TACHIGEN LTD

💤Zombieactive
14136253 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
68/100Strong
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
77
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-242024-05-31

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
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-08-16
    WILLIAMS, Richard Lee, Dr resigned
    director
  7. 2023-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TACHIGEN LTD
  10. 2022-05-27
    BASSEL, George William, Prof. appointed
    director
  11. 2022-05-27
    WILLIAMS, Richard Lee, Dr appointed
    director
  12. 2022-05-27
    📄
    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

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-13: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-03-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Prof. George William Bassel
Individual · Canadian · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BASSEL, George William, Prof.
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-05-27
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Active
WILLIAMS, Richard Lee, Dr
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-05-27 · resigned 2024-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-27