BARRIE DEAR LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-30 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-28 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-14
Watchouts
Cash
£73K
-87.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£900K
-140.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
262
+20.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3M
-111.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
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.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 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 the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-30 vs 2023-07-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
-87.6%
£593,718 £73,477
lowest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
-140.4%
£2,224,963 -£899,670
lowest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+20.7%
217 262
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-111.6%
-£1,488,551 -£3,149,967
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+52.3%
£4,302,268 £6,552,787
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers