CENTRAL EQUINE VETERINARY SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC451131 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-30
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£194.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £194,690
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£41k
Net Worth
£195k
Current Assets
£271k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £319.5k | — |
| Current assets | £271.3k | — |
| Cash | £40.9k | — |
| Debtors | £209.6k | — |
| Net assets | £194.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-02📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2022-01-31➕MARSHALL, Holly Alice appointeddirector
- 2022-01-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2013-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL EQUINE VETERINARY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2013-05-30➕CORSAR, Malcolm Steel appointeddirector
- 2013-05-30➕HANKS, Matthew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Holly Alice Marshall Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/01/2022 |
Mr Malcolm Steel Corsar Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Matthew Hanks Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities
Registered office
Swanston Farm
109 / 3a Swanston Road
Edinburgh
EH10 7DF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CORSAR, Malcolm Steel→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HANKS, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALL, Holly Alice→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31