ANIMO VENTURES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC721182 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
21 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-12-16📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-12-16📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-12-12📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-12-12📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-04-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-05➕MACKENZIE, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2023-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-07➕HENNESSEY, Cillian Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ANIMO VENTURES LIMITED
- 2022-01-27➕MACKENZIE, Gavin appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-27➕HENNESSEY, Aidan Patrick appointeddirector
- 2022-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aonghusa Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aonghusa Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ANIMO VENTURES LIMITED
This company · SC721182
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aonghusa Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Hill Park
Inverness
IV2 4AL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
HENNESSEY, Aidan Patrick→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HENNESSEY, Cillian Peter→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Gavin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-01-05
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-16
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-16
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-12
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-17