1 DOG AT A TIME RESCUE UK

🌳Matureactive

09827423 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2015-10-16

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£101.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

13 officers (8 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £101,599

Net assets shrinking

Down £21,240 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£102k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£36k

↓ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£107.0k	£128.2k
Current assets	£36.0k	£57.2k
Net assets	£101.6k	£122.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-02-27
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accounts · AA
2024-07-30
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officers · TM01
2024-07-24
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LEE, Lesley resigned
director
2024-02-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-13
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officers · AP01
2022-08-13
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officers · AP01
2022-08-13
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officers · AP01
2022-07-31
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CLARKSON, Sally appointed
director
2022-07-31
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SCOTT, Philippa appointed
director
2022-07-31
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LEE, Lesley appointed
director
2022-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-10
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-02-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-02-09
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REA, Ian Andrew appointed
secretary
2020-02-09
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CHAPMAN, June resigned
secretary
2020-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-18
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officers · AP01
2019-07-13
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HOLTON, Sharon Virginia appointed
director
2019-07-13
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REA, Ian Andrew appointed
director
2019-07-13
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WEBB, Julia Candida appointed
director
2019-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-10-18
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REA, Ian Andrew resigned
director
2017-02-20
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BAILEY, Tania resigned
director
2017-02-20
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BRIDGMAN, Sally resigned
director
2016-12-12
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BAILEY, Tania appointed
director
2016-12-12
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BRIDGMAN, Sally appointed
director
2016-12-12
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REA, Ian Andrew appointed
director
2015-10-16
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Company incorporated
As 1 DOG AT A TIME RESCUE UK
2015-10-16
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CHAPMAN, June appointed
director
2015-10-16
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WATTS, Jayne appointed
director
2015-10-16
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CHAPMAN, June appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

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 72 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Jayne Watts Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64	—	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest	06/04/2016
Mrs June Chapman Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72	—	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2015-10-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Cumberland Court

80 Mount Street

Nottingham

NG1 6HH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-29

Last: 2025-10-15