272BIO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12062536 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-21
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.48M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,482,406
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,081,737 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 65% YoY
Cash YoY
-65%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£814k
↓ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£2.5m
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.85M | £3.83M |
| Current assets | £2.20M | £3.53M |
| Cash | £813.6k | £2.30M |
| Debtors | £1.39M | £1.23M |
| Net assets | £2.48M | £3.56M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-13➕LABEUR, Christine appointeddirector
- 2024-07-10➕BAGGENSTOSS, Juerg, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-07-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-10📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2024-05-10📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2024-04-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-22➕HAYWARD, Thomas William Roderick appointeddirector
- 2023-07-11📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-06-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03➕LITTLEWOOD, Lizbeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 272BIO LIMITED
- 2019-06-21➕OWEN, Charles Edward, Dr appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Charles Edward Owen Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/06/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Registered office
The Gateway Building Collegiate Square
Shinfield
Reading
Berkshire
RG2 9LH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
BAGGENSTOSS, Juerg, Dr→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-07-10
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HAYWARD, Thomas William Roderick→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-12-22
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LABEUR, Christine→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-09-13
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LITTLEWOOD, Lizbeth Anne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-01-03
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OWEN, Charles Edward, Dr→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-06-21
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/04/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-10
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-05-10
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-05