ANIMALS IN DISTRESS (TORBAY AND WESTCOUNTRY)

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05171505 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-07-06

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 7.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01621

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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 · oldest 7.3y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (5 active, 27 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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accounts · AA
2025-07-03
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officers · TM01
2025-07-02
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CROSS-WEBBER, Amy resigned
director
2024-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
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officers · TM01
2022-08-05
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accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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BRAND, Meryl Robina resigned
director
2021-09-07
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officers · TM01
2021-09-02
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TURNER, David John resigned
director
2021-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
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officers · CH01
2020-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-03
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officers · CH01
2020-06-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-14
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HOCHSTRASSER, Lisa resigned
director
2020-04-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-09
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MOUSER, Rob resigned
director
2020-04-09
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officers · TM01
2020-01-28
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officers · AP01
2020-01-28
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officers · AP01
2020-01-28
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officers · AP01
2020-01-28
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officers · AP01
2020-01-23
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PARADINE, Christine appointed
director
2020-01-23
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SMITH, Joanne Ruth appointed
director
2020-01-23
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HOCHSTRASSER, Lisa appointed
director
2020-01-23
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MOUSER, Rob appointed
director
2019-12-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-09-03
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WALMSLEY, Peter Nigel resigned
director
2019-03-21
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TUCKER, Patricia resigned
director
2019-03-02
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GOODING, Gordon Rothwell resigned
director
2019-01-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2019-01-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2017-08-29
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TRUSCOTT, Alison appointed
director
2016-06-27
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NICHOLSON, Anthony Gervais resigned
director
2015-08-28
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TUCKER, Patricia appointed
director
2015-08-26
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HARRISON, Anna Gene resigned
director
2015-05-27
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THOMAS, Neil Leslie appointed
secretary
2014-12-06
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WRIGHT, Geoffrey John resigned
secretary
2014-05-13
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HARRISON, Anna Gene appointed
director
2014-01-02
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GOODWIN, James resigned
director
2013-09-02
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TURNER, David John appointed
director
2013-08-31
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DRAKE, Katie Solfrid resigned
director
2013-06-04
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CROSS-WEBBER, Amy appointed
director
2013-06-03
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WRIGHT, Geoffrey John appointed
secretary
2013-04-02
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WHITE, Michael John William resigned
director
2013-02-05
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REID, Denis James resigned
secretary
2013-02-05
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REID, Denis James resigned
director
2013-01-01
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DIX, Geraldine Laura appointed
director
2013-01-01
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DRAKE, Katie Solfrid appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-07-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621

Registered office

Biltor Edgelands Lane

Ipplepen

Newton Abbot

Devon

TQ12 5UF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (5 active · 22 resigned)

THOMAS, Neil Leslie→

secretary · appointed 2015-05-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DIX, Geraldine Laura→

director · ~77y · appointed 2013-01-01

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Active

PARADINE, Christine→

director · ~76y · appointed 2020-01-23

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Active

SMITH, Joanne Ruth→

director · ~64y · appointed 2020-01-23

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Active

TRUSCOTT, Alison→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-08-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

REID, Denis James→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-06 · resigned 2013-02-05

Resigned

WRIGHT, Geoffrey John→

secretary · appointed 2013-06-03 · resigned 2014-12-06

Resigned

BASHAM, Victor→

director · ~111y · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2005-10-17

Resigned

BOYCE, Antony James→

director · ~96y · appointed 2004-07-06 · resigned 2008-01-17

Resigned

BRAND, Meryl Robina→

director · ~92y · appointed 2004-07-06 · resigned 2022-07-25

Resigned

CROSS-WEBBER, Amy→

director · ~41y · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2025-07-02

Resigned

DRAKE, Katie Solfrid→

director · ~51y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2013-08-31

Resigned

GOODING, Gordon Rothwell→

director · ~86y · appointed 2006-03-21 · resigned 2019-03-02

Resigned

GOODWIN, James→

director · ~83y · appointed 2005-07-19 · resigned 2014-01-02

Resigned

HARRISON, Anna Gene→

director · ~76y · appointed 2014-05-13 · resigned 2015-08-26

Resigned

HOCHSTRASSER, Lisa→

director · ~53y · appointed 2020-01-23 · resigned 2020-04-14

Resigned

MOUSER, Rob→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-01-23 · resigned 2020-04-09

Resigned

NICHOLSON, Anthony Gervais→

director · ~81y · appointed 2005-07-19 · resigned 2016-06-27

Resigned

PYOTT-COOPER, Richard→

director · ~83y · appointed 2005-01-12 · resigned 2009-12-21

Resigned

REID, Denis James→

director · ~105y · appointed 2004-07-06 · resigned 2013-02-05

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	31/01/2019	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/01/2019	—

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Recent filings (120 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-07-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-08-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-08-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-09-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2021-08-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-08-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2020-09-29