ALEXANDRA BASTEDO (CHAMPIONS) ANIMAL SANCTUARY LIMITED

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06797855 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-01-21

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£863.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (6 active, 20 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £863,610

Net assets shrinking

Down £41,295 YoY

Cash YoY

-24%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£132k

↓ 24% YoY

Net Worth

£864k

↓ 4.6% YoY

Current Assets

£135k

↓ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£863.6k	£904.9k
Current assets	£134.6k	£173.4k
Cash	£132.1k	£172.7k
Debtors	£1.8k	£35
Net assets	£863.6k	£904.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-02-23
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officers · AP01
2026-02-03
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CAPELIN, Thomas appointed
director
2025-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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officers · AP01
2024-10-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-19
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SOUTHWELL, Margaret Jane resigned
director
2024-07-26
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HARRIS, Gillian Denise appointed
director
2023-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-16
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BOOTH, Simon Lyndsay appointed
director
2022-03-29
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ATTERBURY, Alan resigned
director
2021-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-28
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CAMPFIELD, Vanessa Louise resigned
director
2021-03-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-28
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CITRONE, Dominic resigned
director
2021-01-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-25
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SMOKER, Simon appointed
director
2021-01-25
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CAMPFIELD, Vanessa Louise appointed
director
2020-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-10
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ATTERBURY, Alan appointed
director
2019-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-02-11
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PAGE, Gemma appointed
director
2018-06-18
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HEFFER, Suanne resigned
director
2017-03-01
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SOUTHWELL, Margaret Jane appointed
director
2017-02-24
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SIMS, Catherine Jane resigned
director
2016-09-05
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CITRONE, Dominic appointed
director
2016-09-05
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HEFFER, Suanne appointed
director
2016-09-05
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HUMPHRIES, Diana Genine resigned
director
2015-12-01
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SIMS, Catherine Jane appointed
director
2015-06-23
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WILLIAMS, John Herbert resigned
director
2015-06-13
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SIMS, Allan Edgar resigned
director
2014-11-11
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HARRIS, Gillian Denise resigned
director
2014-02-11
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HARRIS, Gillian Denise appointed
director
2014-02-11
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HUMPHRIES, Diana Genine appointed
director
2014-01-12
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GARLAND, Alexandra Lendon resigned
director
2013-07-09
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TOFIELD-COOK, Cheryl Jean appointed
director
2009-07-27
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SIMS, Allan Edgar appointed
director
2009-07-27
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SIMS, Catherine Jane resigned
director
2009-07-27
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WILLIAMS, John Herbert appointed
director
2009-01-21
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Company incorporated
As ALEXANDRA BASTEDO (CHAMPIONS) ANIMAL SANCTUARY LIMITED
2009-01-21
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JPCORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-01-21
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JPCORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-01-21
➕
GARLAND, Alexandra Lendon appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2009-01-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Registered office

Farthings Southlands Lane

West Chiltington

Pulborough

West Sussex

RH20 2JU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-04

Last: 2026-01-21