UBIQUIGENT LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC362461 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-10

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 11.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.0y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	1000	1200

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-01-27
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Company dissolved
2025-11-11
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-11-05
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2022-08-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
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move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2022-05-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-26
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FRAME, Sheelagh Macdonald, Dr appointed
director
2022-02-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-06-21
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-27
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BROWN, Jason Peter, Dr resigned
director
2020-09-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-16
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HADDLETON & CO LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-04-16
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IP2IPO SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2018-09-21
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IP2IPO SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2018-02-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-11-16
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IP2IPO SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-08-12
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EDE, Laurence John appointed
director
2015-05-01
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MUNDIN, Jason William appointed
director
2015-04-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: IP2IPO Limited
2013-09-16
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TREHERNE, Jonathan Mark, Dr appointed
director
2013-04-04
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IP2IPO SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2009-10-06
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RATCLIFFE, Ian Webster appointed
director
2009-10-06
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BARR, Alan Lamont resigned
director
2009-10-06
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BROWN, Jason Peter, Dr appointed
director
2009-10-06
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2009-07-10
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Company incorporated
As UBIQUIGENT LTD
2009-07-10
➕
BARR, Alan Lamont appointed
director
2009-07-10
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LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-01-27

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Scottish Enterprise

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Ip2ipo Portfolio (Gp) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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UBIQUIGENT LTD

This company · SC362461

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Scottish Enterprise Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	26/12/2017
Ip2ipo Portfolio (Gp) Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	13/06/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ip2ipo Limitedceased 13/06/2017· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-07-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

Dundee University Incubator Dundee Technopole

James Lindsay Place

Dundee

DD1 5JJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2025-07-31