ANIMAL DOCTORS SOUTH WALES LIMITED
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1600 | 1700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
5 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 mortgage
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 mortgage
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-12➖KAUFHOLD, Jan Nikolaus resigneddirector
- 2026-04-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ANIMAL DOCTORS SOUTH WALES LIMITED
- 2015-03-23➕RAUPRICH-KAUFHOLD, Andrea Beate Erika appointeddirector
- 2015-03-23➕KAUFHOLD, Jan Nikolaus appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-06
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Andrea Beate Erika Rauprich-Kaufhold Individual · German · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jan Nikolaus Kaufholdceased 12/06/2026· 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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/04/2026 | — |