ANIMAL ORACLE LTD
🌳Matureactive
06900856 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNet assets shrinking
Down £2,381 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | £2.4k |
| Current assets | £0 | £2.4k |
| Net assets | £0 | £2.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-11-22➕WEDDELL, James Richard appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-22➖WEDDELL, Petrina resignedsecretary
- 2009-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ANIMAL ORACLE LTD
- 2009-05-11➕BARABAS, Stephen Paul appointeddirector
- 2009-05-11➕WEDDELL, James Richard appointeddirector
- 2009-05-11➕WEDDELL, Petrina appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Richard Weddell Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/05/2017 |
Mr Stephen Paul Barabas Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 11/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
1 Mill View Close
Bulkeley
Malpas
Cheshire
SY14 8DB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
WEDDELL, James Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-11-22
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BARABAS, Stephen Paul→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-05-11
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WEDDELL, James Richard→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2009-05-11
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WEDDELL, Petrina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-05-11 · resigned 2009-11-22
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Recent filings (40 total)
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2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-07-16