OCCAM BIOSCIENCES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC707668 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-25
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-3.20M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 1 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,204,806
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£114k
Net Worth
-£3.2m
Current Assets
£315k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.20M | — |
| Current assets | £315.1k | — |
| Cash | £114.0k | — |
| Debtors | £201.1k | — |
| Net assets | £-3.20M | — |
| Average employees | — | 1100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-16➖LEE, Kenneth, Dr resigneddirector
- 2023-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs OCCAM BIOSCIENCES LIMITED
- 2021-08-25➕SULLIVAN, Gareth John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-08-25➕SØNSTEBØ, David appointeddirector
- 2021-08-25➕LEE, Kenneth, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-08-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Sønstebø Individual · Norwegian · DOB 05/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/08/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Registered office
Prospect Ii Prospect Business Centre
Gemini Crescent, Dundee Technology Park
Dundee
DD2 1TY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SULLIVAN, Gareth John, Dr→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SØNSTEBØ, David→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEE, Kenneth, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2021-08-25 · resigned 2024-02-16
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-25