MEDICINE STOP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08989865 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-10
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
24 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-13
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-25
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  4. 2023-01-18
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  5. 2022-01-06
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  6. 2021-04-13
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  7. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-13
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  12. 2015-12-18
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  13. 2015-04-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As MEDICINE STOP LIMITED
  15. 2014-04-10
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    MALIK, Amjed Taj appointed
    secretary
  16. 2014-04-10
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    MALIK, Amjed Taj appointed
    director
  17. 2014-04-10
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    MALIK, Shaheena appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Greenbow Properties Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Greenbow Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MEDICINE STOP LIMITED
This company · 08989865

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
Greenbow Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

27 Quayside
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne And Wear
NE1 3DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MALIK, Amjed Taj→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-10
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Active
MALIK, Amjed Taj→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-04-10
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Active
MALIK, Shaheena→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-04-10
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-10