ABER ANIMAL CLINIC LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07604508 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-14
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (79/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ABER ANIMAL CLINIC LIMITED
- 2011-04-14➕NDLWANA, Nomfundo appointeddirector
- 2011-04-14➕EVANS, Rhys appointeddirector
- 2011-04-14➖EVANS, Rhys resigneddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Nomfundo Ndlwana Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Professional services · SS postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 BLUE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD→ 14811048 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 16TH AUGUST LTD→ 14516513 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 18 LIMITED→ 12302167 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 24 7 MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 12046886 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 66 DESIGN WORKSHOP LIMITED→ 09412943 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| A1 PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LIMITED→ 03198769 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| A2 SITE INVESTIGATION LIMITED→ 12985615 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A9 ARCHITECTURE LTD→ 07382752 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AA DESIGNWORKS LTD→ 10069784 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AAO SERVICES LIMITED→ 14179965 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABBEY MORTIMER HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 11939892 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABG ARCHITECTURE LTD→ 07541615 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities
Registered office
96 Fairfax Drive
Westcliff-On-Sea
SS0 9AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
NDLWANA, Nomfundo→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Rhys→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-04-14 · resigned 2011-04-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-31