ADLINGTON PET CENTRE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05465535 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-27
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 16.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 16.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2021-11-22📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2021-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-02-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-09-30➕BROWN, Jane appointedsecretary
- 2009-09-30➖BROWN, Ann resignedsecretary
- 2009-09-30➖BROWN, Ann resigneddirector
- 2009-09-30➖BROWN, Thomas Alan resigneddirector
- 2005-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ADLINGTON PET CENTRE LIMITED
- 2005-05-27➕BROWN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2005-05-27➕BROWN, Antony Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-05-27➕MOSS, Joanne Marie appointeddirector
- 2005-05-27➕BROWN, Ann appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-27➕ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-05-27➖ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-05-27➕BROWN, Ann appointeddirector
- 2005-05-27➕BROWN, Thomas Alan appointeddirector
- 2005-05-27➕ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-05-27➖ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Brown Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/05/2017 |
Mr Antony Brown Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/05/2017 |
Ms Joanne Marie Moss Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760
Registered office
Bank House 6 - 8 Church Street
Adlington
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 4EX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
Active
BROWN, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Antony Paul→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOSS, Joanne Marie→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2009-09-30
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-05-27
BROWN, Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2009-09-30
BROWN, Thomas Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2009-09-30
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-27 · resigned 2005-05-27
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/09/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/02/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2021-11-22
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10