SPEIRS PHARMA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC484952 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-22
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£414.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
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
35 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £414,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£414k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £414.0k | £414.0k |
| Net assets | £414.0k | £414.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
10
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
10
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-06📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2026-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-30➕DUTHIE, George Flett appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30➕DUTHIE, Lynn Caroline appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30➕DUTHIE, Margaret Cormack appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30➕EASTON, Alison Margaret appointeddirector
- 2026-04-30➖SPEIRS, Mhairi Anne resigneddirector
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs SPEIRS PHARMA LIMITED
- 2014-08-22➕SPEIRS, Mhairi Anne appointeddirector
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
- -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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Margaret Cormack Duthie Individual · British · DOB 08/1938 · age 88 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Mhairi Anne Speirsceased 30/04/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| SM GROCERS LTD→ SC750808 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SMART CHOSE TRADERS LTD→ SC874343 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SMEDU LIMITED→ SC833814 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SMYLERS LTD→ SC852851 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SNATCHED MERCH LTD→ SC666975 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SPICY CUISINE LTD→ SC667657 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SPIRO TAPE LIMITED→ SC799459 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SSTK LIMITED→ SC730386 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ST2Y LTD→ SC836478 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| STATEMENT BY CF UK LTD→ SC826201 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-22
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: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
DUTHIE, George Flett→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2026-04-30
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DUTHIE, Lynn Caroline→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-04-30
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DUTHIE, Margaret Cormack→
Activedirector · ~88y · appointed 2026-04-30
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EASTON, Alison Margaret→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2026-04-30
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SPEIRS, Mhairi Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-08-22 · resigned 2026-04-30
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Recent filings (35 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
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31