DNA Vetcare Ltd

Reference number: 735700

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When dnavetcare.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 020 8674 3525 is
  • Who else gives the postcode SW2 4PF
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Other names (47)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • 24 Hour Vetcare Trading name
  • Abingdon Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Advanced Vetcare London Trading name
  • All Creature's Trading name
  • Animal Ark Trading name
  • Arthur Lodge Vets Trading name
  • Ash Barn Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Barton Veterinary Centre Trading name
  • Blackheath Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Briar House Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Chelsea Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Chessington Vets Trading name
  • Croydon Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Downslink Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Elizabeth Street Veterinary Clinic Trading name
  • Eye Vetcare Trading name
  • Ferring Street Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Grove Park Vets Trading name
  • Iffley Vets Trading name
  • Kitten to Cat Trading name
  • Knott's Yard Trading name
  • Lakeview Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Mayow Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Mead Veterinary Centre Trading name
  • Mitcham Veterinary Clinic Trading name
  • Old Registry Trading name
  • Parish Lane Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Paws in the City Trading name
  • Peckham Vets Trading name
  • St Alban's Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Streatham Hill Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Swaleside Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • The Animal Clinic Trading name
  • The Corner Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • The Hackney Vet Trading name
  • The Manor Veterinary Centre Trading name
  • The Vet in St Margarets Trading name
  • The Vet on Richmond Hill Trading name
  • The Vet Station Trading name
  • Tooting Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • VetCall Trading name
  • Westhorne Trading name
  • West Wickham Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Wimbledon Veterinary Surgery Trading name
  • Winton Lodge Trading name
  • Yew Tree Vets Trading name
  • e Corner Veterinary Surgery Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (1 permission)
  • Credit Broking

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
05185406
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
21 July 2004 (22 years old)
Registered office
105 Humber Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7LW
Nature of business
  • Veterinary activities (SIC 75000)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Samuel Dane Walker Director Feb 1971 21 Jul 2004 5 other companies
Alan Grant Van Heerden Director May 1970 13 Dec 2005 None
Samuel Dane Walker Secretary Not published 13 Dec 2005 5 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
5
closed down
1
went insolvent
1

In the full report: all 5 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The one that went into liquidation or administration
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 July 2025Group accountsAudited

Turnover

£49.6m

+29% from £38.5m

Profit before tax

£2.72m

+53% from £1.77m

Net assets

£5.30m

+15% from £4.60m

Cash at bank

£2.94m

+31% from £2.24m

Turnover and profit

In the full report: all 4 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • Both charts, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Figures from the year to 31 July 2024 are for the group: the company and the businesses it owns. Earlier years are the company’s own accounts, from before it had a group.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 05185406. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

DNA Vetcare’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (5) All events (57)

2016

6 April 2016

  • Alan Grant Van Heerden became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Samuel Dane Walker became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

29 February 2016

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2004

21 July 2004

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 57 events

  • All 57 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 2
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  • 5 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 4 years of accounts, charted
  • All 57 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is DNA Vetcare Ltd FCA authorised?
Yes, DNA Vetcare Ltd (FRN 735700) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since February 2016 and works as a credit broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is DNA Vetcare’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 020 8674 3525 and the website dnavetcare.co.uk for DNA Vetcare. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is DNA Vetcare a scam or clone?
DNA Vetcare is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with DNA Vetcare?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how DNA Vetcare handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about DNA Vetcare to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns DNA Vetcare?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of DNA Vetcare: Mr Samuel Dane Walker (25–50% of shares) and Mr Alan Grant Van Heerden (25–50% of shares).
Who runs DNA Vetcare?
Companies House lists 2 directors of DNA Vetcare: Samuel Dane Walker and Alan Grant Van Heerden.
How long has DNA Vetcare been in business?
The company was formed on 21 July 2004, and has held its current FCA authorisation since February 2016.
What do DNA Vetcare’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 July 2025, show turnover of £49.6m (+29% from £38.5m) and profit before tax of £2.72m (+53% from £1.77m).
Does DNA Vetcare use any other names?
It trades as 24 Hour Vetcare, Abingdon Veterinary Surgery, Advanced Vetcare London, All Creature's and Animal Ark, and 41 more names. It has previously used the name e Corner Veterinary Surgery.

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