BOTANICS BIOTECH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC194382 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-16

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-12-09
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2024-12-06
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2023-12-19
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accounts · AA
2022-12-05
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2021-12-06
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accounts · AA
2021-02-18
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accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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accounts · AA
2018-12-20
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accounts · AA
2018-06-20
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officers · CH01
2018-05-03
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officers · TM01
2018-05-02
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HOLLINGSWORTH, Peter, Prof appointed
director
2018-05-02
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MACNAB, Alasdair James, Dr resigned
director
2018-05-02
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officers · AP01
2017-12-15
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accounts · AA
2016-12-06
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accounts · AA
2016-02-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-16
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accounts · AA
2013-12-20
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BLACKMORE, Stephen, Professor resigned
director
2013-12-20
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MACNAB, Alasdair James, Dr appointed
director
2012-03-09
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GIBBY, Mary, Professor resigned
director
2010-07-01
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LOVE, Gary resigned
secretary
2010-07-01
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LOVE, Gary resigned
director
2002-10-02
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GIBBY, Mary, Professor appointed
director
2002-10-01
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CRONK, Quentin, Dr resigned
director
2000-10-27
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LOVE, Gary appointed
secretary
2000-10-27
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NEVILLE, Jane Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2000-10-27
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LOVE, Gary appointed
director
2000-10-27
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NEVILLE, Jane Elizabeth resigned
director
2000-04-03
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BLACKMORE, Stephen, Professor appointed
director
2000-04-03
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CRONK, Quentin, Dr appointed
director
2000-04-03
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NEVILLE, Jane Elizabeth appointed
director
2000-04-03
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WILL, Colin David resigned
director
1999-06-23
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MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell resigned
nominee-secretary
1999-06-23
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NEVILLE, Jane Elizabeth appointed
secretary
1999-06-23
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MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell resigned
nominee-director
1999-06-23
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WILL, Colin David appointed
director
1999-06-23
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WILL, James Robert resigned
nominee-director
1999-03-16
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Company incorporated
As BOTANICS BIOTECH LIMITED
1999-03-16
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MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell appointed
nominee-secretary
1999-03-16
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MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell appointed
nominee-director
1999-03-16
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WILL, James Robert appointed
nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Corporate parent

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BOTANICS BIOTECH LIMITED

This company · SC194382

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
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Corporate entity	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1999-03-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

20a Inverleith Row

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH3 5LS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

HOLLINGSWORTH, Peter, Prof→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-05-02

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Active

LOVE, Gary→

secretary · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2010-07-01

Resigned

MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-16 · resigned 1999-06-23

Resigned

NEVILLE, Jane Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1999-06-23 · resigned 2000-10-27

Resigned

BLACKMORE, Stephen, Professor→

director · ~74y · appointed 2000-04-03 · resigned 2013-12-20

Resigned

CRONK, Quentin, Dr→

director · ~67y · appointed 2000-04-03 · resigned 2002-10-01

Resigned

GIBBY, Mary, Professor→

director · ~77y · appointed 2002-10-02 · resigned 2012-03-09

Resigned

LOVE, Gary→

director · ~63y · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2010-07-01

Resigned

MACNAB, Alasdair James, Dr→

director · ~72y · appointed 2013-12-20 · resigned 2018-05-02

Resigned

MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell→

nominee-director · ~72y · appointed 1999-03-16 · resigned 1999-06-23

Resigned

NEVILLE, Jane Elizabeth→

director · ~69y · appointed 2000-04-03 · resigned 2000-10-27

Resigned

WILL, Colin David→

director · ~84y · appointed 1999-06-23 · resigned 2000-04-03

Resigned

WILL, James Robert→

nominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1999-03-16 · resigned 1999-06-23

Resigned

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