AIRTH PHARMACY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC565115 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£212.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.1y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £212,182
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£69k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Net Worth
£212k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£304k
↑ 9.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£61k£122k£182k£243k£304kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£212.4k£172.9k
Current assets£303.8k£277.8k
Cash£68.5k£76.1k
Debtors£205.4k£175.1k
Net assets£212.2k£172.6k

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

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2 signals 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
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 mortgage
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-11-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-11-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-10-31
    GEDDES, Katrina Jennifer appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-31
    GEDDES, Stuart appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-31
    PORTER, John resigned
    director
  7. 2025-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-10-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-07-06
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  19. 2020-04-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2020-04-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-04-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-04-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2020-03-31
    CURRIE, John resigned
    director
  25. 2020-03-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  26. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  27. 2018-08-06
    PORTER, John appointed
    director
  28. 2017-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIRTH PHARMACY LTD
  29. 2017-05-05
    CURRIE, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

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

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Cradan Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AIRTH PHARMACY LTD
This company · SC565115

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
Cradan Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Currieceased 31/03/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2017-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

C/O Robb Ferguson Ca Regent Court
70 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 2QZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GEDDES, Katrina Jennifer
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-10-31
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Active
GEDDES, Stuart
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-10-31
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Active
CURRIE, John
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-05-05 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
PORTER, John
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-08-06 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge31/10/2025
satisfied
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge31/03/202004/11/2025
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Recent filings (34 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02