INSTEM LIMITED
Company number 07148099 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Instem Limited operates as a specialized niche leader in the highly regulated life sciences informatics sector, providing mission-critical software to pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients globally. Its recent transition from a publicly listed PLC to a PE-backed private entity under Ichor Management signals a strategic shift toward aggressive margin expansion and industry consolidation. While the company benefits from high switching costs and strong sector tailwinds, its future trajectory will heavily depend on how effectively it executes the "buy-and-build" strategy typical of its new ownership structure without stifling essential R&D innovation.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2010-02-05
- Registered office
- Diamond Way, Stone Business Park, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 0SD
- Postcode
- ST15 0SD
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- 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
- 2026-02-05
- Next due by
- 2027-02-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 62012 Business and domestic software development
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 2 current · 20 resigned
Group structure 11 subsidiaries
Controlled by ICHOR MANAGEMENT LIMITED — since 2023-11-20
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA913493 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- instem.com
Instem provides advanced and best-in-class IT solutions to the global health and life sciences community which improves the productivity of their processes in the discovery and development of new drugs, therapies and products.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| INSTEM PLC | 2023-12-12 |
| INSTEM LIFE SCIENCE SYSTEMS PLC | 2012-01-13 |
| INSTEM LIFE SCIENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED | 2010-10-07 |
| HELIUM MIRACLE 99 LIMITED | 2010-09-24 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WEBBER HOUSE 28-28 MARKET STREET, ALTRINCHAM, CHESHIRE, WA14 1PF | 2010-09-27 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 405 similar companies in ST, trading since 2010
The class of 2010
31%
of the 3,050 companies in this sector incorporated in 2010 are still active today; 67% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.