ANIMO GLOBAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11241796 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-08
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81300Landscape service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-13
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    SKILTON, James Patrick resigned
    director
  8. 2020-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-19
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    SKILTON, James Patrick appointed
    director
  11. 2019-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-08-06
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    HARDISTY, Benjamin David resigned
    director
  14. 2018-07-02
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    SKILTON, James Patrick resigned
    director
  15. 2018-07-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As ANIMO GLOBAL LIMITED
  18. 2018-03-08
    ➕
    BUSHELL, James Matthew appointed
    director
  19. 2018-03-08
    ➕
    HARDISTY, Benjamin David appointed
    director
  20. 2018-03-08
    ➕
    SKILTON, James Patrick appointed
    director
  21. 2018-03-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Matthew Bushell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest08/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Patrick Skiltonceased 02/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2018-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

48 Leveson Rd
Sprowston
Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 8NS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BUSHELL, James Matthew→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDISTY, Benjamin David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-03-08 · resigned 2018-08-06
Resigned
SKILTON, James Patrick→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-03-19 · resigned 2020-04-13
Resigned
SKILTON, James Patrick→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-03-08 · resigned 2018-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25