EXOTIC VETS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC774121 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-28
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Veterinary activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £159.8k |
| Current assets | — | £157.3k |
| Cash | — | £157.1k |
| Debtors | — | £0 |
| Net assets | — | £-70.1k |
| Average employees | 800 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-27➖KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann resignedsecretary
- 2026-01-27➖KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann resigneddirector
- 2025-02-26📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-16➕KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-16➕KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-23➖KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann resigneddirector
- 2024-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs EXOTIC VETS LTD
- 2023-06-28➕EATWELL, Kevin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-06-28➕KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-06-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann resigned 2026-01-27; KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann resigned 2026-01-27
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Kevin Eatwell Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Bronwyn Ann Koterwasceased 14/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Bronwyn Ann Koterwasceased 26/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC75000 — Veterinary activities
Registered office
Fife Exotic Vets
Ladybank
Cupar
KY15 7UT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
EATWELL, Kevin, Dr→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-02-16 · resigned 2026-01-27
KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-02-16 · resigned 2026-01-27
KOTERWAS, Bronwyn Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-06-28 · resigned 2024-04-23
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 08/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/03/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-28