ABZENA (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED
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Executive summary
Abzena (Cambridge) Limited is a non-trading holding/operating subsidiary whose standalone credit profile is inadequate for independent lending, necessitating a conditional approval reliant on a parent company guarantee and group financial review. The underlying business operates in a resilient and specialized biotech CDMO sector, but strategic control and cash flow direction reside with the US-influenced parent group. Credit exposure must be evaluated and monitored at the consolidated group level to mitigate structural subordination risks inherent in this corporate structure.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-12-21
- Registered office
- Babraham Research Campus, Babraham, Cambridge, CB22 3AT
- Postcode
- CB22 3AT
- Capital
- 2,279 GBP
- Accounts category
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-19
- Next due by
- 2027-04-02
Nature of business (SIC)
- 72190 Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Officers 5 current · 19 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by ABZENA (UK) LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Contact details
- Website
- abzena.co.uk
Abzena is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical CDMO+CRO for antibodies, ADCs, AOCs, RDCs, vaccines, from discovery thru commercial.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ANTITOPE LIMITED | 2018-12-21 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THE LONDON BIOSCIENCE INNOVATION CENTRE 2 ROYAL COLLEGE STREET, LONDON, NW1 0NH | 2014-07-04 |
| BUILDING 405, BABRAHAM RESEARCH CAMPUS, BABRAHAM, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 3AT | 2013-08-01 |
| THE HOLTS SARGENTS YARD, HIGH STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE CB5 9JG | 2006-08-18 |
| SUITE 18 FOLKESTONE ENTERPRISE, CENTRE SHEARWAY BUSINESS PARK, SHEARWAY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT CT19 4RH | 2004-12-30 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 288 similar companies in CB, trading since 2004
The class of 2004
28%
of the 274 companies in this sector incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 70% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-09-26
- Where
- Cambridgeshire
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB436369 | Cambridgeshire | Leasehold | 2018-09-26 | — |
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