ANIMAL DRAMATICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03666013 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-28
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  4. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-07-24
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  7. 2021-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2020-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-08
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  13. 2016-07-05
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  14. 2016-01-08
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  15. 2015-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 1999-10-18
    ➕
    CABLE, Charles Hylton appointed
    secretary
  17. 1999-10-18
    ➖
    ROWBERRY, Jacqueline Theresa Anne Marie resigned
    secretary
  18. 1999-10-18
    ➖
    MONK, David John resigned
    director
  19. 1998-11-20
    ➕
    ROWBERRY, Jacqueline Theresa Anne Marie appointed
    director
  20. 1998-11-20
    ➕
    ROWBERRY, Jacqueline Theresa Anne Marie appointed
    secretary
  21. 1998-11-20
    ➖
    STARTCO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1998-11-20
    ➕
    MONK, David John appointed
    director
  23. 1998-11-20
    ➖
    NEWCO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1998-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ANIMAL DRAMATICS LIMITED
  25. 1998-11-11
    ➕
    STARTCO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-11-11
    ➕
    NEWCO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jacqueline Theresa Rowberry
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Bwmper Farm
Cwmfelin Mynach
Whitland
SA34 0DG
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CABLE, Charles Hylton→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-18
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Active
ROWBERRY, Jacqueline Theresa Anne Marie→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWBERRY, Jacqueline Theresa Anne Marie→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-20 · resigned 1999-10-18
Resigned
STARTCO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 1998-11-20
Resigned
MONK, David John→
director · ~80y · appointed 1998-11-20 · resigned 1999-10-18
Resigned
NEWCO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 1998-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

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address · AD01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-07