AUTEL ROBOTICS UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14059200 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-21
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (76/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
    HONG XIN RUI BUSINESS GROUP (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-03-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-25
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-03-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-03-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-02-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2025-01-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  11. 2025-01-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  12. 2025-01-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  13. 2025-01-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  14. 2024-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-04-25
    HONG XIN RUI BUSINESS GROUP (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2024-04-25
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2024-04-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2024-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTEL ROBOTICS UK LIMITED
  20. 2022-04-21
    LI, Manling appointed
    director
  21. 2022-04-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2022-04-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2022-04-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 low
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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Manling Li
Individual · Chinese · DOB 06/1988 · age 38
sig. influencesignificant influence21/04/2022

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
Incorporated2022-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

37 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 4AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LI, Manling
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-04-21
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Active
HONG XIN RUI BUSINESS GROUP (UK) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-04-25 · resigned 2026-03-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-01-14
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-01-14
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-01-14
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-25