SERCADER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC567771 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-03-01
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2018-08-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2017-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As SERCADER LIMITED
  16. 2017-06-05
    WARDHAUGH, Christopher Thomas appointed
    director
  17. 2017-06-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Thomas Wardhaugh
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/10/2020

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
Incorporated2017-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

123 Irish Street
Dumfries
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 2PE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WARDHAUGH, Christopher Thomas
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-06-05
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04