BIOMAR LIMITED

📈Growthactive
SC119586 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-16
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10910
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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
23 officers (5 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
143 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 101
Profitable
Profit before tax £10,637,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 101
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax£10.64M£8.32M
Average employees87009900

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
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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 (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-12-12
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    WILSON, Robert appointed
    director
  7. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-15
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    ROSSTAD, Jan Sverre resigned
    director
  11. 2019-01-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-22
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    ESKILDSEN, Claus appointed
    director
  15. 2017-05-22
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    STENTEBJERG, Mogens resigned
    director
  16. 2017-05-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2016-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2015-11-15
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    MACE, Guy Whitmore resigned
    director
  21. 2015-07-01
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    CAMPBELL, Patrick James appointed
    director
  22. 2015-06-12
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    WILSON, Robert appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-06-12
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    NEWSTEAD, Michael David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2015-01-01
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    DIAZ VERDUGO, Carlos Armando appointed
    director
  25. 2015-01-01
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    SVEJGARD, Torben resigned
    director
  26. 2009-07-01
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    ALSTED, Niels resigned
    director
  27. 2009-07-01
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    ROSSTAD, Jan Sverre appointed
    director
  28. 2008-10-31
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    BRUNBORG, Nils Agnur resigned
    director
  29. 2008-10-31
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    SVEJGARD, Torben appointed
    director
  30. 2005-11-24
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    BRUNBORG, Nils Agnur appointed
    director
  31. 2005-11-24
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    MELING, Jan Fredrik resigned
    director
  32. 2005-03-11
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    ABELSEN, Svein Arne resigned
    director
  33. 2005-03-11
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    MELING, Jan Fredrik appointed
    director
  34. 2002-05-21
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    SPEIRS, John Garrett resigned
    director
  35. 2000-12-14
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    ABELSEN, Svein Arne appointed
    director
  36. 2000-12-14
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    ALSTED, Niels appointed
    director
  37. 2000-12-14
    ➖
    SHEPHERD, Christopher Jonathan, Dr resigned
    director
  38. 2000-12-14
    ➖
    SORENSEN, Jens Bjerg resigned
    director
  39. 1999-11-03
    ➕
    MACE, Guy Whitmore appointed
    director
  40. 1996-05-10
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    BUNDGAARD, Ivan resigned
    director
  41. 1995-05-11
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    CREHAN, Stephen Charles resigned
    secretary
  42. 1995-05-11
    ➕
    NEWSTEAD, Michael David appointed
    secretary
  43. 1995-03-21
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    STENTEBJERG, Mogens appointed
    director
  44. 1995-01-16
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    SORENSEN, Jens Bjerg appointed
    director
  45. 1994-12-17
    ➖
    JENSEN, Preben Moller resigned
    director
  46. 1994-04-29
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    CREHAN, Stephen Charles appointed
    secretary
  47. 1994-04-29
    ➖
    WILKINS, Stuart Paul resigned
    secretary
  48. 1992-12-21
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    BUNDGAARD, Ivan appointed
    director
  49. 1992-12-21
    ➖
    PEDERSEN, Arne resigned
    director
  50. 1992-12-21
    ➕
    SPEIRS, John Garrett appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 57 events

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Biomar Group A/S is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Biomar Group A/S
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BIOMAR LIMITED
This company · SC119586

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Biomar Group A/S
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10910 — SIC 10910

Registered office

North Shore Road
Grangemouth Docks
Grangemouth
FK3 8UL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (5 active · 18 resigned)

WILSON, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Patrick James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DIAZ VERDUGO, Carlos Armando→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ESKILDSEN, Claus→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREHAN, Stephen Charles→
secretary · appointed 1994-04-29 · resigned 1995-05-11
Resigned
NEWSTEAD, Michael David→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-11 · resigned 2015-06-12
Resigned
WILKINS, Stuart Paul→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-05 · resigned 1994-04-29
Resigned
ABELSEN, Svein Arne→
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-12-14 · resigned 2005-03-11
Resigned
ALSTED, Niels→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-12-14 · resigned 2009-07-01
Resigned
BRUNBORG, Nils Agnur→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-11-24 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
BUNDGAARD, Ivan→
director · ~73y · appointed 1992-12-21 · resigned 1996-05-10
Resigned
GOODLAD, Charles Alexander, Dr→
director · ~83y · appointed 1990-01-15 · resigned 1991-07-18
Resigned
JENSEN, Preben Moller→
director · ~78y · appointed 1990-01-15 · resigned 1994-12-17
Resigned
MACE, Guy Whitmore→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-11-03 · resigned 2015-11-15
Resigned
MELING, Jan Fredrik→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-03-11 · resigned 2005-11-24
Resigned
PEDERSEN, Arne→
director · ~83y · appointed 1990-01-15 · resigned 1992-12-21
Resigned
ROSSTAD, Jan Sverre→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2019-01-15
Resigned
SHEPHERD, Christopher Jonathan, Dr→
director · ~80y · appointed 1991-07-25 · resigned 2000-12-14
Resigned
SORENSEN, Jens Bjerg→
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-01-16 · resigned 2000-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (143 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-17