ADVANCED ROBOTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04750308 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-01
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 28290SIC 28290
  • 33200SIC 33200
  • 43210Electrical installation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-11
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  3. 2024-05-03
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-05-01
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    MITCHELL, James Gordon resigned
    director
  5. 2024-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-14
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-02-18
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2006-11-06
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    MITCHELL, Ayse resigned
    director
  18. 2006-11-06
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    MITCHELL, James Gordon appointed
    director
  19. 2003-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED ROBOTICS LIMITED
  20. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Peter John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Peter John appointed
    director
  22. 2003-05-01
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    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Ayse appointed
    director
  25. 2003-05-01
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Peter John Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120

Registered office

5 High Street
Whaddon
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK17 0NA

Filing status

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

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MITCHELL, Peter John→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-01
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Active
MITCHELL, Peter John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-05-01
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Active
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
MITCHELL, Ayse→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2006-11-06
Resigned
MITCHELL, James Gordon→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-11-06 · resigned 2024-05-01
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-27