A. S. FACER (LONGTON) HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11198119 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2022-07-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    BUCKLEY, Nigel Robert appointed
    director
  8. 2022-07-01
    ➕
    MOLYNEUX, Michael appointed
    director
  9. 2022-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-11-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  14. 2021-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-08-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-09-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2019-09-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2019-09-06
    ➕
    BURROWS, Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2019-09-06
    ➕
    MOLYNEUX, Martin appointed
    director
  23. 2019-09-06
    ➖
    FACER, Alan Stuart resigned
    director
  24. 2019-09-06
    ➖
    FACER, Enid Anne resigned
    director
  25. 2019-09-06
    ➖
    FACER, Ian Martin resigned
    director
  26. 2019-09-06
    ➖
    FACER, Lesley Elizabeth resigned
    director
  27. 2018-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. S. FACER (LONGTON) HOLDINGS LIMITED
  28. 2018-02-09
    ➕
    FACER, Alan Stuart appointed
    director
  29. 2018-02-09
    ➕
    FACER, Enid Anne appointed
    director
  30. 2018-02-09
    ➕
    FACER, Ian Martin appointed
    director
  31. 2018-02-09
    ➕
    FACER, Lesley Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

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

🏛️
Fastpharmacy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
A. S. FACER (LONGTON) HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 11198119

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
Fastpharmacy Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/07/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Stellar Medical Limitedceased 12/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Ian Martin Facerceased 06/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2018-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Village Pharmacy 356 Chapel Lane
New Longton
Preston
PR4 4AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

BUCKLEY, Nigel Robert→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURROWS, Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOLYNEUX, Martin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOLYNEUX, Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2022-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FACER, Alan Stuart→
director · ~90y · appointed 2018-02-09 · resigned 2019-09-06
Resigned
FACER, Enid Anne→
director · ~89y · appointed 2018-02-09 · resigned 2019-09-06
Resigned
FACER, Ian Martin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-02-09 · resigned 2019-09-06
Resigned
FACER, Lesley Elizabeth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-02-09 · resigned 2019-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-08