AC3 PHARM LTD
🌱Startupactive
16335984 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-24
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 0.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 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.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
12
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
16
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 4 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-09➖SHIUNG, Clasius Liew resigneddirector
- 2026-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-17🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-12-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-12-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-12-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-10-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AC3 PHARM LTD
- 2025-03-24➕LIM, Kian Hiung appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24➕WONG, Jovan Choo Ven appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24➕SHIUNG, Clasius Liew appointeddirector
- 2025-03-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med · 1 low5 new charges in last 12 months
mediumHeavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.
Evidence: 2025-12-17: A registered charge; 2025-12-17: A registered charge; 2025-12-11: A registered charge
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Jovan Choo Ven Wong Individual · Malaysian · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 24/03/2025 |
Mr Kian Hiung Lim Individual · Malaysian · DOB 04/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Registered office
Phynix Pharmacy
Rother Close
Hebburn
NE31 2SP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LIM, Kian Hiung→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-03-24
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WONG, Jovan Choo Ven→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-03-24
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SHIUNG, Clasius Liew→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-03-24 · resigned 2026-03-09
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-15