EUROGENTEC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC139668 · ltd · incorporated 1992-08-10

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

111 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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2024-10-10
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2023-10-03
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2022-11-17
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2021-12-30
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2020-10-29
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accounts · AA
2020-10-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-07-10
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accounts · AA
2019-07-04
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officers · AP01
2019-07-04
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officers · TM01
2019-06-04
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JANSSENS, Lieven appointed
director
2019-06-04
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SUGAWARA, Masanobu resigned
director
2018-10-15
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officers · TM02
2018-07-27
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accounts · AA
2018-06-01
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TAKEMURA, Sosuke resigned
secretary
2017-10-09
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2017-07-12
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2016-04-01
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SUGAWARA, Masanobu appointed
director
2016-04-01
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YASUDA, Takamune resigned
director
2016-01-01
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DELWART, Jean-Pierre resigned
director
2013-03-27
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TAKEMURA, Sosuke appointed
secretary
2013-03-26
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JEANPIERRE, Valerie resigned
secretary
2012-04-01
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DISTEXHE, Veronique resigned
secretary
2012-04-01
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JEANPIERRE, Valerie appointed
secretary
2010-09-22
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YASUDA, Takamune appointed
director
2010-07-26
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MARTIAL, Joseph Augustin Hubert Marie Gilco, Prof/Dr resigned
director
2005-03-23
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SPARAXIS SA resigned
corporate-director
2004-06-23
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BROWN, Thomas, Professor resigned
director
2001-06-18
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BROWN, Doarcas Jemema Selvarani resigned
secretary
2001-06-18
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DISTEXHE, Veronique appointed
secretary
2001-06-18
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BROWN, Doarcas Jemema Selvarani resigned
director
1999-04-19
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DELWART, Jean-Pierre appointed
director
1999-04-19
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MARTIAL, Joseph Augustin Hubert Marie Gilco, Prof/Dr appointed
director
1999-04-19
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SPARAXIS SA appointed
corporate-director
1992-08-31
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BROWN, Doarcas Jemema Selvarani appointed
secretary
1992-08-31
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-08-31
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BROWN, Doarcas Jemema Selvarani appointed
director
1992-08-31
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BROWN, Thomas, Professor appointed
director
1992-08-31
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1992-08-10
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Company incorporated
As EUROGENTEC LIMITED
1992-08-10
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-08-10
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Lieven Janssens Individual · Belgian · DOB 11/1962 · age 64	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Kaneka Eurogentec Saceased 15/10/2020· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1992-08-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

25 Rubislaw Terrace

Aberdeen

AB10 1XE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-01

Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

JANSSENS, Lieven→

director · ~64y · appointed 2019-06-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Doarcas Jemema Selvarani→

secretary · appointed 1992-08-31 · resigned 2001-06-18

Resigned

DISTEXHE, Veronique→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-18 · resigned 2012-04-01

Resigned

JEANPIERRE, Valerie→

secretary · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2013-03-26

Resigned

TAKEMURA, Sosuke→

secretary · appointed 2013-03-27 · resigned 2018-06-01

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-08-10 · resigned 1992-08-31

Resigned

BROWN, Doarcas Jemema Selvarani→

director · ~76y · appointed 1992-08-31 · resigned 2001-06-18

Resigned

BROWN, Thomas, Professor→

director · ~74y · appointed 1992-08-31 · resigned 2004-06-23

Resigned

DELWART, Jean-Pierre→

director · ~76y · appointed 1999-04-19 · resigned 2016-01-01

Resigned

MARTIAL, Joseph Augustin Hubert Marie Gilco, Prof/Dr→

director · ~81y · appointed 1999-04-19 · resigned 2010-07-26

Resigned

SUGAWARA, Masanobu→

director · ~55y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2019-06-04

Resigned

YASUDA, Takamune→

director · ~70y · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2016-04-01

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-08-10 · resigned 1992-08-31

Resigned

SPARAXIS SA→

corporate-director · appointed 1999-04-19 · resigned 2005-03-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

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2024-10-10

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2024-09-04

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2022-07-18

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2021-12-30

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2021-07-26

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2020-10-29

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2020-10-15

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2020-10-15

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2020-10-15

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