ARRAN PHARMACY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC222920 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-05
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£405.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £405,142
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,612 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£405k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£360k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£84k£168k£251k£335k£419kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£405.1k£418.8k
Current assets£359.5k£416.0k
Cash£4.1k£52.0k
Debtors£235.4k£245.6k
Net assets£405.1k£418.8k

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

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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-09-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-11-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-23
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    MACPHERSON, Fionna resigned
    director
  9. 2023-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-01
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    THOMPSON, Dawn Louise appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-06-01
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Dawn Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2016-06-01
    ➖
    THOMPSON, David resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-02-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2001-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ARRAN PHARMACY LIMITED
  22. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    THOMPSON, David appointed
    director
  23. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    THOMPSON, David appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-09-05
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Fionna appointed
    director
  27. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2001-09-05
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/09/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

C/O Burgoyne Carey Pavilion 2
3 Dava Street
Glasgow
G51 2JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

THOMPSON, Dawn Louise→
secretary · appointed 2016-06-01
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Active
THOMPSON, David→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-09-05
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Active
THOMPSON, Dawn Louise→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-06-01
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Active
THOMPSON, David→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2001-09-05
Resigned
MACPHERSON, Fionna→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2023-05-23
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2001-09-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property26/02/2002—
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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-13