ANIMALL LTD

💤Zombieactive

04529299 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-09

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£1	£1
Current assets	£1	£1
Net assets	£1	£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-10-09
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2024-10-18
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2023-10-25
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accounts · AA
2023-06-08
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accounts · AA
2022-05-12
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accounts · AA
2020-11-18
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accounts · AA
2019-11-11
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accounts · AA
2018-10-01
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accounts · AA
2018-10-01
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accounts · AA01
2018-08-07
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accounts · AA
2017-08-14
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accounts · AA
2016-10-27
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officers · TM02
2016-10-26
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JOHNSON, Gina resigned
secretary
2016-07-11
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accounts · AA
2015-09-16
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2003-01-15
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
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2003-01-15
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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2002-09-30
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BIRD, Scott Robert appointed
director
2002-09-30
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BIRD, Scott Robert appointed
secretary
2002-09-30
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BIRD, Scott Robert resigned
secretary
2002-09-18
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JOHNSON, Gina appointed
secretary
2002-09-09
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Company incorporated
As ANIMALL LTD
2002-09-09
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
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2002-09-09
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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 63. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Scott Robert Bird Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-09-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Frieze Hall

Coxtie Green Road, South Weald

Brentwood

Essex

CM14 5RE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BIRD, Scott Robert→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-09-30

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Active

BIRD, Scott Robert→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2002-09-30

Resigned

JOHNSON, Gina→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-18 · resigned 2016-10-26

Resigned

INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-09 · resigned 2003-01-15

Resigned

INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-09 · resigned 2003-01-15

Resigned

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