ACORN PHARMACY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06824480 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-03-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2015-08-25
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    SHARIF, Asif appointed
    director
  18. 2015-08-25
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    HAMID, Osman Naveed resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-08-25
    ➖
    HAMID, Osman Naveed resigned
    director
  20. 2009-04-01
    ➕
    HAMID, Osman Naveed appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    SHARIF, Asif resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    SHARIF, Asif resigned
    director
  23. 2009-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORN PHARMACY LIMITED
  24. 2009-02-19
    ➕
    SHARIF, Asif appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-02-19
    ➕
    HAMID, Osman Naveed appointed
    director
  26. 2009-02-19
    ➕
    SHARIF, Asif appointed
    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

60/100
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 17 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Zahrah Ali
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/09/2016
Mr Asif Sharif
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/09/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

Brook Farm
Quarry Barton
Bristol
BS16 1SG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SHARIF, Asif→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMID, Osman Naveed→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2015-08-25
Resigned
SHARIF, Asif→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
HAMID, Osman Naveed→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2015-08-25
Resigned
SHARIF, Asif→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23