ANIMAL DIAGNOSTICS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11518457 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-15
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£3.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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 £3,632

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 205% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£1k£1k£4k£6k£8kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£4.3k£-991
Current assets£8.5k£5.3k
Net assets£3.6k£-3.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-08-20
    ➕
    BRINK, Stephen appointed
    director
  17. 2018-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ANIMAL DIAGNOSTICS LTD
  18. 2018-08-15
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Lynn appointed
    director
  19. 2018-08-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Lynn Matthews
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/08/2018

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

Prestercot Butts Lane
Christow
Exeter
EX6 7NN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRINK, Stephen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-08-20
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Active
MATTHEWS, Lynn→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-08-15
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14