-11
    ➖
    HOLAND, Thelwell resigned
    director
  22. 2010-10-01
    ➕
    HOLAND, Thelwell appointed
    director
  23. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    MACKELLAR, Iain Nigel resigned
    director
  24. 2008-11-28
    ➖
    SMITH, Richard resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-05-01
    ➕
    HUT GLOBAL SERVICES, INC appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-02-01
    ➖
    HAYWARD, Jane resigned
    secretary
  27. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Richard appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-06-24
    ➖
    HAYWARD, Andrew resigned
    director
  29. 2005-06-24
    ➕
    MACKELLAR, Iain Nigel appointed
    director
  30. 2004-06-28
    ➕
    HAYWARD, Jane appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-06-28
    ➕
    HAYWARD, Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2004-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABBEYVET SERVICES LIMITED
  33. 2004-06-23
    ➕
    WESTCO NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2004-06-23
    ➖
    WESTCO NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2004-06-23
    ➕
    WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2004-06-23
    ➖
    WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

310 Chester Road
Hartford
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 2AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

HOWARD, Sally Ann→
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
0800 PETMEDS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYWARD, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
SMITH, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2008-11-28
Resigned
WESTCO NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-06-23 · resigned 2004-06-23
Resigned
HALL, Martin Philip→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-12-11 · resigned 2025-01-10
Resigned
HAYWARD, Andrew→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2005-06-24
Resigned
HOLAND, Thelwell→
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2012-12-11
Resigned
MACKELLAR, Iain Nigel→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-06-24 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
HUT GLOBAL SERVICES, INC→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2016-02-05
Resigned
WESTCO DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-06-23 · resigned 2004-06-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14