AAA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08164850 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-01
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 21100
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-24

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-08-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-08-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-09-16
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    SOHNA, Promila resigned
    secretary
  16. 2013-09-16
    ➖
    SOHNA, Kuldeep resigned
    director
  17. 2012-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AAA PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
  18. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    PHULL, Ravinder Singh appointed
    director
  19. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    SOHNA, Promila appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-08-01
    ➕
    SOHNA, Kuldeep appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC21100 — SIC 21100

Registered office

113-115 Anderton Park Road
Birmingham
B13 9DQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PHULL, Ravinder Singh→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOHNA, Promila→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2013-09-16
Resigned
SOHNA, Kuldeep→
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-08-01 · resigned 2013-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-30