ARGENX UK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14291093 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-07➕BAUER, Marc Christian, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-12-07➖MURTHY, Ananthram resigneddirector
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-11➖MAZARS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-10-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ARGENX UK LTD
- 2022-08-11➕KNECHTEL, Pierre David appointeddirector
- 2022-08-11➕MAZARS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-08-11➕HAUWERMEIREN, Tim Joris M. Van appointeddirector
- 2022-08-11➖HAUWERMEIREN, Tim Joris M. Van resigneddirector
- 2022-08-11➕MURTHY, Ananthram appointeddirector
- 2022-08-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
Argenx Se is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Argenx Se
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ARGENX UK LTD
This company · 14291093
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Argenx Se Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460
Registered office
Spaces Gerrards Cross
Chalfont Park, Building 1
Gerrards Cross
SL9 0BG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
BAUER, Marc Christian, Dr→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KNECHTEL, Pierre David→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAZARS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-08-11 · resigned 2023-02-11
HAUWERMEIREN, Tim Joris M. Van→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-08-11 · resigned 2022-08-11
MURTHY, Ananthram→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-08-11 · resigned 2024-12-07
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-11