CALLIPER INNOVATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07992385 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-15
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2013-11-06
    KINGSTON, Charles Hubert appointed
    director
  17. 2013-11-06
    BAXTER, Nicolas resigned
    director
  18. 2012-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CALLIPER INNOVATIONS LIMITED
  19. 2012-03-15
    BAXTER, Nicolas 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 71 — 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 71 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 13 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.)

Group structure

Trieste Group Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Trieste Group Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CALLIPER INNOVATIONS LIMITED
This company · 07992385

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Trieste Group Llp
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Charles Hubert Kingston
Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
board controlboard control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Noble House Eaton Road
Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7UB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KINGSTON, Charles Hubert
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-11-06
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Active
BAXTER, Nicolas
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-03-15 · resigned 2013-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15