AGNEW EQUINE LTD

🌳Matureactive

07985435 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-12

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

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
Total assets	—	£700.0k
Current assets	—	£842.9k
Cash	—	£620.5k
Debtors	—	£192.4k
Net assets	—	£652.0k
Average employees	2300	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-03-19
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PEARSON, Jennifer Lynn appointed
director
2026-03-19
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PEARSON, Jennifer Lynn resigned
director
2026-03-19
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2026-03-19
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2025-12-23
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2024-12-23
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2022-12-22
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2021-12-23
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2021-04-21
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2020-04-21
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2020-04-21
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2020-04-21
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2020-03-09
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2020-03-06
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2019-12-16
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PEARSON, Stuart Joseph appointed
director
2019-12-16
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PEARSON, Jennifer Lynn appointed
director
2014-01-01
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DENSEM, Abigail appointed
director
2012-03-12
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Company incorporated
As AGNEW EQUINE LTD
2012-03-12
➕
AGNEW, Arnold Joseph appointed
director
2012-03-12
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AGNEW, Gayle Louise appointed
director
2012-03-12
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DENSEM, Robin appointed
director

Owner dependency

71/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AGNEW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robin Densem Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	19/03/2026
Mr Stuart Joseph Pearson Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	19/03/2026
Mr Arnold Joseph Agnew Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Stuart Pearsonceased 19/03/2026· 25-50% voting
Mr Robin Densemceased 19/03/2026· 25-50% voting
Mrs Gayle Louise Agnewceased 16/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Ms Abigail Jayne Densemceased 16/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-03-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

Hot Lane Farm Hot Lane

Biddulph Moor

Stoke-On-Trent

Staffordshire

ST8 7HP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-26

Last: 2026-03-12