ADVANCED CANINE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1.1k |
| Current assets | — | £8.0k |
| Net assets | — | £80 |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2017-11-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED CANINE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
- 2012-06-20➕BURCHELL, Eric Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Eric Edward Burchell Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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