ANIMATE PROJECTS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
15907967 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-20
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Motion picture production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-19📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-03-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-19➖ALIZART, Suzanne resigneddirector
- 2025-03-19➖GAINSBOROUGH, Susan resigneddirector
- 2025-03-19➖KLEIN, Rosemary Anne resigneddirector
- 2025-03-05📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2025-03-04➕ANIMATE PROJECTS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2024-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ANIMATE PROJECTS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- 2024-08-20➕ADDISON, Abigail Laura appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕THOMAS, Lyndon Gary appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕ALIZART, Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕GAINSBOROUGH, Susan appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20➕KLEIN, Rosemary Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-08-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59111 — Motion picture production activities
Registered office
45 Empress Road
Derby
DE23 6TD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
ADDISON, Abigail Laura→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-08-20
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THOMAS, Lyndon Gary→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2024-08-20
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ANIMATE PROJECTS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2025-03-04
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ALIZART, Suzanne→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-20 · resigned 2025-03-19
GAINSBOROUGH, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2024-08-20 · resigned 2025-03-19
KLEIN, Rosemary Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-08-20 · resigned 2025-03-19
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Recent filings (8 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-03-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-20