APICEUTICAL RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07773688 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-09-14
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-2.1k
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
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,053

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 5696% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£2k£294£3k£5k£7k£10kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-272024-02-28
Total assets£-2.1k£-1.1k
Current assets£9.7k£167
Net assets£-2.1k£-1.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-04-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-02-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-02-20
    ➖
    BANKOVA, Vassya, Professor resigned
    director
  16. 2022-02-20
    ➖
    BOZIC, Janko, Dr resigned
    director
  17. 2022-02-20
    ➖
    BROWN, Bruce Royden resigned
    director
  18. 2022-02-20
    ➖
    PARADKAR, Anant resigned
    director
  19. 2022-02-20
    ➖
    STANGACIV, Stefan, Dr resigned
    director
  20. 2022-02-20
    ➖
    WATSON, David George, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2021-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2021-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2021-09-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  24. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  26. 2017-11-01
    ➕
    BANKOVA, Vassya, Professor appointed
    director
  27. 2017-11-01
    ➕
    BOZIC, Janko, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2017-11-01
    ➕
    BROWN, Bruce Royden appointed
    director
  29. 2017-11-01
    ➕
    STANGACIV, Stefan, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2017-02-13
    ➖
    BOZIC, Janko, Dr resigned
    director
  31. 2012-12-15
    ➕
    BOZIC, Janko, Dr appointed
    director
  32. 2012-12-15
    ➕
    WATSON, David George, Dr appointed
    director
  33. 2011-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As APICEUTICAL RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED
  34. 2011-09-14
    ➕
    FEARNLEY, James Townend appointed
    secretary
  35. 2011-09-14
    ➕
    FEARNLEY, James Townend appointed
    director
  36. 2011-09-14
    ➕
    PARADKAR, Anant appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Fearnley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

Brereton Lodge
Goathland
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 5JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last made up to: 2025-02-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-22
Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

FEARNLEY, James Townend→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FEARNLEY, James Townend→
director · ~80y · appointed 2011-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKOVA, Vassya, Professor→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2022-02-20
Resigned
BOZIC, Janko, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2022-02-20
Resigned
BOZIC, Janko, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-12-15 · resigned 2017-02-13
Resigned
BROWN, Bruce Royden→
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2022-02-20
Resigned
PARADKAR, Anant→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-09-14 · resigned 2022-02-20
Resigned
STANGACIV, Stefan, Dr→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-11-01 · resigned 2022-02-20
Resigned
WATSON, David George, Dr→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-12-15 · resigned 2022-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-22