CORE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12792227 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-04
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  4. 2026-01-04
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  5. 2026-01-04
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  6. 2025-12-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-05-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2025-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-06
    ABDULLAH, Suhaib appointed
    director
  13. 2023-06-06
    SAMI, Khadija resigned
    director
  14. 2023-06-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2022-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CORE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
  22. 2020-08-04
    SAMI, Khadija appointed
    director
  23. 2020-08-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

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

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Sharief Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
CORE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
This company · 12792227

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
Sharief Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares04/08/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Khadija Samiceased 04/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460

Registered office

Unit 18 Unit 18, Bold Industrial Park
Neills Road
St Helens
WA9 4TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ABDULLAH, Suhaib
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-06-06
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Active
SAMI, Khadija
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-08-04 · resigned 2023-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-04
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-04
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11