BACX LIFE SCIENCES LTD.

🏛️Establishedactive
12485375 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-26
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£21.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
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
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,814
Net assets shrinking
Down £701,801 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↓ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£173k£346k£519k£693k£866kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£21.8k£745.9k
Current assets£52.2k£865.7k
Net assets£21.8k£723.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
    ➖
    LAKIN ROSE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-02-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-09-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2024-03-26
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2024-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-01-26
    ➖
    MAHONEY, Mick resigned
    director
  14. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-10-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2023-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-07-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    MAHONEY, Mick appointed
    director
  20. 2023-05-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2023-05-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2023-04-03
    ➕
    RONALD, Bill appointed
    director
  23. 2023-03-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  24. 2023-03-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2020-03-31
    ➕
    PELL, Jonathan David, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2020-03-17
    ➖
    HOUGHTON, Philip James resigned
    director
  27. 2020-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BACX LIFE SCIENCES LTD.
  28. 2020-02-26
    ➕
    BAITS-TOMLIN, Jason Shaun appointed
    director
  29. 2020-02-26
    ➕
    LAKIN ROSE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2020-02-26
    ➕
    HOUGHTON, Philip James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jason Shaun Baits-Tomlin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control26/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

John Eccles House Robert Robinson Avenue
Oxford Science Park
Oxford
OX4 4GP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BAITS-TOMLIN, Jason Shaun→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PELL, Jonathan David, Dr→
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RONALD, Bill→
director · ~71y · appointed 2023-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAKIN ROSE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-02-26 · resigned 2026-02-02
Resigned
HOUGHTON, Philip James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-02-26 · resigned 2020-03-17
Resigned
MAHONEY, Mick→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2024-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-20
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-11