ORTON PHARMA LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14717403 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-08
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47749SIC 47749
- 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
18 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | — | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2023-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-12➕AHMED, Mehboub, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-09-12➕ASEMOTA, Aghatise Courage appointeddirector
- 2023-09-12➖CHEMSHOP LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2023-09-12➖DARCYIVY LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2023-08-31➕CHEMSHOP LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-08-31➖MMO PHARMA LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2023-08-31📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2023-08-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ORTON PHARMA LTD
- 2023-03-08➕RAFIQ, Osman appointeddirector
- 2023-03-08➕DARCYIVY LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-03-08➕MMO PHARMA LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2023-03-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️majority
Chemshop Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
🏛️significant stake
Darcyivy Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ORTON PHARMA LTD
This company · 14717403
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chemshop Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 31/08/2023 |
Darcyivy Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest | 08/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mmo Pharma Ltdceased 31/08/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Registered office
13-14 Ortongate Shopping Centre
Orton Goldhay
Peterborough
PE2 5TD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
AHMED, Mehboub, Dr→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASEMOTA, Aghatise Courage→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAFIQ, Osman→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHEMSHOP LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2023-08-31 · resigned 2023-09-12
DARCYIVY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2023-03-08 · resigned 2023-09-12
MMO PHARMA LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2023-03-08 · resigned 2023-08-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/10/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-31