BARBICAN ANIMAL HEALTH LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10691039 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-27
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£45.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46210
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £45,308
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,061 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£45k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£23k£34k£45k£57kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£45.3k£50.4k
Current assets£46.3k£56.8k
Net assets£45.3k£50.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-03-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-03
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  9. 2023-01-03
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  10. 2023-01-03
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  11. 2022-09-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-09-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-04-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-04-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-04-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-04-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-04-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    BLACKER, Clive Thomas resigned
    director
  19. 2022-03-31
    ➖
    ELWORTHY, Forbes Herbert resigned
    director
  20. 2022-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-01-17
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  22. 2022-01-17
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  23. 2020-12-30
    ➖
    TULLEY, William resigned
    director
  24. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    BLACKER, Clive Thomas appointed
    director
  25. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    TULLEY, William appointed
    director
  26. 2020-04-30
    ➖
    DORGAN, John Paul resigned
    director
  27. 2019-11-05
    ➖
    LEWIS, Rebecca Suzanne resigned
    director
  28. 2019-03-07
    ➖
    VECQUERAY, Richard John resigned
    director
  29. 2018-11-15
    ➕
    HUSBAND, Vivienne Amy appointed
    director
  30. 2018-11-15
    ➕
    DORGAN, John Paul appointed
    director
  31. 2018-11-15
    ➕
    ELWORTHY, Forbes Herbert appointed
    director
  32. 2018-11-15
    ➕
    LEWIS, Rebecca Suzanne appointed
    director
  33. 2017-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARBICAN ANIMAL HEALTH LIMITED
  34. 2017-03-27
    ➕
    HUSBAND, James Alexander appointed
    director
  35. 2017-03-27
    ➕
    VECQUERAY, Richard John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Alexander Husband
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control31/03/2022
Vivienne Amy Husband
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/07/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Map Of Agriculture Group Ltd.ceased 31/03/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mr Richard John Vecquerayceased 15/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr James Alexander Husbandceased 15/11/2018· 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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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46210 — SIC 46210

Registered office

The Firs
Ton Road
Llangybi
Monmouthshire
NP15 1PB
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HUSBAND, James Alexander→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSBAND, Vivienne Amy→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACKER, Clive Thomas→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-05-29 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
DORGAN, John Paul→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-11-15 · resigned 2020-04-30
Resigned
ELWORTHY, Forbes Herbert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-11-15 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
LEWIS, Rebecca Suzanne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-11-15 · resigned 2019-11-05
Resigned
TULLEY, William→
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-05-29 · resigned 2020-12-30
Resigned
VECQUERAY, Richard John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-03-27 · resigned 2019-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-01-03
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-01-03
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-01-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-15