FIOS GENOMICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC341432 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-15

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 15.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.2y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

100

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	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	4500	4800

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-19
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HAYRIKYAN, Sarah Susan Gardner appointed
director
2025-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-06
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GHAZAL, Peter, Professor resigned
director
2024-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-11
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-01-24
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-01-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-08-14
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-08-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2017-02-16
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BYLESJO, Max, Dr appointed
director
2015-10-12
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JOHNSTON, Alan Mcdougall appointed
director
2015-04-28
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FREEMAN, Thomas Charles, Professor resigned
director
2014-12-31
➖
PRIMROSE, Sandy, Dr resigned
director
2014-12-01
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RAMSAY, Martin William appointed
director
2013-09-30
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BUCKIE, James William, Dr resigned
secretary
2013-09-30
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BUCKIE, James William, Dr resigned
director
2013-05-31
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FREEMAN, Thomas Charles, Professor appointed
director
2013-05-17
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LYNAGH, Sarah, Dr appointed
director
2012-04-23
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RUBIN, Gary Leslie, Dr resigned
director
2012-02-29
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STRACHAN, Alistair, Dr appointed
director
2012-02-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-06-03
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BUCKIE, James William, Dr appointed
secretary
2011-06-03
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BUCKIE, James William, Dr appointed
director
2011-06-01
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PRIMROSE, Sandy, Dr appointed
director
2011-05-26
➖
FREEMAN, Thomas Charles, Professor resigned
secretary
2011-05-26
➖
FORSTER, Thorsten resigned
director
2011-05-26
➖
FREEMAN, Thomas Charles, Professor resigned
director
2011-02-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: East of Scotland Investment Fund Limited
2010-09-28
➕
RUBIN, Gary Leslie, Dr appointed
director
2010-09-13
➖
ENRIGHT, Anton James, Dr resigned
director
2008-05-20
➕
FREEMAN, Thomas Charles, Professor appointed
secretary
2008-05-20
➖
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-05-20
➕
ENRIGHT, Anton James, Dr appointed
director
2008-05-20
➕
FORSTER, Thorsten appointed
director
2008-05-20
➕
FREEMAN, Thomas Charles, Professor appointed
director
2008-05-20
➕
GHAZAL, Peter, Professor appointed
director
2008-05-20
➖
MBM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Incorporated2008-04-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

Nine

9 Little France Road

Edinburgh

EH16 4UX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-29

Last: 2026-04-15