ALTRINCHAM VETS4PETS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08735449 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 4 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£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 employees20001700

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

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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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  2. 2024-12-13
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  3. 2023-12-08
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  4. 2023-01-08
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  5. 2022-04-05
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  6. 2021-01-12
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  7. 2020-01-02
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  8. 2019-01-09
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  9. 2017-12-01
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  10. 2017-02-02
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  11. 2016-10-10
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  12. 2015-12-12
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  13. 2015-10-21
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  14. 2014-11-06
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  15. 2014-11-06
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  16. 2014-10-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2014-09-26
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    COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2014-09-26
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    COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  19. 2014-09-26
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    COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-09-26
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    COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2014-06-17
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    FORDHAM, Nathan Charles appointed
    director
  22. 2014-06-17
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    COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2014-06-17
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    COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2014-06-17
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    BALTA, Andrei resigned
    director
  25. 2014-06-17
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    COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2014-06-17
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    COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2014-05-01
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    STONIER, Louise Ann resigned
    secretary
  28. 2014-05-01
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    COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2014-05-01
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    COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2014-05-01
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    BALMAIN, Jane resigned
    director
  32. 2014-05-01
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    BALTA, Andrei appointed
    director
  33. 2014-05-01
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    COLLINS, Brian Michael resigned
    director
  34. 2014-05-01
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    COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2014-05-01
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    COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  37. 2013-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ALTRINCHAM VETS4PETS LIMITED
  38. 2013-10-16
    ➕
    STONIER, Louise Ann appointed
    secretary
  39. 2013-10-16
    ➕
    BALMAIN, Jane appointed
    director
  40. 2013-10-16
    ➕
    COLLINS, Brian Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

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
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ALTRINCHAM VETS4PETS LIMITED
This company · 08735449

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nathan Charles Fordham
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Companion Care (Services) Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-16
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: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORDHAM, Nathan Charles→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STONIER, Louise Ann→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-16 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2014-06-17
Resigned
COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-17 · resigned 2014-09-26
Resigned
COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
BALMAIN, Jane→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-10-16 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
BALTA, Andrei→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2014-06-17
Resigned
COLLINS, Brian Michael→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-10-16 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
COMPANION CARE (SERVICES) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2014-06-17
Resigned
COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-06-17 · resigned 2014-09-26
Resigned
COMPANION CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—02/10/2014—
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Recent filings (51 total)

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2025-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
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accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
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accounts · AA
2023-12-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
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accounts · AA
2023-01-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
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accounts · AA
2022-04-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
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accounts · AA
2021-01-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
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accounts · AA
2020-01-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-01-09