ACADEMY OF ROBOTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09209349 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-09
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
£1.84M
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100).

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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,838,610

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
Net Worth
£1.8m
Current Assets
£92k
Current Liabilities
£0£368k£735k£1.1m£1.5m£1.8mDec 2022Dec 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-12-312022-12-30
Total assets£1.86M
Current assets£91.7k
Cash£1.0k
Debtors£90.7k
Net assets£1.84M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 capital
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 5 capital
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 5 capital
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-05-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2026-05-07
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2026-05-07
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2026-05-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-12-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-12-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-12-13
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2025-11-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2025-09-02
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  11. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-12-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2024-12-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2024-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2024-03-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-03-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2023-09-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-12-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2022-11-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  22. 2014-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACADEMY OF ROBOTICS LIMITED
  23. 2014-09-09
    CHIDZIVA, Pasihapaori appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-30

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Pasihapaori Chidziva
Individual · British,Zimbabwean · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Raf Neatishead Birds Lane
Neatishead
Norwich
Norfolk
NR12 8YB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHIDZIVA, Pasihapaori
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-09-09
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Recent filings (60 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-12-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-18
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09