ADAPTIMMUNE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06456741 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 13.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (1 active, 20 linked, 18 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
146 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 address
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-15➖RAWCLIFFE, Adrian George resigneddirector
- 2025-11-14➕HILL, Christopher James appointeddirector
- 2025-11-14➖BERTRAND, William Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-10-01➕BERTRAND, William Charles appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30➖HENRY, Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2025-09-30➖HENRY, Margaret resigneddirector
- 2025-09-09➖WOOD, Gavin resigneddirector
- 2025-08-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-01🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2025-08-01🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2025-08-01🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31➖TAYTON-MARTIN, Helen Katrina, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-05-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hercules Capital, Inc. as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument)
- 2024-05-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hercules Capital, Inc. as Collateral Agent for the Lenders
- 2024-05-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hercules Capital, Inc. as Collateral Agent for the Lenders'
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-04-01➕WOOD, Gavin appointeddirector
- 2019-09-01➕HENRY, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2019-09-01➖NOBLE, James Julian resigneddirector
- 2019-01-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-12➖BEHBAHANI, Ali, Dr resigneddirector
- 2017-01-12➖MOTT, David Morrell resigneddirector
- 2017-01-12➕RAWCLIFFE, Adrian George appointeddirector
- 2017-01-12➖SIGAL, C Elliott, Dr resigneddirector
- 2017-01-12➕TAYTON-MARTIN, Helen Katrina, Dr appointeddirector
- 2017-01-12➖THOMPSON, Peter Armstrong, Dr resigneddirector
- 2016-12-31➖KNOWLES, Jonathan Kenneth Charles, Dr resigneddirector
- 2016-12-31➖LAING, Ian Michael resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
2 med · 1 low5 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HENRY, Margaret resigned 2025-09-30; BERTRAND, William Charles resigned 2025-11-14; HENRY, Margaret resigned 2025-09-30
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Adaptimmune Therapeutics Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Adaptimmune Therapeutics Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADAPTIMMUNE LIMITED
This company · 06456741
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adaptimmune Therapeutics Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
The Innovation Centre 99 Park Drive
Milton Park
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 4RY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (1 active · 19 resigned)
HILL, Christopher James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-11-14
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HENRY, Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-04-30 · resigned 2025-09-30
ALDWYCH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2014-04-30
BADDELEY, Patrick Charles Morrish→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2008-05-14
BEHBAHANI, Ali, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-09-23 · resigned 2017-01-12
BERTRAND, William Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-10-01 · resigned 2025-11-14
CROSS, Nicholas John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2014-09-23
HENRY, Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2025-09-30
JAKOBSEN, Bent Karsten, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-05-14 · resigned 2014-09-23
KNOWLES, Jonathan Kenneth Charles, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2016-12-31
LAING, Ian Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2008-12-02 · resigned 2016-12-31
MOTT, David Morrell→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-09-23 · resigned 2017-01-12
NOBLE, James Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-07-17 · resigned 2019-09-01
RAWCLIFFE, Adrian George→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-01-12 · resigned 2025-12-15
ROBINSON, George Edward Silvanus→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2014-09-23
SIGAL, C Elliott, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2014-09-23 · resigned 2017-01-12
TAYTON-MARTIN, Helen Katrina, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-01-12 · resigned 2025-03-31
TAYTON-MARTIN, Helen Katrina→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2014-09-23
THOMPSON, Peter Armstrong, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-09-23 · resigned 2017-01-12
WOOD, Gavin→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2025-09-09
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Hercules Capital, . as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument) Hercules Capital, Inc. as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined in the Instrument) | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2024 | 01/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | Hercules Capital, . as Collateral Agent for the Lenders Hercules Capital, Inc. as Collateral Agent for the Lenders | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2024 | 01/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | Hercules Capital, . as Collateral Agent for the Lenders' Hercules Capital, Inc. as Collateral Agent for the Lenders' | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/05/2024 | 01/08/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/01/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/09/2015 | 20/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Company | Debenture | 1 property | 22/03/2013 | 15/06/2021 |
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Recent filings (146 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-09