DRAYTON ANIMAL HEALTH LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10508888 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-02
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-18📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-05-18📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-05-18📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-26📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-27➕BONTHRON, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2025-10-27➖CAWLEY, Fergal Cathal resigneddirector
- 2025-10-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent and Trustee for the Beneficiaries)
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-22➕PARRINGTON, Simon Christopher appointeddirector
- 2024-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-08-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-08-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent and Trustee for the Beneficiaries)
- 2024-07-29➕CAWLEY, Fergal Cathal appointeddirector
- 2024-07-29➖HILL, Peter Erich resigneddirector
- 2024-07-29➖WOOD, John Sagar Adam resigneddirector
- 2024-07-29➖WOOD, Stephen Sagar resigneddirector
- 2016-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs DRAYTON ANIMAL HEALTH LIMITED
- 2016-12-02➕HILL, Peter Erich appointeddirector
- 2016-12-02➕WOOD, John Sagar Adam appointeddirector
- 2016-12-02➕WOOD, Stephen Sagar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Celnor Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Celnor Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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DRAYTON ANIMAL HEALTH LIMITED
This company · 10508888
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Celnor Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/07/2024 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher James Leaceased 29/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Stephen Sagar Woodceased 29/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr John Sagar Adam Woodceased 29/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr John Sagar Adam Woodceased 28/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Stephen Sagar Woodceased 28/11/2017· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629
Registered office
One St Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 3DE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BONTHRON, Gillian→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARRINGTON, Simon Christopher→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAWLEY, Fergal Cathal→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-07-29 · resigned 2025-10-27
HILL, Peter Erich→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-12-02 · resigned 2024-07-29
WOOD, John Sagar Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-12-02 · resigned 2024-07-29
WOOD, Stephen Sagar→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2016-12-02 · resigned 2024-07-29
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ares Management (As Security Agent and Trustee for the Beneficiaries) Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent and Trustee for the Beneficiaries) | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Ares Management (As Security Agent and Trustee for the Beneficiaries) Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent and Trustee for the Beneficiaries) | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/08/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-05-18
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-05-18
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-05