INVERCOAST LIMITED
Company number SC273412 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Invercoast Limited is a financially resilient family-owned community pharmacy group operating in Scotland's NHS-dominated dispensing sector, with a healthy 1.47 current ratio, moderate and declining bank gearing, and a two-decade record of steady equity accumulation that places it ahead of typical independent pharmacy peers. It appears to have capitalised on sector consolidation (LloydsPharmacy's exit, multiple retrenchment) to expand, though its fortunes remain tied to Scottish Government pharmacy funding settlements, labour cost inflation, and a geographically concentrated Inverclyde footprint. Governance points — sizeable interest-free loans to directors and a halved cash balance — merit watching but do not detract from an overall position that is strong by independent pharmacy standards.
Shareholders' funds
£2,536,995
Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2004-09-15
- Employees
- 91 (2026 accounts · was 85 in 2025)
- Registered office
- 6 Kempock Street, Gourock, Inverclyde, Scotland, PA19 1NA
- Postcode
- PA19 1NA
- Capital
- 4 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 4 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-15
- Next due by
- 2027-09-29
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47730 Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Officers 6 current · 4 resigned
Group structure 5 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA180626 (Tier 1), registered since 2016.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 168 BATH STREET, GLASGOW, G2 4TP | 2004-11-05 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT ASSOCIATES, 14 MITCHELL LANE, GLASGOW G1 3NU | 2004-09-23 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 24 similar companies in PA
The largest employer among its local peers (91 staff).
Trading since 2004.
Competitors Paisley
This company ranks 2 among dispensing chemist in specialised stores in Paisley.
The class of 2004
36%
of the 135,823 companies incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 61% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.