ARUN SHARMA CHEMISTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02864053 · ltd · incorporated 1993-10-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 32.2y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
91 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees36003700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-03-24
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  3. 2024-03-25
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  4. 2024-01-03
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-24
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  7. 2021-04-14
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  8. 2019-12-16
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  9. 2018-12-06
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  10. 2017-12-20
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  11. 2016-12-22
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  12. 2016-12-08
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    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2016-12-08
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  17. 2016-12-08
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    Charge satisfied #7
  18. 2016-12-08
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    Charge satisfied #6
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    Charge satisfied #5
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2016-12-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2016-12-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2007-11-29
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    Charge satisfied #8
  25. 2002-09-27
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Medical Finance (Retail) Limited
  26. 2002-09-02
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Medical Finance (Retail) Limited
  27. 2002-08-13
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Aah Pharmaceuticals Limited
  28. 1997-09-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  29. 1997-06-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Statim Finance Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined)
  30. 1997-02-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Statim Finance as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined)
  31. 1994-05-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Statim Finance Limited
  32. 1994-05-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Statim Finance Limited
  33. 1993-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ARUN SHARMA CHEMISTS LIMITED
  34. 1993-10-14
    ➕
    SHARMA, Neeru appointed
    secretary
  35. 1993-10-14
    ➕
    SHARMA, Arun Kumar appointed
    director
  36. 1993-10-14
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1993-10-14
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1993-10-14
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1993-10-14
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHARMA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arun Kumar Sharma
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated1993-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

108 Portswood Road
Southampton
SO17 2FW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHARMA, Neeru→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARMA, Arun Kumar→
director · ~63y · appointed 1993-10-14
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-10-14 · resigned 1993-10-14
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-10-14 · resigned 1993-10-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Medical Finance (Retail)
Medical Finance (Retail) Limited
Debenture1 property27/09/200229/11/2007
satisfied
Medical Finance (Retail)
Medical Finance (Retail) Limited
Legal charge1 property02/09/200208/12/2016
satisfied
Aah Pharmaceuticals
Aah Pharmaceuticals Limited
Debenture1 property13/08/200208/12/2016
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/09/199708/12/2016
satisfied
Statim Finance as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined)
Statim Finance Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined)
Legal mortgage1 property12/06/199708/12/2016
satisfied
Statim Finance as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (As Defined)
Mortgage debenture1 property28/02/199708/12/2016
satisfied
Statim Finance
Statim Finance Limited
Legal charge1 property16/05/199408/12/2016
satisfied
Statim Finance
Statim Finance Limited
Debenture1 property16/05/199408/12/2016

Recent filings (91 total)

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2026-03-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
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accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
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accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2020-10-14
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accounts · AA
2019-12-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-14