ABTW LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07715283 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-22
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 14.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.4y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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
Metric2025-03-272024-03-28
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 6 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-12
    COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2026-03-12
    COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  5. 2026-03-12
    VETS4PETS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2026-03-12
    VETS4PETS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  7. 2026-03-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2026-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2026-03-12
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  10. 2026-03-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2026-03-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2026-03-12
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-06-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2021-06-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  21. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-02-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2011-12-29
    VETS4PETS VETERINARY GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2011-12-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2011-11-28
    VETS4PETS VETERINARY GROUP LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2011-07-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABTW LIMITED
  28. 2011-07-22
    BOYD, Alistair Donald appointed
    director
  29. 2011-07-22
    WOOD, Timothy Mark appointed
    director
  30. 2011-07-22
    VETS4PETS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2011-07-22
    VETS4PETS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  32. 2011-07-22
    VETS4PETS VETERINARY GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: VETS4PETS LIMITED resigned 2026-03-12; VETS4PETS LIMITED resigned 2026-03-12

Group structure

Companion Care (Services) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Companion Care (Services) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
ABTW LIMITED
This company · 07715283

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Companion Care (Services) Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/03/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Vets4pets Limitedceased 12/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

Epsom Avenue
Stanley Green Trading Estate
Handforth
Cheshire
SK9 3RN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-03-12
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Active
BOYD, Alistair Donald
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Timothy Mark
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2026-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VETS4PETS VETERINARY GROUP LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2011-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VETS4PETS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-07-22 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned
VETS4PETS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2011-07-22 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned
VETS4PETS VETERINARY GROUP LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2011-07-22 · resigned 2011-11-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property16/02/2015
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property29/12/2011
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Recent filings (51 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-12
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2026-03-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-12
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13