BIOVAULT TECHNICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08323531 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-10
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£164.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £164,403
Cash YoY
+63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£557k
↑ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£164k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£656k
↓ 8.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£143k£286k£429k£573k£716kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£164.4k£114.4k
Current assets£655.8k£715.7k
Cash£557.0k£340.7k
Debtors£74.4k£355.7k
Net assets£164.4k£114.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-09-19
    CHARLES, Benjamin Ian appointed
    director
  7. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-09-30
    MYERS, Ann-Marie resigned
    director
  10. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2020-05-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  14. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-12-01
    ROWE, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2019-10-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-10-14
    COPE, David Ellis, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2016-09-21
    SNEDDON, Kate Taylor appointed
    director
  23. 2016-09-21
    MYERS, Ann-Marie appointed
    director
  24. 2012-12-14
    BAGGOTT, Robert Zebulon appointed
    director
  25. 2012-12-14
    COPE, David Ellis, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2012-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BIOVAULT TECHNICAL LIMITED
  27. 2012-12-10
    WILKINS, Graham David appointed
    secretary
  28. 2012-12-10
    BARCLAY, William Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Biovault Scientific Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Biovault Scientific Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BIOVAULT TECHNICAL LIMITED
This company · 08323531

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Biovault Scientific Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board 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
Incorporated2012-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

24 Brest Road
Plymouth
Devon
PL6 5XP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)

WILKINS, Graham David
secretary · appointed 2012-12-10
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Active
BAGGOTT, Robert Zebulon
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-12-14
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Active
BARCLAY, William Robert
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-12-10
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Active
CHARLES, Benjamin Ian
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-09-19
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Active
ROWE, Richard Alexander
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-12-01
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Active
SNEDDON, Kate Taylor
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-09-21
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Active
COPE, David Ellis, Dr
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2019-10-14
Resigned
MYERS, Ann-Marie
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-09-21 · resigned 2022-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/05/2020
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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19