ADVANCED BIO-EXTRACTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03934485 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-28

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 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

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31

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

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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officers · TM01
2026-04-15
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HENFREY, Patrick resigned
director
2026-04-14
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FEDDERN, Gunter resigned
director
2026-04-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-10
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accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
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accounts · AA
2021-01-25
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officers · AP03
2021-01-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-25
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LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton appointed
secretary
2020-11-25
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FEDDERN, Gunter resigned
secretary
2020-09-21
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accounts · AA
2020-06-10
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officers · AP01
2020-06-01
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LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton appointed
director
2019-09-27
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accounts · AA
2018-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-09-30
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accounts · AA
2015-12-24
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FEDDERN, Gunter appointed
secretary
2015-12-24
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LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton resigned
secretary
2015-12-24
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LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton resigned
director
2013-06-28
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FEDDERN, Gunter appointed
director
2007-02-28
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BURRELL, Geoffrey Hugh resigned
director
2002-10-18
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LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton appointed
director
2002-08-04
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PROTZEN, Erwin Theodor Paul appointed
director
2000-02-28
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Company incorporated
As ADVANCED BIO-EXTRACTS LIMITED
2000-02-28
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LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton appointed
secretary
2000-02-28
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-02-28
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-02-28
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BURRELL, Geoffrey Hugh appointed
director
2000-02-28
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HENFREY, Patrick appointed
director
2000-02-28
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-02-28
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-02-28
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-02-28
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FEDDERN, Gunter resigned 2026-04-14; HENFREY, Patrick resigned 2026-04-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Patrick Henfrey Individual · British · DOB 06/1950 · age 76	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-02-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

9 Highway Lane

Keele

Newcastle

Staffordshire

ST5 5AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-16

Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton→

secretary · appointed 2020-11-25

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Active

LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton→

director · ~67y · appointed 2020-06-01

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Active

PROTZEN, Erwin Theodor Paul→

director · ~79y · appointed 2002-08-04

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Active

FEDDERN, Gunter→

secretary · appointed 2015-12-24 · resigned 2020-11-25

Resigned

LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton→

secretary · appointed 2000-02-28 · resigned 2015-12-24

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-28 · resigned 2000-02-28

Resigned

BURRELL, Geoffrey Hugh→

director · ~71y · appointed 2000-02-28 · resigned 2007-02-28

Resigned

FEDDERN, Gunter→

director · ~82y · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2026-04-14

Resigned

HENFREY, Patrick→

director · ~76y · appointed 2000-02-28 · resigned 2026-04-15

Resigned

LEFROY, Jeremy John Elton→

director · ~67y · appointed 2002-10-18 · resigned 2015-12-24

Resigned

COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-28 · resigned 2000-02-28

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-28 · resigned 2000-02-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-16

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officers · TM01

2026-04-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-08-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-08-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-08-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-09-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-25