ALPS BIOSCIENCES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10754496 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-04
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 21200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees200100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-03-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2022-02-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ALPS BIOSCIENCES LIMITED
  18. 2017-05-04
    PATEL, Umang Rajendrakumar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Lewis Pharmaceuticals Private Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Lewis Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALPS BIOSCIENCES LIMITED
This company · 10754496

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
Lewis Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/03/2025
Mr Umang Rajendrakumar Patel
Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest04/05/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Umang Rajendrakumar Patelceased 28/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Lewis Pharmaceuticals Private Limitedceased 07/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Umang Rajendrakumar Patelceased 22/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC21200 — SIC 21200

Registered office

The Suite A1-40 The Vista Centre
50 Salisbury Road
Hounslow
TW4 6JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PATEL, Umang Rajendrakumar
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-05-04
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23