ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH VETERINARY ACUPUNCTURISTS

🌳Matureactive

06148838 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-03-09

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£124.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

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Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (7 active, 26 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £124,401

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£124k

↑ 26% YoY

Current Assets

£169k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£124.4k	£98.8k
Current assets	£169.5k	£148.5k
Net assets	£124.4k	£98.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

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KONCAGUL, Filiz, Dr appointed
director
2025-08-13
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VON SCHWEINITZ, Dietrich Graf, Doctor resigned
director
2024-09-25
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2024-08-02
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2023-03-21
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2022-11-09
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2022-10-24
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GREENWAY, Claire Rosemary, Dr appointed
director
2022-10-24
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TEICHMANN, Bettina appointed
director
2022-01-25
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2022-01-17
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CREGAN, Gary resigned
director
2022-01-17
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HEDDERSON, Emma Jane resigned
director
2021-09-08
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2020-05-18
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COX, Leslie David resigned
director
2020-05-18
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HEDDERSON, Emma Jane appointed
director
2020-03-30
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COVEY-CRUMP, Gwen appointed
director
2020-01-01
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MARSTON, Stuart resigned
director
2019-03-14
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FOSTER, Charles Andrew, Professor appointed
director
2019-03-14
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COCKERHAM, Paul David resigned
secretary
2018-03-14
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COCKERHAM, Paul David resigned
director
2015-01-18
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TWEEDLE, Rachel Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-03-15
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KOPAC-PICKERING, Heike appointed
director
2012-06-27
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BROWN, Allyson Nicola resigned
secretary
2012-06-27
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COCKERHAM, Paul David appointed
secretary
2012-06-27
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DAVIES, Lowri Wyn, Dr resigned
director
2012-03-07
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COCKERHAM, Paul David appointed
director
2012-03-07
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TWEEDLE, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
director
2011-03-30
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PORTER, Jennifer Elizabeth, Dr appointed
director
2011-03-30
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STYLES, Emma resigned
director
2011-03-30
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ZOLLMAN, Ann Christine resigned
director
2009-06-01
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MARSTON, Stuart appointed
director
2009-04-08
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MENZIES, Siobhan Teresa Mary resigned
director
2009-04-08
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NEWMAN, Anna Louise resigned
director
2008-04-02
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COX, Leslie David appointed
director
2008-04-02
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CREGAN, Gary appointed
director
2008-04-02
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STYLES, Emma appointed
director
2007-10-12
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BROWN, Allyson Nicola appointed
secretary
2007-10-11
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LLEWELYN, Jane Alison resigned
secretary

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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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Heike Kopac-Pickering Individual · German · DOB 07/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/05/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Leslie David Coxceased 18/05/2020· significant influence · trust interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-03-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Bmas House

2/3 Winnington Street

Northwich

Cheshire

CW8 1AQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-23

Last: 2026-03-09