CVP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC724531 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-27
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-99.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £99,177
Cash YoY
+96%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£83k
↑ 96% YoY
Net Worth
-£99k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£166k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £281.8k | £216.0k |
| Current assets | £165.8k | £98.9k |
| Cash | £82.6k | £42.3k |
| Debtors | £58.7k | £40.1k |
| Net assets | £-99.2k | £-184.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-06-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-06-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-01📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-06-01📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-05-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-05-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-28➕LANTRIP, Karen appointeddirector
- 2023-04-28➕LUCY, Robert Graham appointeddirector
- 2023-03-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CVP LTD
- 2022-02-27➕FAULKNER, Brian Thomas appointeddirector
- 2022-02-27➕ROXBURGH, Craig James appointeddirector
- 2022-02-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Mkiv Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Vetcentric Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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CVP LTD
This company · SC724531
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mkiv Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/04/2023 |
Vetcentric Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| CV BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ SC842207 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| D.F. WISHART (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC015030 · est 1928 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 98y | — | — |
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| DAVID BLAIKIE ARCHITECTS LIMITED→ SC498749 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities
Registered office
163 St John's Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7SD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
FAULKNER, Brian Thomas→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANTRIP, Karen→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2023-04-28
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LUCY, Robert Graham→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROXBURGH, Craig James→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-06-01
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-06-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-22