CELLULA ROBOTICS (UK) LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC504801 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-245.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £245,037
Very low cash
Cash position: £49
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£49
Net Worth
-£245k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-196.7k |
| Current assets | — | £1.7k |
| Cash | £49 | — |
| Net assets | £-245.0k | £-196.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-22➕MILLS, Richard Martin appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-01➕MANNING, Neil appointeddirector
- 2023-07-01➖SPENCER, Allan resignedsecretary
- 2023-07-01➖SPENCER, Allan resigneddirector
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-18📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CELLULA ROBOTICS (UK) LTD
- 2015-05-01➕JACKSON, Eric appointeddirector
- 2015-05-01➕SPENCER, Allan appointedsecretary
- 2015-05-01➕SPENCER, Allan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Jackson Individual · Canadian · DOB 10/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Allan Spencerceased 09/12/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Johnston Carmichael Bishop's Court
29 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
JACKSON, Eric→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2015-05-01
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MANNING, Neil→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-07-01
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MILLS, Richard Martin→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-09-22
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SPENCER, Allan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2023-07-01
SPENCER, Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2023-07-01
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22