ABIOMED, LTD.

📉Decliningactive
06441950 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-30
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£5.27M
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47749
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £15,808
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 15% YoY
Slipped into loss
Moved from profit to loss this year
Turnover YoY
+15%
Year on year

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-282024-12-29
Turnover£5.27M£4.57M
Gross profit£2.32M£2.58M
Operating profit£263.4k£1.28M
Profit before tax£-15.8k£1.25M
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-11
    ➕
    BAXTER, Harry, Mr. appointed
    director
  5. 2026-04-11
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Paula resigned
    director
  6. 2026-04-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-02-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2025-02-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-04
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2023-09-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-09-21
    ➖
    ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2023-09-21
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2023-01-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-01-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2022-12-22
    ➖
    BEGAN, Marc Allan resigned
    secretary
  19. 2022-12-22
    ➖
    BEGAN, Marc Allan resigned
    director
  20. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-07-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-07-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2021-06-30
    ➕
    BEGAN, Marc Allan appointed
    director
  25. 2021-06-30
    ➖
    MCLEOD, Ian Walter resigned
    director
  26. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2018-11-12
    ➕
    BEGAN, Marc Allan appointed
    secretary
  28. 2018-11-12
    ➖
    MCEVOY, Stephen Coman resigned
    secretary
  29. 2018-11-12
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Paula appointed
    director
  30. 2018-11-12
    ➖
    MCEVOY, Stephen Coman resigned
    director
  31. 2018-11-12
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Ian Walter appointed
    director
  32. 2008-10-01
    ➖
    SUTHERBY, Daniel Joseph resigned
    director
  33. 2007-12-03
    ➕
    MCEVOY, Stephen Coman appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-12-03
    ➕
    MCEVOY, Stephen Coman appointed
    director
  35. 2007-12-03
    ➕
    SUTHERBY, Daniel Joseph appointed
    director
  36. 2007-12-03
    ➖
    ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2007-12-03
    ➖
    ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  38. 2007-11-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABIOMED, LTD.
  39. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Group structure

Abiomed Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Abiomed Inc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ABIOMED, LTD.
This company · 06441950

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abiomed Inc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47749 — SIC 47749

Registered office

Pinewood Campus
Nine Mile Ride
Wokingham
RG40 3EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

BAXTER, Harry, Mr.→
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEGAN, Marc Allan→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-12 · resigned 2022-12-22
Resigned
MCEVOY, Stephen Coman→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-03 · resigned 2018-11-12
Resigned
ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2023-09-21
Resigned
BEGAN, Marc Allan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-06-30 · resigned 2022-12-22
Resigned
MCDONALD, Paula→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-11-12 · resigned 2026-04-11
Resigned
MCEVOY, Stephen Coman→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-12-03 · resigned 2018-11-12
Resigned
MCLEOD, Ian Walter→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-11-12 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
SUTHERBY, Daniel Joseph→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-12-03 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned
ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2007-12-03
Resigned
ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2007-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-12-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-21