AFORTIORI BIO LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16612391 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-29
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: low (42/100)

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-03
    TULLY, Elizabeth, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2026-02-01
    LUKEY, Pauline Teresa, Dr appointed
    director
  6. 2026-01-29
    WOGEL, Jonathan Michael, Dr appointed
    director
  7. 2026-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2026-01-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2026-01-01
    RALPH, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director
  10. 2025-10-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2025-10-13
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2025-10-10
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  13. 2025-10-10
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  14. 2025-10-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2025-07-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFORTIORI BIO LIMITED
  16. 2025-07-29
    WALL, Nicola Teresa, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2025-07-29
    📄
    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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.9 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
Gunnels Wood Road
Stevenage
SG1 2FX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last:

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

LUKEY, Pauline Teresa, Dr
director · ~71y · appointed 2026-02-01
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Active
RALPH, Elizabeth Jane
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
TULLY, Elizabeth, Dr
director · ~48y · appointed 2026-02-03
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Active
WALL, Nicola Teresa, Dr
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-07-29
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Active
WOGEL, Jonathan Michael, Dr
director · ~62y · appointed 2026-01-29
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-13
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-10-10
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-10-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-29