SENDRIX AUTOMATION LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC585178 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-09

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£-21.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62020Information technology consultancy activities
62090Other information technology service activities
63110Data processing, hosting and related activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £21,000

Very low cash

Cash position: £0

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£0

Net Worth

-£21k

Current Assets

£0

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£-21.0k	—
Current assets	£0	—
Cash	£0	—
Debtors	£0	—
Net assets	£-21.0k	—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-03
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-03-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-01-09
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Company incorporated
As SENDRIX AUTOMATION LTD
2018-01-09
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RASAKI, Adebambo appointed
director
2018-01-09
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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 8 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 ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adebambo Azeez Rasaki Individual · British,Nigerian · DOB 02/1986 · age 40	75–100%	—	board control75-100% shares · board control · trust interest · firm interest	03/04/2024

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

Incorporated2018-01-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

174 Heathryfold Circle

Aberdeen

AB16 7DX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-21OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RASAKI, Adebambo→

director · ~40y · appointed 2018-01-09

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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-31

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-04-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-08

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-04-03

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2024-04-03

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-03-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-01-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-03

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-04-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-20