BIOVENTURE MEDICAL INNOVATIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08085448 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-28
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 83). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
43 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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-08-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-06-11
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2020-06-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-05-29
    ➖
    FIRTH, John Harvey resigned
    director
  19. 2016-06-01
    ➖
    GLICKMAN, Scott resigned
    director
  20. 2012-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BIOVENTURE MEDICAL INNOVATIONS LTD
  21. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    SHAPLAND, Howard Terence appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    SHAPLAND, Howard Terence appointed
    director
  23. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    FIRTH, John Harvey appointed
    director
  24. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    GLICKMAN, Scott 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 83 — 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 83 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 14 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Howard Terence Shapland
Individual · British · DOB 07/1943 · age 83
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Scott Glickmanceased 29/05/2018· 25-50% shares

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

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Glx
69-75 Thorpe Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1UA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHAPLAND, Howard Terence→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAPLAND, Howard Terence→
director · ~83y · appointed 2012-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRTH, John Harvey→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-05-28 · resigned 2018-05-29
Resigned
GLICKMAN, Scott→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-05-28 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-31