ANIMAL EQUALITY

🌳Matureactive
07047011 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-10-16
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-03
    ➕
    VALLE BLANCO, Jose Antonio appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-03
    ➖
    GOUGH, Laura resigned
    director
  20. 2015-02-01
    ➕
    GOUGH, Laura appointed
    director
  21. 2011-02-23
    ➕
    NUNEZ GOUGH, Sharon appointed
    director
  22. 2011-02-23
    ➖
    FLAHERTY, James Joseph resigned
    director
  23. 2009-11-28
    ➖
    DE SMET, Tim Bert Till resigned
    director
  24. 2009-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ANIMAL EQUALITY
  25. 2009-10-16
    ➕
    DE SMET, Tim Bert Till appointed
    director
  26. 2009-10-16
    ➕
    FLAHERTY, James Joseph appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sharon Nunez Gough
Individual · Spanish · DOB 10/1980 · age 46
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

61 Bridge Street
Kington
HR5 3DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

NUNEZ GOUGH, Sharon→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VALLE BLANCO, Jose Antonio→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE SMET, Tim Bert Till→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-10-16 · resigned 2009-11-28
Resigned
FLAHERTY, James Joseph→
director · ~41y · appointed 2009-10-16 · resigned 2011-02-23
Resigned
GOUGH, Laura→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2016-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21