OPTNEAR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08234082 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-28
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 11.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£72.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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, 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £71,986
Net assets shrinking
Down £40,499 YoY
Cash YoY
-6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£128k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Net Worth
£72k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£359k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£80k£160k£240k£320k£400kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£608.6k£699.8k
Current assets£359.4k£400.4k
Cash£127.6k£135.7k
Debtors£147.8k£174.3k
Net assets£72.0k£112.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-11
    ➕
    AHMED, Afsha Arooge, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-16
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-10-16
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2023-10-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2023-09-25
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  12. 2023-09-25
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  13. 2023-09-25
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  14. 2023-08-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2023-08-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2023-08-30
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2023-08-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2023-08-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-03-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-11-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2014-12-16
    ➕
    KHAN, Raja Shujahat Hassan Ilyas appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-16
    ➖
    GREENE, Jonathan Ian resigned
    director
  26. 2014-12-16
    ➖
    WHITEMAN, Andrew Ian resigned
    director
  27. 2014-12-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2014-12-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2012-09-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OPTNEAR LIMITED
  30. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    GREENE, Jonathan Ian appointed
    director
  31. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  32. 2012-09-28
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  33. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    WHITEMAN, Andrew Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Raja S Hassan Ilyas Khan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2012-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

92a Station Road
Addlestone
KT15 2AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

AHMED, Afsha Arooge, Dr→
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KHAN, Raja Shujahat Hassan Ilyas→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREENE, Jonathan Ian→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2014-12-16
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2012-09-28
Resigned
WHITEMAN, Andrew Ian→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2014-12-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property25/09/2023—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—25/09/2023—
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge1 property25/09/2023—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/12/201430/08/2023
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—16/12/201430/08/2023
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Recent filings (51 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-30