AS PHARMACIES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC547747 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-13
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£170.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £170,698
Cash YoY
+43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£145k
↑ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£171k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£312k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£62k£125k£187k£250k£312kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£174.8k£102.0k
Current assets£312.2k£248.5k
Cash£145.4k£101.4k
Debtors£128.6k£121.2k
Net assets£170.7k£98.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-26
    ➖
    SHEIKH, Mohamed Asim resigned
    director
  6. 2022-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-02-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-11-24
    ➕
    SHEIKH, Azhar appointed
    director
  15. 2016-11-24
    ➕
    SHEIKH, Mohammed Adill appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-24
    ➕
    SHEIKH, Shehla appointed
    director
  17. 2016-11-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2016-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AS PHARMACIES LTD
  19. 2016-10-13
    ➕
    SHEIKH, Mohamed Asim appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Minard Road
Glasgow
G41 2HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

SHEIKH, Azhar→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEIKH, Mohammed Adill→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEIKH, Shehla→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEIKH, Mohamed Asim→
director · ~41y · appointed 2016-10-13 · resigned 2023-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-29