EAST BOLDON VILLAGE PHARMACY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC224250 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-15
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£116.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 24.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £116,829
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,614 YoY
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£85k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£117k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£216k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £118.7k | £131.7k |
| Current assets | £216.0k | £215.1k |
| Cash | £84.6k | £99.3k |
| Debtors | £84.5k | £76.4k |
| Net assets | £116.8k | £129.4k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-01-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2001-12-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2001-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs EAST BOLDON VILLAGE PHARMACY LIMITED
- 2001-10-15➕MACKIE, Gael Jaye appointedsecretary
- 2001-10-15➕MACKIE, Raymond appointeddirector
- 2001-10-15➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-15➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-10-15➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-10-15➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Wright Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/04/2025 |
Mrs Gael Jaye Mackie Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Raymond Mackie Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Leena Rani Kohliceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares
- Stephen Jones - Sippceased 26/10/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEST BUY STORE LTD→ SC868863 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRAL SPORTS & TROPHIES LTD→ SC876761 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLAN ITALIA LIMITED→ SC327703 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| DEEJAYGK LTD→ SC830571 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DUNIPACE RETAIL LTD→ SC776776 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EKAMMAM LIMITED→ SC786969 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ELAM DEAN GHAZI LIMITED→ SC567066 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ELEGANT FIREPLACE AND STOVE CENTRE LTD→ SC585983 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ELITESHOPFUSION LTD→ SC812511 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| EMMSTYLING LTD→ SC787217 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ERSKINE MOBILE EYECARE LIMITED→ SC479984 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ETHLEON LTD→ SC867306 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Registered office
Caragae, 26 Douglas Avenue
Airth Castle, Airth
Falkirk
FK2 8GF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
MACKIE, Raymond→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2001-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2001-10-15
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2001-10-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/01/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 07/12/2001 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02