ACCUVET LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12034837 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-05
    PRICE, Richard Ian Brydges appointed
    director
  9. 2021-05-05
    PRICE, Mark Richard Brydges resigned
    director
  10. 2021-05-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-05-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-08-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-08-12
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  16. 2019-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCUVET LIMITED
  17. 2019-06-05
    PRICE, Mark Richard Brydges appointed
    director
  18. 2019-06-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Richard Ian Brydges Price
Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Richard Brydges Priceceased 05/05/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Azets Triune Court, Monks Cross Drive
Huntington
York
YO32 9GZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PRICE, Richard Ian Brydges
director · ~80y · appointed 2021-05-05
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Active
PRICE, Mark Richard Brydges
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-06-05 · resigned 2021-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-05