1LIFE BIOSCIENCE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15380756 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-02
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 21100
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  2. 2025-04-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2025-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-29
    HINTON, Graham appointed
    director
  6. 2025-01-29
    LYON, Alice Elizabeth appointed
    director
  7. 2025-01-29
    MILLER, Robert Eric appointed
    director
  8. 2025-01-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-01-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-01-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-01-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1LIFE BIOSCIENCE LTD
  12. 2024-01-02
    JONSSON, Ulfur Ingi appointed
    director
  13. 2024-01-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-23

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC21100 — SIC 21100

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-09

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

HINTON, Graham
director · ~80y · appointed 2025-01-29
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Active
JONSSON, Ulfur Ingi
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-01-02
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Active
LYON, Alice Elizabeth
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-01-29
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Active
MILLER, Robert Eric
director · ~76y · appointed 2025-01-29
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-02