BIOPHORE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC104256 · ltd · incorporated 1987-04-23

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2013-04-19
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2013-04-19
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Company dissolved
2013-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-01-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-12-28
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2012-12-17
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2012-01-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-01-06
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-01-26
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-26
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2010-01-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2009-02-23
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2009-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-01-11
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legacy
address · 287
2008-01-09
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2007-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-01-10
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legacy
annual-return · 363a
2006-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2006-01-13
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legacy
annual-return · 363s
2005-12-14
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legacy
address · 287
2005-10-11
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legacy
officers · 288c
2005-09-10
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SMITH, John Francis Boucher resigned
director
2005-09-05
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DONALDSON ALEXANDER RUSSELL & HADDOW appointed
corporate-secretary
2005-09-05
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MILLAR, Morag Dickson appointed
director
2005-09-05
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SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2000-02-04
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MCIVER O.B.E, Malcolm resigned
secretary
2000-02-04
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SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1987-04-23
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Company incorporated
As BIOPHORE LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2013-04-19

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1987-04-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

Donaldson Alexander Russell

& Haddow, Rothesay House

134 Douglas Street

Glasgow

G2 4HF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2012-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

DONALDSON ALEXANDER RUSSELL & HADDOW→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-05

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Active

MILLAR, Morag Dickson→

director · ~80y · appointed 2005-09-05

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Active

MILLAR, William Thomas, Doctor→

director · ~82y

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Active

MCIVER O.B.E, Malcolm→

secretary · resigned 2000-02-04

Resigned

SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-02-04 · resigned 2005-09-05

Resigned

SMITH, John Francis Boucher→

director · ~88y · resigned 2005-09-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2013-04-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2013-01-18

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2013-01-15

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2012-12-28

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2012-12-17

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2012-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2011-12-19

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2011-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2010-12-31

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2010-01-26

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2010-01-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2010-01-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2010-01-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2010-01-24

legacy

annual-return · 363a

2009-02-23