ACCESSION THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13083685 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-15
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
46 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-19➕NICKLASSON, Alf Gunnar Martin, Dr appointeddirector
- 2026-03-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-02-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-18➕LAING, Hamish Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-12-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-23➕LAING, Ian Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-10-22➖ROBINSON, Hans Ivar resigneddirector
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-10-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-10-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17➕ROBINSON, Hans Ivar appointeddirector
- 2021-06-16➕ZOU, Ling appointeddirector
- 2020-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCESSION THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
- 2020-12-15➕CROSS, Nicholas John appointeddirector
- 2020-12-15➕JAKOBSEN, Bent Karsten appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LAING, Hamish Alexander (same surname) appointed 2026-02-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Registered office
Building 7600c The Quorum, Alec Issigonis Way
Arc Oxford North
Oxford
OX4 2JZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)
CROSS, Nicholas John→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2020-12-15
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JAKOBSEN, Bent Karsten→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-12-15
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LAING, Hamish Alexander→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2026-02-18
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LAING, Ian Michael→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2025-10-23
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NICKLASSON, Alf Gunnar Martin, Dr→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2026-05-19
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Active
ROBINSON, Hans Ivar→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-08-17 · resigned 2025-10-22
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Recent filings (46 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08