ANIMALSCAN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03743397 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-30
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£738
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
74 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £738
Net assets shrinking
Down £109 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£738
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £738 | £847 |
| Current assets | £1.5k | £937 |
| Net assets | £738 | £847 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-11➖WORSTER, Danny Garry William resigneddirector
- 2025-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-10➕WORSTER, Danny Garry William appointeddirector
- 2022-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-18➖OWEN, Melissa Isobel resigneddirector
- 2009-05-10➕OWEN, Melissa Isobel appointeddirector
- 2008-09-28➖OWEN, Allison resignedsecretary
- 1999-04-01➕OWEN, Michael John appointeddirector
- 1999-04-01➕OWEN, Allison appointedsecretary
- 1999-04-01➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-04-01➖BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ANIMALSCAN LIMITED
- 1999-03-30➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-03-30➕BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael John Owen Individual · English · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Danny Garry William Worsterceased 11/11/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A J BRAY & SONS LIMITED→ 06677121 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| A. HINGE & SONS LIMITED→ 00372246 · est 1942 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 84y | — | — |
| A.C. GOATHAM AND SON LIMITED→ 09732369 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A.J THOMPSON & SONS LTD→ 06964816 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| A.R. NEAVES AND SONS LIMITED→ 01772225 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| A&S GROWERS→ 11871372 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACE BAITS LTD→ 16029298 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACG&S FARMING LTD→ 07878672 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AF FISHING LTD→ 14543945 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AGRI AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES LTD→ 11134691 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AMAZING REEF CORALS LTD→ 13331157 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629
Registered office
21 Hockers Lane
Detling
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 3JL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
OWEN, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1999-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OWEN, Allison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-01 · resigned 2008-09-28
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-30 · resigned 1999-04-01
OWEN, Melissa Isobel→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2009-05-10 · resigned 2015-03-18
WORSTER, Danny Garry William→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-04-10 · resigned 2025-11-11
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-03-30 · resigned 1999-04-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-03