ABSOLUTE ANTIBODY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08166456 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-02

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 20590

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 6.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (9 active, 17 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	40

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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accounts · AA
2025-03-13
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accounts · AA
2025-03-13
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accounts · AAMD
2025-03-13
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accounts · AAMD
2024-08-16
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officers · TM01
2024-07-30
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officers · TM01
2024-07-30
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officers · AP01
2024-07-30
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officers · AP01
2024-07-30
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officers · AP01
2024-07-30
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officers · AP01
2024-07-30
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officers · AP01
2024-07-30
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officers · AP01
2024-07-17
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DELANEY, Daniel appointed
director
2024-07-17
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GATZ, Jeffrey appointed
director
2024-07-17
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MILBURN, Clayton appointed
director
2024-07-17
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MILES, Kathryn appointed
director
2024-07-17
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SELLERS, Lisa appointed
director
2024-07-17
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SMOLLER, David appointed
director
2024-07-17
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HOLEMON, Heather resigned
director
2024-06-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-26
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-11
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mortgage · MR01
2024-06-11
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mortgage · MR01
2024-06-07
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Audax Private Debt Llc as Agent
2024-06-07
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Audax Private Debt Llc as the Security Agent
2023-11-01
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AMADIO, Joseph Silvio resigned
director
2023-10-04
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accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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accounts · AAMD
2022-10-06
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accounts · AA01
2022-07-25
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accounts · AA
2021-03-19
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Abacus Finance Group, Llc
2021-03-19
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Abacus Finance Group, Llc
2020-12-15
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WETZEL, Joseph appointed
secretary
2020-12-15
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DUNN, Robert appointed
director
2020-12-15
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WETZEL, Joseph appointed
director
2020-12-15
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AMADIO, Joseph Silvio appointed
director
2020-12-15
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BARCLAY, Alan Neil, Prof resigned
director
2020-12-15
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BERNARD, Timothy Matthew resigned
director
2020-12-15
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EMHISER, William Clinton resigned
director
2020-12-15
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HALE, Geoffrey, Dr resigned
director
2020-12-15
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HOLEMON, Heather appointed
director
2020-12-15
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HOYLE, Stevan Andrew resigned
director
2020-12-15
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HUTCHINGS, Nicholas James, Dr resigned
director
2020-10-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-11-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Tvc Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Tvc Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
2018-08-23
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EMHISER, William Clinton appointed
director
2017-04-25
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HOYLE, Stevan Andrew appointed
director
2012-11-05
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BERNARD, Timothy Matthew appointed
director
2012-11-05
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HALE, Geoffrey, Dr appointed
director
2012-08-02
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Company incorporated
As ABSOLUTE ANTIBODY LIMITED

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Everest Biotech Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Everest Biotech Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ABSOLUTE ANTIBODY LIMITED

This company · 08166456

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
Everest Biotech Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	15/12/2020

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

Incorporated2012-08-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590

Registered office

Wilton Centre

Wilton

Redcar

Cleveland

TS10 4RF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-16

Last: 2025-08-02