WOODSIDE PHARMACY (GLASGOW) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC049409 · ltd · incorporated 1971-10-29

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

·Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive

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 Sept 2018

Net worth

£549.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

45/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

86900Other human health activities

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 45/100 (watch), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (43/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

45/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £549,160

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£543k

Net Worth

£549k

Current Assets

£751k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2018-09-30
Total assets	£549.2k
Current assets	£750.8k
Cash	£543.4k
Debtors	£151.4k
Net assets	£549.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2022-08-09
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gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2022-08-09
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Company dissolved
2022-06-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-18
➖
KEEN, Christian resigned
director
2022-05-09
⚠️
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)
2021-04-27
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-23
📄
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-03-23
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-02-13
📄
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-13
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-02-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-01-06
➕
LEGG, Nichola Louise appointed
secretary
2020-01-06
➕
HALL, Wendy Margaret appointed
director
2020-01-06
➖
MUNRO PHARMACY LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-01-06
➖
BIRCH, Kevin Clive resigned
director
2020-01-06
➕
KEEN, Christian appointed
director
2020-01-06
➖
AAH TWENTY FOUR LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2020-01-06
➖
BOOTS UK LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2019-11-18
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-11-18
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-18
➕
BIRCH, Kevin Clive appointed
director
2019-10-18
➖
JENNINGS, William resigned
director
2019-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-24
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-01-24
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-12-07
➕
JENNINGS, William appointed
director
2017-06-30
➖
KENNEDY, Gary Brian resigned
director
2017-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-06
➕
KENNEDY, Gary Brian appointed
director
2014-01-06
➖
SNOWBALL, Kevin James resigned
director
2010-10-01
➕
SNOWBALL, Kevin James appointed
director
2010-10-01
➖
MUNRO PHARMACY LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2004-09-30
➖
DONALD MUNRO LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-09-30
➕
MUNRO PHARMACY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-09-30
➖
DONALD MUNRO LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2004-09-30
➕
MUNRO PHARMACY LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2002-03-14
➖
JAMES CARMICHAEL (CHEMISTS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2000-04-01
➕
DONALD MUNRO LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-03-31
➖
CURRIE, John resigned
secretary
2000-03-31
➖
CURRIE, John resigned
director
1994-01-27
➕
CURRIE, John appointed
secretary
1994-01-27
➕
CURRIE, John appointed
director
1993-11-01
➖
NIVEN, Gordon Sinclair resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

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

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-08-09

2 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2022-08-09: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2022-05-09: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

Group structure

3 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Aah Twenty Four Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

🏛️

Munro Pharmacy Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares

majority

🏛️

Boots Uk Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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WOODSIDE PHARMACY (GLASGOW) LIMITED

This company · SC049409

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Munro Pharmacy Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Aah Twenty Four Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Boots Uk Ltd Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1971-10-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

204 Polmadie Road

Hampden Park Industrial Estate

Glasgow

G42 0PH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2018-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 16 resigned)

LEGG, Nichola Louise→

secretary · appointed 2020-01-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HALL, Wendy Margaret→

director · ~56y · appointed 2020-01-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CURRIE, John→

secretary · appointed 1994-01-27 · resigned 2000-03-31

Resigned

NIVEN, Gordon Sinclair→

secretary · resigned 1993-11-01

Resigned

DONALD MUNRO LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-04-01 · resigned 2004-09-30

Resigned

MUNRO PHARMACY LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-30 · resigned 2020-01-06

Resigned

BIRCH, Kevin Clive→

director · ~53y · appointed 2019-10-18 · resigned 2020-01-06

Resigned

CURRIE, John→

director · ~67y · appointed 1994-01-27 · resigned 2000-03-31

Resigned

JENNINGS, William→

director · ~61y · appointed 2017-12-07 · resigned 2019-10-18

Resigned

KEEN, Christian→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-01-06 · resigned 2022-05-18

Resigned

KENNEDY, Gary Brian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2014-01-06 · resigned 2017-06-30

Resigned

NIVEN, Gordon Sinclair→

director · ~93y · resigned 1993-11-01

Resigned

SNOWBALL, Kevin James→

director · ~57y · appointed 2010-10-01 · resigned 2014-01-06

Resigned

AAH TWENTY FOUR LIMITED→

corporate-director · resigned 2020-01-06

Resigned

BOOTS UK LIMITED→

corporate-director · resigned 2020-01-06

Resigned

DONALD MUNRO LIMITED→

corporate-director · resigned 2004-09-30

Resigned

JAMES CARMICHAEL (CHEMISTS) LIMITED→

corporate-director · resigned 2002-03-14

Resigned

MUNRO PHARMACY LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2004-09-30 · resigned 2010-10-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation

gazette · GAZ2

2022-08-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-06-07

liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting-scotland

insolvency · LIQ13(Scot)

2022-05-09

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2021-04-27

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2021-03-23

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2021-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-03-23

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2020-02-13

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-02-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-02-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2020-02-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-02-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-02-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-02-13

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2020-02-13