ANIMATED OBJECTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08465413 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-28
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£875
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £875
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£967
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£875
↑ 189% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.5k | £3.5k |
| Current assets | £3.8k | £3.5k |
| Cash | £967 | £1.2k |
| Debtors | £2.8k | £2.3k |
| Net assets | £875 | £-985 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ANIMATED OBJECTS LTD
- 2013-03-28➕DYSON-THREADGOLD, Dawn Erica appointeddirector
- 2013-03-28➕THREADGOLD, Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-06-15: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee Threadgold Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Dawn Erica Dyson-Threadgold Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation
Registered office
Rowan House
7 West Bank
Scarborough
YO12 4DX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DYSON-THREADGOLD, Dawn Erica→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-28
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THREADGOLD, Lee→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-03-28
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-20