ARCHWAY VETERINARY CENTRE (TRUSTEE) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14458239 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-11-02
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-01-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-01-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-26➕MCEWEN MBE, John appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHWAY VETERINARY CENTRE (TRUSTEE) LIMITED
- 2022-11-02➕POTTER, Natalie appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02➕REYNOLDS, Andrea Maxine appointeddirector
- 2022-11-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARENIG ENERGY LIMITED→ 09718844 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ARK CONCEPTS LTD→ 08767361 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ARKENGARTH CONSULTING LTD→ 13499346 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARTHUR GAIT AND ADROIT AUDITING LIMITED→ 15294678 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARTHUR STONE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16709969 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARTISAN VISUAL EFFECTS LTD→ 08454802 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ARWAIN CONSULTING LTD→ 15327516 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASC MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05855441 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ASCOTT PLANNING LIMITED→ 10565421 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ASH, HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSULTANCY LTD→ 12541287 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ASHE GREEN ASSOCIATES LTD→ 07605734 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ASHLEIGH COURT ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 09588558 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities
Registered office
Old Forge Court,
17a Moor Street,
Chepstow,
Monmouthshire
NP16 5DB
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCEWEN MBE, John→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2023-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POTTER, Natalie→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-11-02
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REYNOLDS, Andrea Maxine→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-31
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-02