VETERINARY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED

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07197536 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-03-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
54 officers (19 active, 54 linked, 54 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees500400

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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  2. 2025-10-28
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-26
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-02
    MORLEY, Leah Jane appointed
    director
  6. 2025-09-02
    SMITH, Claire Michelle, Dr appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-01
    SAUNDERS, Stuart Gordon resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-12-11
    MASON, Helen appointed
    director
  11. 2024-12-05
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-12-04
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-12-02
    NEWMAN, Louise appointed
    director
  14. 2024-12-02
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-11-29
    LIGHTLEY, Christy appointed
    director
  16. 2024-11-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2024-11-27
    PORTSMOUTH, James, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2024-11-27
    WHITFIELD-ROBERTS, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-10-10
    KELLY, Jade resigned
    director
  21. 2024-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-05-15
    CASEY, Richard James resigned
    director
  23. 2024-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2024-02-08
    THORNE, Rebecca, Dr resigned
    director
  25. 2024-02-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2023-12-18
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  27. 2023-11-27
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  28. 2023-10-20
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  29. 2023-10-19
    HILLIER, Andrew William John resigned
    director
  30. 2023-07-03
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  31. 2023-06-13
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  32. 2023-06-07
    DEMIR, Natasha Molly, Dr resigned
    director
  33. 2023-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  34. 2023-03-28
    HILLIER, Andrew William John appointed
    director
  35. 2023-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  36. 2023-03-06
    ROBINSON, Rebecca Kate appointed
    director
  37. 2023-03-01
    ANDERSON, Samantha Jayne appointed
    director
  38. 2023-03-01
    BABER, Claire appointed
    director
  39. 2023-03-01
    BARMBY, Gemma, Dr appointed
    director
  40. 2023-03-01
    SMITH, Philomena Helen appointed
    director
  41. 2023-03-01
    SMITH, Stacie Louise appointed
    director
  42. 2023-03-01
    WELCH, Max, Dr appointed
    director
  43. 2023-03-01
    DAUBNEY, Alyson Claire resigned
    director
  44. 2023-03-01
    KELLY, Jade appointed
    director
  45. 2022-09-09
    HILLS, Georgina Brenda resigned
    director
  46. 2022-09-09
    MITCHELL, Gavin resigned
    director
  47. 2022-09-09
    PAGE, Gillian Alison resigned
    director
  48. 2022-03-10
    JOHNSON, David, Dr resigned
    director
  49. 2021-11-09
    THWAITES, Rebecca resigned
    director
  50. 2021-03-10
    LEA, Nigel Ernest Christopher appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -19 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
Incorporated2010-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Calyx House
South Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (19 active · 35 resigned)

ANDERSON, Samantha Jayne
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
BABER, Claire
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
BARMBY, Gemma, Dr
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
DE CLIFFORD, Miles Edward Southwell, Lord
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-03-27
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Active
LEA, Nigel Ernest Christopher
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-03-10
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Active
LIGHTLEY, Christy
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-11-29
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Active
MACKAY, Shona Ruth
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-20
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Active
MASON, Helen
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-12-11
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Active
MORLEY, Leah Jane
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-09-02
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Active
NEWMAN, Louise
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-12-02
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Active
PORTSMOUTH, James, Dr
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-11-27
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Active
ROBINSON, Rebecca Kate
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-03-06
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Active
SMITH, Claire Michelle, Dr
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-09-02
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Active
SMITH, Philomena Helen
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
SMITH, Stacie Louise
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
SOMERVILLE, Elizabeth Jane
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-09-18
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Active
WELCH, Max, Dr
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Active
WHITE, Christopher John
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-03-10
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Active
WHITFIELD-ROBERTS, Andrew
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-11-27
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Active
ANDREW, Angela
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-12-10 · resigned 2015-12-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge04/07/2016
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Recent filings (135 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-15