FIRMOUNT VETERINARY CLINIC LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI622397 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees36002900

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-18
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2025-08-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-31
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    MCAULEY, Mary Alicia appointed
    director
  8. 2024-08-31
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    MCAULEY, Brian Gerard resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-05-17
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    MCCANN, James appointed
    director
  13. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-05
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As FIRMOUNT VETERINARY CLINIC LTD
  20. 2014-01-21
    ➕
    LAVERY, John Bernard appointed
    director
  21. 2014-01-21
    ➕
    MCAULEY, Cahir, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2014-01-21
    ➕
    MCAULEY, Brian Gerard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Cahir Mcauley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2016
Mr John Bernard Lavery
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian Gerard Mcauleyceased 31/08/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-01-21
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities

Registered office

53 Belfast Road
Antrim
BT41 1PG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

LAVERY, John Bernard→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULEY, Cahir, Dr→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULEY, Mary Alicia→
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCANN, James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-05-17
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Active
MCAULEY, Brian Gerard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-21 · resigned 2024-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-20