ABERYSTWYTH ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY LTD

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09341813 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-12-04
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£96.6k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £96,579

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£97k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£192k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£38k£77k£115k£154k£192kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£172.3k£114.6k
Current assets£192.3k£120.7k
Net assets£96.6k£82.7k

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 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-31
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    JONES, Ian Godfrey resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-05-01
    ➖
    THOMAS, Don Keith resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-05-01
    ➕
    HARESIGN, William, Professor appointed
    director
  16. 2016-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2016-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    HOPKINS, James Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2016-02-01
    ➕
    THOMAS, Don Keith appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-06-01
    ➕
    HOVERS, Katharine Anne appointed
    director
  22. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    JONES, Ian Godfrey appointed
    director
  23. 2015-03-01
    ➕
    THOMAS, Philip appointed
    director
  24. 2014-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERYSTWYTH ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY LTD
  25. 2014-12-04
    ➕
    THOMAS, Donald Keith appointed
    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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2014-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

Gorseland
North Road
Aberystwyth
SY23 2WB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

HARESIGN, William, Professor→
director · ~77y · appointed 2017-05-01
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Active
HOPKINS, James Paul, Dr→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-02-01
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Active
HOVERS, Katharine Anne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-06-01
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Active
THOMAS, Donald Keith→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Philip→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Don Keith→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2025-05-01
Resigned
JONES, Ian Godfrey→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-13