HOWARD PHARMACY (LA PORTE PRECINCT) LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.7y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £970.0k | £1.16M |
| Current assets | £781.4k | £643.3k |
| Cash | £409.6k | £293.9k |
| Debtors | £288.9k | £269.7k |
| Net assets | £385.5k | £296.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 capital
- • 1 capital
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-02-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-14➖MCDOWALL, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2025-03-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20➕MCDOWALL, Craig Howard appointeddirector
- 2024-03-06📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-03-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-03-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-09-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-08-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs HOWARD PHARMACY (LA PORTE PRECINCT) LIMITED
- 2023-08-07➕MCDOWALL, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2023-08-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Aver Generics Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aver Generics Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/09/2023 | — |