ANIMUS-HR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04908097 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-23
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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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£102.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 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 £102,915
Net assets shrinking
Down £74,798 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£103k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£102.9k£177.7k
Current assets£92.1k£185.0k
Net assets£102.9k£177.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-10-11
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-10-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-10-11
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-08-02
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-01
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    WHEELER, Claire resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2003-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ANIMUS-HR LIMITED
  18. 2003-09-23
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    WHEELER, Matthew Fenton appointed
    director
  19. 2003-09-23
    ➕
    WHEELER, Claire appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-09-23
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    AT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-09-23
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    AT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-09-23
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    AT DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-09-23
    ➖
    AT DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mr Matthew Fenton Wheeler
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

7 Davidson Close
Great Cornard
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 0YU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

WHEELER, Matthew Fenton→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHEELER, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2017-10-01
Resigned
AT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2003-09-23
Resigned
AT DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-23 · resigned 2003-09-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-03