AVONMOUTH PHARMACY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04492333 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-23
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
—
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£719.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 47/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 16.7y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £719,726
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£720k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£216k£432k£647k£863k£1.1mNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£818.3k£825.5k
Current assets£1.08M£1.07M
Cash£8.0k£85.8k
Debtors£1.01M£933.8k
Net assets£719.7k£708.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-02-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-05-11
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Rx Bridge Limited
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-01-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  16. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-01-04
    ➕
    MURPHY, Kris George appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-04
    ➖
    CHANA, Harminder Singh resigned
    director
  20. 2015-04-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2012-10-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2012-10-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Tower Pharmacy Holdings Limited
  23. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    CHANA, Harminder Singh appointed
    director
  24. 2012-08-01
    ➖
    HUNT, Philip Andrew resigned
    director
  25. 2010-06-01
    ➖
    CHANA, Harminder Singh resigned
    director
  26. 2010-05-21
    ➕
    HUNT, Philip Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2009-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2008-01-15
    ➕
    STANDEVEN, Nicholas Robert Crossley appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-01-15
    ➖
    MULLA, Isack Ahmed resigned
    secretary
  30. 2008-01-15
    ➕
    CHANA, Harminder Singh appointed
    director
  31. 2008-01-15
    ➖
    MULLA, Akhterunnisa resigned
    director
  32. 2008-01-15
    ➖
    MULLA, Isack Ahmed resigned
    director
  33. 2002-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AVONMOUTH PHARMACY LIMITED
  34. 2002-07-23
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-07-23
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  36. 2002-07-23
    ➕
    MULLA, Isack Ahmed appointed
    secretary
  37. 2002-07-23
    ➕
    MULLA, Akhterunnisa appointed
    director
  38. 2002-07-23
    ➕
    MULLA, Isack Ahmed appointed
    director
  39. 2002-07-23
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2002-07-23
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22

Group structure

Mansim Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mansim Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AVONMOUTH PHARMACY LIMITED
This company · 04492333

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
Mansim Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Harminder Singh Chanaceased 27/02/2024· 75-100% shares · firm interest

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

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9 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
Incorporated2002-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

122 Winchcombe Street
Cheltenham
GL52 2NW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-08

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

STANDEVEN, Nicholas Robert Crossley→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MURPHY, Kris George→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-23 · resigned 2002-07-23
Resigned
MULLA, Isack Ahmed→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-23 · resigned 2008-01-15
Resigned
CHANA, Harminder Singh→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2016-01-04
Resigned
CHANA, Harminder Singh→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-01-15 · resigned 2010-06-01
Resigned
HUNT, Philip Andrew→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-05-21 · resigned 2012-08-01
Resigned
MULLA, Akhterunnisa→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-07-23 · resigned 2008-01-15
Resigned
MULLA, Isack Ahmed→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-07-23 · resigned 2008-01-15
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-23 · resigned 2002-07-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Rx Bridge
Rx Bridge Limited
A registered charge8 properties11/05/2023—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—07/01/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—13/04/2015—
outstanding
Tower Pharmacy Holdings
Tower Pharmacy Holdings Limited
Debenture1 property03/10/2012—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/11/200920/10/2012
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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-26