ALAN STOCKLEY & COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00686142 · ltd · incorporated 1961-03-13
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£684.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.9y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £684,776
Cash YoY
-21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£61k
↓ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£685k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£227k£455k£682k£909k£1.1mNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£698.7k£633.0k
Current assets£1.14M£1.06M
Cash£61.5k£77.7k
Debtors£990.8k£900.9k
Net assets£684.8k£609.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2023-02-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-01-13
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2020-01-13
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2020-01-08
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-01-07
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    AMPOMAH, Benjamin appointed
    director
  16. 2020-01-07
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    KENNY, Martin Thomas, Dr resigned
    director
  17. 2020-01-07
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    KENNY, Mary Katherine, Dr resigned
    director
  18. 2020-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-01-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2020-01-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2020-01-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 2019-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-10-30
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    WELLARD, Benjamin resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-10-30
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    WELLARD, Benjamin resigned
    director
  26. 2014-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2012-01-04
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    PEARSON, Lisa resigned
    director
  28. 2010-08-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aah Parmaceuticals Limited, Barclay Pharmaceuticals Limited
  29. 2007-09-22
    ➖
    DICKERSON, Graham Richard resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-09-22
    ➕
    WELLARD, Benjamin appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-09-22
    ➖
    CUPPER, Gerald Arthur resigned
    director
  32. 2007-09-22
    ➖
    DICKERSON, Graham Richard resigned
    director
  33. 2007-09-22
    ➕
    KENNY, Mary Katherine, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2007-09-22
    ➕
    WELLARD, Benjamin appointed
    director
  35. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    DICKERSON, Graham Richard appointed
    secretary
  36. 2004-11-30
    ➖
    STOCKLEY, Alan resigned
    secretary
  37. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    CUPPER, Gerald Arthur appointed
    director
  38. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    DICKERSON, Graham Richard appointed
    director
  39. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    KENNY, Martin Thomas, Dr appointed
    director
  40. 2004-11-30
    ➕
    PEARSON, Lisa appointed
    director
  41. 2004-11-30
    ➖
    STOCKLEY, Alan resigned
    director
  42. 2004-11-30
    ➖
    STOCKLEY, Elizabeth Anne resigned
    director
  43. 1994-07-18
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    HAMMOND, Janet resigned
    director
  44. 1987-01-05
    ➕
    STOCKLEY, Alan appointed
    director
  45. 1961-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN STOCKLEY & COMPANY LIMITED

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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 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

The Chemist Shop Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Chemist Shop Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ALAN STOCKLEY & COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 00686142

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Chemist Shop Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/08/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

The Pharmacy
37 Lynn Road Snettisham
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE31 7LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

AMPOMAH, Benjamin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKERSON, Graham Richard→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2007-09-22
Resigned
STOCKLEY, Alan→
secretary · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
WELLARD, Benjamin→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-22 · resigned 2015-10-30
Resigned
CUPPER, Gerald Arthur→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2007-09-22
Resigned
DICKERSON, Graham Richard→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2007-09-22
Resigned
HAMMOND, Janet→
director · ~94y · resigned 1994-07-18
Resigned
KENNY, Martin Thomas, Dr→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2020-01-07
Resigned
KENNY, Mary Katherine, Dr→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-09-22 · resigned 2020-01-07
Resigned
PEARSON, Lisa→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-11-30 · resigned 2012-01-04
Resigned
STOCKLEY, Alan→
director · ~80y · appointed 1987-01-05 · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
STOCKLEY, Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~80y · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
WELLARD, Benjamin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-09-22 · resigned 2015-10-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/01/2020—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/01/2020—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/01/2020—
satisfied
Aah Parmaceuticals , Barclay Pharmaceuticals
Aah Parmaceuticals Limited, Barclay Pharmaceuticals Limited
Debenture1 property06/08/201026/03/2014
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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24