ACROBIOSYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13654158 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-30
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Profit before tax£-262.4k
Average employees500300

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2024-07-01
    WU, Haoliang appointed
    secretary
  4. 2024-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-01
    YUNMA TIANLONG INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING CO., LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2023-09-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACROBIOSYSTEMS LIMITED
  11. 2021-09-30
    CHEN, Yiding appointed
    director
  12. 2021-09-30
    YUNMA TIANLONG INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING CO., LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2021-09-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Acrobiosystems Hongkong Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acrobiosystems Hongkong Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACROBIOSYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · 13654158

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acrobiosystems Hongkong Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

2 Wetherby Way
Chessington
KT9 2LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WU, Haoliang
secretary · appointed 2024-07-01
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Active
CHEN, Yiding
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-09-30
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Active
YUNMA TIANLONG INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING CO., LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-09-30 · resigned 2023-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-30