ANIMATE PROJECTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11828702 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-02-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (7 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
32 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-26
    BAIG-CLIFFORD, Yasmeen resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-01-19
    BHADRICHA, Jay appointed
    director
  7. 2023-11-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-11-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-11-01
    ADDISON, Abigail Laura appointed
    director
  10. 2023-11-01
    THOMAS, Lyndon Gary appointed
    director
  11. 2023-09-07
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2023-09-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-08-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-04-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  15. 2023-03-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2023-03-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2023-03-06
    ADDISON, Abigail Laura resigned
    director
  18. 2023-03-06
    THOMAS, Lyndon Gary resigned
    director
  19. 2023-03-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-03-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-01-27
    ALIZART, Suzanne appointed
    director
  22. 2023-01-27
    CRANE, Leo Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2023-01-27
    GAINSBOROUGH, Susan appointed
    director
  24. 2023-01-27
    KLEIN, Rosemary Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2023-01-27
    BAIG-CLIFFORD, Yasmeen appointed
    director
  26. 2023-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2023-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2023-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2023-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2023-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2022-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  32. 2022-11-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  33. 2019-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANIMATE PROJECTS LIMITED
  34. 2019-02-15
    ADDISON, Abigail Laura appointed
    director
  35. 2019-02-15
    THOMAS, Lyndon Gary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

45 Empress Road
Derby
DE23 6TD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (7 active · 3 resigned)

ADDISON, Abigail Laura
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-11-01
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Active
ALIZART, Suzanne
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-01-27
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Active
BHADRICHA, Jay
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-01-19
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Active
CRANE, Leo Michael
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-01-27
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Active
GAINSBOROUGH, Susan
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-01-27
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Active
KLEIN, Rosemary Anne
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-01-27
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Active
THOMAS, Lyndon Gary
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADDISON, Abigail Laura
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-02-15 · resigned 2023-03-06
Resigned
BAIG-CLIFFORD, Yasmeen
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-01-27 · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned
THOMAS, Lyndon Gary
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-02-15 · resigned 2023-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-28