BIO-OIL RESEARCH LIMITED

Company number 01156867 ·

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Executive summary

Bio-Oil Research Limited is a 50-year-old micro-entity in medical retail experiencing severe and accelerating asset erosion, with net assets declining 82% over the past decade to £218K. The company's primary strategic question is whether this decline reflects deliberate shareholder value extraction or operational failure—each requiring fundamentally different responses. With concentrated ownership (>75% control), negligible debt, and potential brand/IP value not reflected on the balance sheet, the business retains optionality for either a digital-first transformation or an orderly exit, but the window for strategic action is rapidly closing given the current trajectory.

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Shareholders' funds

£217,685

Balance sheet as at 2025-09-30

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What it does

The principal activity of the company is retail of medical and orthopaedic goods.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1974-01-14
Employees
5 (2025 accounts · was 4 in 2024)
Registered office
3rd Floor Granite Building, 6 Stanley Street, Liverpool, England, L1 6AF
Postcode
L1 6AF
Capital
198 GBP
Accounts category
Micro
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-09-30
Next due by
2027-06-30
Financial year end
30 September

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-08-11
Next due by
2027-08-25
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 47749 Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) not elsewhere classified

Officers 3 current · 7 resigned

Appointed 2010-08-31
Appointed 1991-12-12
Director Appointed 1991-12-12

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Contact details

Website
biooilresearch.co.uk
Phone
01270629323, 01270625914

Among its peers

The oldest

of 18 similar companies in L, trading since 1974

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Competitors Liverpool

This company ranks 7 among retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids) not elsewhere classified in Liverpool.

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The class of 1974

54%

of the 5,336 companies incorporated in 1974 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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