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BARRIE DEAR LIMITED
Cash
£73K
-87.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£900K
-140.4% vs 2023
Employees
262
+20.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
-111.6% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- SC424013
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2012-05-14
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-10-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 47730
- Hubs
- UK Healthcare
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Healthcare median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-10-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-10-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £993,065 | -£1,488,551 | -£3,149,967 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £992,347 | -£1,314,359 | -£3,124,633 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,138,549 | £593,718 | £73,477 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £15,610,905 | £2,584,393 | -£580,261 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £3,657,548 | £2,224,963 | -£899,670 | |
| Equity | £2,613,101 | £3,040,353 | — | — | £3,657,548 | £2,224,963 | -£899,670 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 177 | 217 | 262 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,363,682 | £4,302,268 | £6,552,787 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to Note 1.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company and the wider group is currently in the process of refinancing its borrowings. If the current refinancing exercise does not complete as expected, then the directors would need to look at alternative lenders and potentially look at the disposal of assets to raise funds. As stated in Note 1.3, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 1.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “creation of a hub-and-spoke dispensing model in 2022, alongside a Pill Pouch centralised pouching hub”
- “Significant upfront investment in infrastructure, services, and acquisitions has laid a strong foundation for growth”
- “The company grew its turnover to £26.7m and made a loss before tax of £3.1m for the 15 month period ended 30 October 2024.”
- “The company is in the latter stages of discussions with a new lender in respect of the restructure of its borrowing requirements.”
- “During the year the company acquired the trade and two pharmacies from Bestway Panacea Holdings Limited.”
- “During the period the company breached the covenants set out by lenders therefore all borrowing is now repayable on demand.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICKKHO-AMIRY, Mahyar | Secretary | 2020-07-31 | — | — |
| DEAR, Barrie Michael | Director | 2012-05-14 | Mar 1964 | British |
| DEAR, Lesley Jean | Director | 2012-05-14 | Sep 1963 | British |
| NICKKHO-AMIRY, Mahyar | Director | 2018-03-30 | Apr 1979 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEAR, Barrie Michael | Secretary | 2012-05-14 | 2020-07-31 |
| DEAR, Lesley | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2019-09-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotpharm (Mna) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-09-19 | Active |
| Mrs Lesley Dear | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-19 |
| Mr Barrie Michael Dear | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2025-12-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-12-17 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-10-10 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-10-01 | DISS40 | gazette | gazette filings brought up to date |
| 2025-09-30 | GAZ1 | gazette | gazette notice compulsory |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-10-15 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current extended |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-06-27 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-10-14 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-05-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-10-30
-9.06
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets -1.178 × 6.56 = -7.73
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets -0.186 × 6.72 = -1.25
- Book equity / Total liabilities -0.080 × 1.05 = -0.08
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-10
33.5
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 92
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 71
- Accounts trajectory 0
- 11 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees +21% YoY
- Net Assets -140% YoY