ANIMALS IN THE ROOM LIMITED

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16560965 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-07-04
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
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (51/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANIMALS IN THE ROOM LIMITED
  2. 2025-07-04
    JAMES, Benjamin David appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-07-04
    CHALLENGER, Melanie Challenger Elisabeth appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-04
    RYAN, Erin Ryan Bridget, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Melanie Challenger Elisabeth Challenger
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
25–50%25-50% voting04/07/2025
Dr Erin Ryan Bridget Ryan
Individual · Canadian · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
25–50%25-50% voting04/07/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

70 C/O Mccarthy Denning, Suite 102
Mark Lane
London
EC3R 7NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES, Benjamin David
secretary · appointed 2025-07-04
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CHALLENGER, Melanie Challenger Elisabeth
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-07-04
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Active
RYAN, Erin Ryan Bridget, Dr
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-07-04
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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-04