AFON VETERINARY CENTRE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10833201 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-23
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees58005500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-08-19
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
    capital · SH03
  4. 2025-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    BARKER, Delwyn Adam resigned
    director
  6. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-09
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-06-25
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  14. 2019-06-25
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    capital · SH08
  15. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-01
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-04-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2018-04-17
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  19. 2018-04-17
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2017-12-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2017-12-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2017-09-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2017-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AFON VETERINARY CENTRE LIMITED
  24. 2017-06-23
    ➕
    COSTELLO, Catherine Isobel appointed
    director
  25. 2017-06-23
    ➕
    MULLIGAN, Gareth Eugene appointed
    director
  26. 2017-06-23
    ➕
    SMITH, Richard appointed
    director
  27. 2017-06-23
    ➕
    BARKER, Delwyn Adam appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-23
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

Llettynedd
Penydre
Neath
SA11 3HH
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COSTELLO, Catherine Isobel→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLIGAN, Gareth Eugene→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-06-23
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Active
SMITH, Richard→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARKER, Delwyn Adam→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-06-23 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/04/2018—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/04/2018—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property14/12/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property14/12/2017—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—25/09/2017—
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03