J A HOGARTH (CHEMISTS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC308052 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£153.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £153,027

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£153k
Current Assets
£261k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£153.0k
Current assets£260.5k
Net assets£153.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
6
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 5 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-04-30
    ➕
    DUTHIE, George Flett appointed
    director
  8. 2026-04-30
    ➕
    DUTHIE, Lynn Caroline appointed
    director
  9. 2026-04-30
    ➕
    DUTHIE, Margaret Cormack appointed
    director
  10. 2026-04-30
    ➕
    EASTON, Alison Margaret appointed
    director
  11. 2026-04-30
    ➖
    SPEIRS, Mhairi Anne resigned
    director
  12. 2026-01-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2026-01-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-13
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    HOGARTH, Robert Milne resigned
    director
  19. 2021-12-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-09-06
    ➖
    HOGARTH, Evelyn Sommerville resigned
    secretary
  25. 2014-09-01
    ➕
    SPEIRS, Mhairi Anne appointed
    director
  26. 2006-09-26
    ➕
    HOGARTH, Evelyn Sommerville appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-09-26
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-09-26
    ➕
    HOGARTH, Robert Milne appointed
    director
  29. 2006-09-26
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-09-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As J A HOGARTH (CHEMISTS) LIMITED
  31. 2006-09-05
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2006-09-05
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Speirs Pharma Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Speirs Pharma Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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J A HOGARTH (CHEMISTS) LIMITED
This company · SC308052

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Speirs Pharma Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Mhairi Anne Speirsceased 31/08/2016· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

C/O 971 Carntyne Road
Glasgow
G32 6LY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

DUTHIE, George Flett→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUTHIE, Lynn Caroline→
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUTHIE, Margaret Cormack→
director · ~88y · appointed 2026-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EASTON, Alison Margaret→
director · ~66y · appointed 2026-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGARTH, Evelyn Sommerville→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-26 · resigned 2018-09-06
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-05 · resigned 2006-09-26
Resigned
HOGARTH, Robert Milne→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-09-26 · resigned 2021-12-13
Resigned
SPEIRS, Mhairi Anne→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2026-04-30
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-05 · resigned 2006-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24