ADVANCE PHARMA LTD
🌳Matureactive
07893857 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
46 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £620.5k |
| Current assets | — | £321.9k |
| Net assets | — | £51.5k |
| Average employees | 1600 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-07-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-07-18➕SHAH, Bilal Arshad appointeddirector
- 2023-07-18➖RAHMAN, Atiqur resigneddirector
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-05➖AHMED, Imran resigneddirector
- 2012-11-23➕AHMED, Imran appointeddirector
- 2012-11-23➕RAHMAN, Atiqur appointeddirector
- 2011-12-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE PHARMA LTD
- 2011-12-30➕IQBAL, Taseen appointeddirector
- 2011-12-30➕KAUSER, Shaheen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bilal Arshad Shah Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/07/2023 |
Mr Taseen Iqbal Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/07/2023 |
Mrs Shaheen Kauser Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/08/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Atiqur Rahmanceased 18/07/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Taseen Iqbalceased 15/08/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Registered office
14 Oxford Street
Walsall
WS2 9HY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
IQBAL, Taseen→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2011-12-30
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KAUSER, Shaheen→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2011-12-30
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SHAH, Bilal Arshad→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Imran→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2012-11-23 · resigned 2013-08-05
RAHMAN, Atiqur→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-11-23 · resigned 2023-07-18
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/09/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/07/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26