ADDED SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09287583 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-30

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	9	800

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
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LEIGH, David, Dr resigned
director
2025-08-13
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capital-sale-or-transfer-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figure
capital · SH04
2025-08-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-11
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-05
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LEIGH, David, Dr appointed
director
2025-08-03
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STUCKER, Brent, Dr appointed
director
2025-08-03
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LEIGH, David, Dr appointed
director
2025-05-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
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WILDMAN, Ricky Darren, Professor appointed
director
2025-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
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ASHCROFT, Ian Anthony, Professor resigned
director
2024-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-23
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2023-12-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-27
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2022-06-30
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BARTON, William, Dr resigned
director
2021-07-12
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SETCHFIELD, Timothy William resigned
director
2020-07-01
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DICKENS, Philip Michael, Professor resigned
director
2020-07-01
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SETCHFIELD, Timothy William appointed
director
2020-07-01
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WILDMAN, Ricky Darren, Professor resigned
director
2015-02-26
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BARTON, William, Dr appointed
director
2014-10-30
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Company incorporated
As ADDED SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
2014-10-30
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HAGUE, Richard James Mackenzie, Prof. appointed
director
2014-10-30
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TUCK, Christopher John, Prof appointed
director
2014-10-30
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ASHCROFT, Ian Anthony, Professor appointed
director
2014-10-30
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DICKENS, Philip Michael, Professor appointed
director
2014-10-30
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WILDMAN, Ricky Darren, Professor appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-10-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

Unit 4 Isaac Newton Centre

Nottingham Science And Technology Park

Nottingham

Nottinghamshire

NG7 2RH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-25

Last: 2026-05-11