ANDREWS PHARMACY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04339538 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 18.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47730Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
- 53100Postal activities under universal service obligation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5400 | 5300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-15➕HODGSON, Sarah-Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04➕HODGSON, Sarah-Jane appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-06-13➖PARKINSON, John Phillips resignedsecretary
- 2008-01-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2001-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREWS PHARMACY LIMITED
- 2001-12-13➕HODGSON, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2001-12-13➕PARKINSON, John Phillips appointedsecretary
- 2001-12-13➕BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-12-13➖BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-12-13➕DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-12-13➖DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew James Hodgson Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sarah-Jane Hodgson Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/12/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460
Registered office
71 Kennedy Avenue
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK10 3DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
HODGSON, Sarah-Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-01-04
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HODGSON, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-12-13
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HODGSON, Sarah-Jane→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-12-15
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PARKINSON, John Phillips→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2016-06-13
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2001-12-13
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2001-12-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/01/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (68 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15