ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06361356 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-09-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£588.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £588,367
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,814 YoY
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£590k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Net Worth
£588k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£122k£244k£365k£487k£609kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£588.4k£607.2k
Cash£590.2k£609.1k
Net assets£588.4k£607.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-18
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  5. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-06-03
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-05-01
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    DRUMMOND, Samantha Theresa resigned
    director
  12. 2021-03-27
    ➖
    WEEKS, Roger Keith resigned
    director
  13. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-30
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  15. 2018-06-28
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  16. 2017-06-30
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  17. 2016-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-10-22
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    DRUMMOND, Samantha Theresa appointed
    director
  19. 2010-12-08
    ➕
    WEEKS, Roger Keith appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    HOULDEN, Paul Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-03-01
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    HOULDEN, Paul Kenneth appointed
    director
  22. 2007-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION LIMITED
  23. 2007-09-05
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-09-05
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-09-05
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-09-05
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Kenneth Houlden
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Samantha Theresa Drummondceased 01/05/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Roger Keith Weeksceased 27/03/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2007-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

Queach Cottage Leys Hill
Walford
Ross-On-Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 5QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HOULDEN, Paul Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOULDEN, Paul Kenneth→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2007-09-05
Resigned
DRUMMOND, Samantha Theresa→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-10-22 · resigned 2021-05-01
Resigned
WEEKS, Roger Keith→
director · ~88y · appointed 2010-12-08 · resigned 2021-03-27
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-05 · resigned 2007-09-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2026-06-26
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2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-03