ANIMAL CELLS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC666744 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-08
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £500 |
| Net assets | — | £500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14➖MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-05-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-20➕CLINKENBEARD, John Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-07-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-06➖ROY, George Cunningham resigneddirector
- 2022-07-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01➕ORSOUW, Ernst Jan Van appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-30➖ILLING, Glen resigneddirector
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2020-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ANIMAL CELLS LIMITED
- 2020-07-08➕MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-07-08➕ILLING, Glen appointeddirector
- 2020-07-08➕ROY, George Cunningham appointeddirector
- 2020-07-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Roslin Technologies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Roslin Technologies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ANIMAL CELLS LIMITED
This company · SC666744
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Roslin Technologies Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 08/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis
Registered office
Roslin Innovation Centre The University Of Edinburgh
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian
EH25 9RG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
CLINKENBEARD, John Michael→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ORSOUW, Ernst Jan Van→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-07-08 · resigned 2025-05-14
ILLING, Glen→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-07-08 · resigned 2022-06-30
ROY, George Cunningham→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2020-07-08 · resigned 2023-07-06
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Recent filings (17 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07