A&E PHARMA LTD
- 47741SIC 47741
- 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.3y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
- • 1 officers
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 4 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 mortgage
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-18➕HAMMOND, Erica Juliana Naa Ayele appointeddirector
- 2026-02-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-05➕AMESIMEKU, Andre appointeddirector
- 2026-02-05➖GILDER, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2026-02-05➖WRIGHT, Jake Hockley resigneddirector
- 2026-02-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2026-02-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2025-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A&E PHARMA LTD
- 2025-03-20➕GILDER, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-03-20➕WRIGHT, Jake Hockley appointeddirector
- 2025-03-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high · 2 med ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-02
Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GILDER, David Robert resigned 2026-02-05; WRIGHT, Jake Hockley resigned 2026-02-05
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-02-17: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Wickford Pharmacy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wickford Pharmacy Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 05/02/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Avicenna Retail Ltdceased 05/02/2026· 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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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/02/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/02/2026 | — |