AVENTIS PHARMA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01535640 · ltd · incorporated 1980-12-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 41.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 41.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 41.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
40 officers (2 active, 40 linked, 33 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
238 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 insolvency
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 2 capital
- • 1 insolvency
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (95 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2026-04-14📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2026-04-14⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2026-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-01➕MOHAMED, Walaa Mostafa Abbas Awad appointeddirector
- 2026-02-01➕MOUSSA, Ahmed Mohamed Moustafa appointeddirector
- 2026-02-01➖KHAN, Usman resigneddirector
- 2026-02-01➖UBHI, Rippondeep resigneddirector
- 2025-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2025-05-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-01➖BAIRD, Jessamy Rachel resigneddirector
- 2024-03-01➕UBHI, Rippondeep appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-19➕BAIRD, Jessamy Rachel appointeddirector
- 2021-08-19➖TILLETT, Gordon Michael resigneddirector
- 2021-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-31➖DUHALDE, Francois-Xavier resigneddirector
- 2021-03-31➖FRY, Hugo Rupert Alexander resigneddirector
- 2021-03-31➕KHAN, Usman appointeddirector
- 2021-03-31➕TILLETT, Gordon Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-01-01➕FRY, Hugo Rupert Alexander appointeddirector
- 2016-09-30➖STENVALL, Tarja Johanna resigneddirector
- 2016-04-01➕DUHALDE, Francois-Xavier appointeddirector
- 2016-04-01➖LOEW, David Mathias resigneddirector
- 2016-04-01➖PROSSER, Andrew Michael James resigneddirector
- 2015-02-13➕LOEW, David Mathias appointeddirector
- 2015-01-26➖GUENTER, Peter Antoan resigneddirector
- 2014-11-19➕STENVALL, Tarja Johanna appointeddirector
- 2014-07-25➖OLDFIELD, Stephen Philip resigneddirector
- 2012-02-28➕GUENTER, Peter Antoan appointeddirector
- 2011-07-01➖GARIJO, Belen resigneddirector
- 2010-10-01➖MCCLELLAN, Michael James resigneddirector
- 2010-09-01➕PROSSER, Andrew Michael James appointeddirector
- 2010-05-12➖MCCLELLAN, Michael James resignedsecretary
- 2010-05-12➖BROOKSBY, Nigel Stanley resigneddirector
- 2010-05-12➕OLDFIELD, Stephen Philip appointeddirector
- 2008-02-13➕MCCLELLAN, Michael James appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-30➖ROBERTS, Helen resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 95 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2026-04-14: legacy
2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KHAN, Usman resigned 2026-02-01; UBHI, Rippondeep resigned 2026-02-01
Group structure
Sanofi-Aventis Uk Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Sanofi-Aventis Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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AVENTIS PHARMA LIMITED
This company · 01535640
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sanofi-Aventis Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460
Registered office
410 Thames Valley Park Drive
Reading
Berkshire
RG6 1PT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (2 active · 38 resigned)
MOHAMED, Walaa Mostafa Abbas Awad→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2026-02-01
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MOUSSA, Ahmed Mohamed Moustafa→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2026-02-01
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AROZENA, Fernando→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-07-06 · resigned 1995-09-19
CLAPHAM, Christopher Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-19 · resigned 2001-06-30
MCCLELLAN, Michael James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2010-05-12
NICHOLLS, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-06-30 · resigned 2004-02-23
ROBERTS, Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-12-20 · resigned 2008-01-30
SMITH, Suzanne Elaine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2004-12-20
WALES, William Wesley→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-07-06
ASHTON, David Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1997-12-16 · resigned 2000-02-18
BAIRD, Jessamy Rachel→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-08-19 · resigned 2024-03-01
BRISSON, Gilles Denis→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2004-11-08 · resigned 2006-06-01
BROOKSBY, Nigel Stanley→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2004-11-08 · resigned 2010-05-12
BROWN, Elliot Graham, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1993-04-16 · resigned 1995-07-28
CANNON, Paul Douglas Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1993-04-16 · resigned 1995-09-20
CHANCEL, Pierre→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2004-05-19 · resigned 2004-11-08
DE FORCEVILLE, Guillaume Adrien→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-11-08 · resigned 2007-11-16
DUHALDE, Francois-Xavier→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
FRY, Hugo Rupert Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
GARIJO, Belen→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2011-07-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Richardson Vicks Richardson Vicks Limited | Fixed charge | 1 property | 01/07/1985 | — |
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Recent filings (238 total)
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-04-14
legacy
capital · SH20
2026-04-14
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-04-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-03