OCTAPHARM LIMITED
Active Company number 01771643
OCTAPHARM LIMITED (company number 01771643) is a private limited company incorporated on 21 November 1983. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Runcorn, WA7 3DJ. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is dispensing chemist in specialised stores (47730). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 March 2025, report net liabilities of £248k.
Source: Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026. How to cite this page
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Company Report on OCTAPHARM LIMITED (PDF)
The register, the accounts and the people behind the company in one PDF, for your own business use.
- Summary and Health Score: with the reasons behind the score
- Red flags: and what changed in the last 12 months
- Key figures: the accounts to 31 Mar 2025 against the year before
- Filing deadlines: accounts due 31 Dec 2026; confirmation statement due 24 Sep 2027
- Financials ledger: 10 years of filed accounts held (2016–2025)
- Who runs and owns it: 3 PSCs
- Charges: 1 outstanding of 1 charge registered
- Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer
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Company details
- Company number
- 01771643
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 21 November 1983
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- c/o L ROWLAND & CO LIMITED
RIVINGTON ROAD WHITEHOUSE IND ESTATE
PRESTON BROOK
RUNCORN
CHESHIRE
WA7 3DJ
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 March
- Accounts category
- SMALL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 10 September 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 24 September 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 March 2025 | 31 March 2024 | 31 March 2023 | 31 March 2022 | 31 March 2021 | 31 March 2020 | 31 March 2019 | 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2017 | 31 March 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit after tax | −£156k | −£124k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total assets | £115k | £217k | £366k | £414k | £431k | £465k | £451k | £461k | £484k | £556k |
| Cash at bank | £21k | £112k | £209k | £281k | £248k | £186k | £138k | £150k | £123k | £153k |
| Current liabilities | £362k | £309k | £334k | £314k | £329k | £349k | £297k | £310k | £334k | £407k |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | (£249k) | (£94k) | £29k | £100k | £101k | £112k | £148k | £150k | £148k | £145k |
| Total liabilities | £362k | £309k | £334k | £314k | £329k | — | £298k | £310k | £334k | £407k |
| Net assets / (liabilities) | (£248k) | (£92k) | £32k | £100k | £102k | £115k | £153k | £151k | £150k | £149k |
| Employees | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 3 current (11 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Davies Chemists (Havant) Limited
L.Rowland & Company (Retail) Limited - Charges (mortgages)
- 1 registered, 1 outstanding, 0 satisfied
Questions about OCTAPHARM LIMITED
Is OCTAPHARM LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
When was OCTAPHARM LIMITED incorporated?
OCTAPHARM LIMITED was incorporated on 21 November 1983, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Where is OCTAPHARM LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Runcorn, WA7 3DJ. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Who controls OCTAPHARM LIMITED?
The register lists 3 current persons with significant control (11 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Davies Chemists (Havant) Limited; L.Rowland & Company (Retail) Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01771643/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are OCTAPHARM LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 December 2026. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Does OCTAPHARM LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Small company accounts”, made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does OCTAPHARM LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 1 charge: 1 outstanding and 0 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01771643/charges. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is OCTAPHARM LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 8 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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