PURPLE DRAGON VETS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
10706950 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-04
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), 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: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
25
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-04-23
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2019-04-23
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-02-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2019-01-29
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2017-12-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2017-10-02
    HAVARD, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  7. 2017-09-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2017-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PURPLE DRAGON VETS LTD
  9. 2017-04-04
    BARABAS, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  10. 2017-04-04
    HAVARD, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  11. 2017-04-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-04-23

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Paul Barabas
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
sig. influencesignificant influence04/04/2017
Ms Emma Louise Havard
Individual · British · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
sig. influencesignificant influence04/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

23 Church Street
Rickmansworth
WD3 1DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

BARABAS, Stephen Paul
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-04-04
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Active
HAVARD, Emma Louise
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-04-04 · resigned 2017-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2019-04-23
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2019-02-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2019-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-09-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2017-04-04