ADI LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13280928 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-21
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-01➕LEWIS, Darren appointeddirector
- 2023-08-01➕SMITH, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-05-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-04-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ADI LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
- 2021-03-21➕LUSTY, Alan appointeddirector
- 2021-03-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 68. 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.)
Group structure
Systems Adi Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Systems Adi Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADI LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
This company · 13280928
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Systems Adi Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Lustyceased 21/03/2021· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Registered office
66 Melchett Road
Kings Norton
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 3HX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LEWIS, Darren→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-08-01
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Active
SMITH, Paul Andrew→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-07