ROAR DATA TECHNOLOGIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
04440824 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£811.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £811,201
Net assets shrinking
Down £111,461 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 40% YoY
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£449k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£811k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£483k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£185k£369k£554k£738k£923kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£816.7k£929.7k
Current assets£483.0k£782.3k
Cash£449.5k£749.9k
Debtors£33.5k£32.4k
Net assets£811.2k£922.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-22
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  16. 2016-05-19
    ➖
    SHIPSTON, Robin Lewis resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-04-08
    ➖
    HART, Simon Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2002-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROAR DATA TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  19. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    SHIPSTON, Robin Lewis appointed
    director
  20. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    SHIPSTON, Robin Lewis appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-05-16
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    HART, Simon Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2002-05-16
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-05-16
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robin Lewis Shipston
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robin Shipstonceased 22/01/2026· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2002-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Atlantic House
The Point Weaver Road
Lincoln
LN6 3QN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SHIPSTON, Robin Lewis→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHIPSTON, Robin Lewis→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2016-05-19
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2002-05-16
Resigned
HART, Simon Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2016-04-08
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2002-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26