ADVANCED ANIMAL CARE LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11➖LYONS, Edward Patrick resigneddirector
- 2022-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED ANIMAL CARE LTD
- 2021-08-27➕GILBERT, Emma Jayne appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27➕LYONS, Edward Patrick appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Emma Jayne Gilbert Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/08/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Edward Patrick Lyonsceased 01/02/2022· 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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