AUTONOMOUS INVESTMENTS (DEVELOPMENTS) LTD

💤Zombieactive
12044555 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-11
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 2024
Net worth
£309.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 59112Video production activities
  • 73120Media representation services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £309,399
Net assets shrinking
Down £122,404 YoY
Cash YoY
+253%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 253% YoY
Net Worth
£309k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£723k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£146k£291k£437k£583k£728kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£309.4k£431.8k
Current assets£723.3k£728.3k
Cash£3.5k£1.0k
Debtors£719.8k£727.3k
Net assets£309.4k£431.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-07-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-07-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-07-20
    HART, Benjamin Eamonn appointed
    director
  9. 2023-07-20
    PALMER, John resigned
    director
  10. 2023-02-03
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  11. 2022-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2022-06-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-06-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-08-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-11-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2020-11-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-07-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2019-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTONOMOUS INVESTMENTS (DEVELOPMENTS) LTD
  22. 2019-06-11
    PALMER, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Autonomous Investments Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Autonomous Investments Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AUTONOMOUS INVESTMENTS (DEVELOPMENTS) LTD
This company · 12044555

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Autonomous Investments Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Palmerceased 01/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110

Registered office

3 Skyline Park
Bristol
BS4 5EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-24
Last: 2026-06-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HART, Benjamin Eamonn
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-07-20
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Active
PALMER, John
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-06-11 · resigned 2023-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20