ACME PHARMA LTD
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.70M | £1.84M |
| Current assets | £2.42M | £888.4k |
| Cash | £309.1k | £82.6k |
| Debtors | £2.04M | £696.8k |
| Net assets | £1.31M | £1.31M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-09-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-03-29➖SHAH, Bimalkumar resigneddirector
- 2015-03-15➕BUDDHADEV, Rinkle Rameshkumar appointeddirector
- 2014-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ACME PHARMA LTD
- 2014-04-16➕SHAH, Bimalkumar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rinkle Rameshkumar Buddhadev Individual · English · DOB 04/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 16/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/10/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/09/2017 | — |