COMMANDER ROV LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC701728 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-16

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 closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
· Bankability: 70 → 75
· Filings: 14 → 16

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 2 improved, 1 worsened.

↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
↑Bankability: 70 → 75
↑Filings: 14 → 16

Last 90 days

Mixed signals in the last 90 days — 2 improved, 1 worsened.

↓Deal-killer verdict: workable → complicated
↑Bankability: 70 → 75
↑Filings: 14 → 16

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£-1.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + 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

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

16 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £1,523

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,718 YoY

Cash YoY

+11%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£4k

↑ 11% YoY

Net Worth

-£2k

↓ 881% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↑ 75% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30	2023-06-30
Total assets	£-1.5k	£195	£3.1k
Current assets	£12.1k	£6.9k	£12.7k
Cash	£3.7k	£3.4k	£2.5k
Debtors	£8.3k	£3.5k	£10.2k
Net assets	£-1.5k	£195	£3.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand

2026-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-25
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-16
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Company incorporated
As COMMANDER ROV LTD
2021-06-16
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COMMANDER, Innes Knox appointed
director
2021-06-16
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "COMMANDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+No director turnover: Company is 5 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

clean

No 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
Mr Innes Knox Commander Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/06/2021

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

Incorporated2021-06-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Dunrobin 41 Kendal Road

Kemnay

Inverurie

Aberdeenshire

AB51 5RN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-29

Last: 2026-06-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COMMANDER, Innes Knox→

director · ~56y · appointed 2021-06-16

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Active

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-26

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

accounts · AA

2026-06-22

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

accounts · AA

2025-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-18

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

officers · CH01

2024-09-25

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-09-25

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-20

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

accounts · AA

2024-05-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-29

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

accounts · AA

2023-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-30

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

officers · CH01

2021-12-06

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-12-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-12-06