THE WILLIAM HARVEY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive

02472965 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1990-02-22

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

49 officers (9 active, 49 linked, 45 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

178 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (101 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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2025-10-16
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2025-10-08
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FLOWER, Roderick John, Professor resigned
director
2025-01-03
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2024-05-08
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2024-05-01
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2024-04-24
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MAGUIRE, Nicola Kay appointed
director
2024-04-24
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PAGE, Clive Peter, Professor appointed
director
2023-11-15
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accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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2022-10-17
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2022-10-12
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MARSHALL, Peter Stuart resigned
director
2022-05-06
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2022-05-06
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2022-05-04
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2022-05-04
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2022-05-04
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2022-05-04
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2022-05-03
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BUSHI, Vanela appointed
director
2022-05-03
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CAULFIELD, Mark Jonathan, Professor Sir appointed
director
2022-05-03
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HALL, Andrew James appointed
director
2022-05-03
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KERLE, Kathryn Hertel appointed
director
2021-12-21
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2021-12-20
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THORNTON, Steven, Professor resigned
director
2021-11-11
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2021-10-12
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2021-10-05
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MCRAE, Gary resigned
director
2020-11-19
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2020-05-13
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2020-05-05
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GORDON, John Laurie, Dr resigned
director
2020-02-25
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CROSS, Justin Thomas resigned
secretary
2019-05-07
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GLIUBICH, Francesca Iolanda, Dr appointed
director
2018-10-09
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COULTON, Lisbet Jane resigned
director
2018-10-09
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DECHERNEY, George Stephen, Dr resigned
director
2018-10-09
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FLOWER, Roderick John, Professor appointed
director
2018-10-09
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WILLIAMS, Timothy John, Professor resigned
director
2018-04-24
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BATES, Steven Andrew Ralph appointed
director
2017-10-11
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DRAPER, Michael Graham resigned
director
2017-05-31
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OBOLENSKY, Anna, Dr resigned
director
2017-05-10
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TIGUE, Jeremy John appointed
director
2017-05-10
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MCRAE, Gary appointed
director
2016-10-12
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NAISMITH, Robert, Dr resigned
director
2016-01-07
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THORNTON, Steven, Professor appointed
director
2015-08-31
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TREMBATH, Richard Charles, Professor resigned
director
2014-05-06
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GORDON, John Laurie, Dr appointed
director
2014-05-06
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PEARSON, Jeremy David, Professor resigned
director
2014-03-31
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HACKER, Ann Veronica resigned
director
2013-10-08
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OBOLENSKY, Anna, Dr appointed
director
2013-10-08
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WEBSTER, Michael John Boyd resigned
director
2013-10-08
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WILLIAMS, Timothy John, Professor appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1990-02-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

John Vane Science Centre

Charterhouse Square

London

EC1M 6BQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12