SHELL CHEMICALS U.K. LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00407234 · ltd · incorporated 1946-03-28
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 36.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 36.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
59 officers (3 active, 59 linked, 49 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
272 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (130 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-05-13➖PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31➕DOWNES, Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-07-31➖CLARRY, Sean resigneddirector
- 2025-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-30➕CLARRY, Sean appointeddirector
- 2025-05-30➖FOWLER, Stephen Brian resigneddirector
- 2025-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-02➖MCKENNA, Anthony Gerard resigneddirector
- 2024-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-31➖CASPARIE, Thomas Maarten resigneddirector
- 2023-01-31➕FOWLER, Stephen Brian appointeddirector
- 2022-11-28📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-11-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-01➕PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-11-01➖SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-28➕MCKENNA, Anthony Gerard appointeddirector
- 2022-03-28➖PRICE-JAMES, Owen Glynn resigneddirector
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-18➕CASPARIE, Thomas Maarten appointeddirector
- 2021-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-31➖CAPELLE, Thierry resigneddirector
- 2021-05-31➖HUMFREY, Edward James Thomas resigneddirector
- 2020-12-31➖MCKENDRICK, Colin Bruce, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2020-12-08➕HUMFREY, Edward James Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-10-01➕PRICE-JAMES, Owen Glynn appointeddirector
- 2019-10-01➖TOPLIFFE, David Bryan resigneddirector
- 2019-02-28➕BELL, James appointeddirector
- 2019-02-28➖SIMPSON, Nicola resigneddirector
- 2019-01-01➕MCKENDRICK, Colin Bruce, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-12-31➖RAE, Andy resigneddirector
- 2018-07-19➕SHELL CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2017-09-25➕SIMPSON, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2017-01-01➖LIOW, Sharon resigneddirector
- 2016-03-14➖EGGELS, Jacobus Gerardus Maria resigneddirector
- 2016-01-18➖GRANT, Clive William resigneddirector
- 2016-01-12➕RAE, Andy appointeddirector
- 2014-05-21➖GADDIS, Cynthia Ann resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 130 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned 2026-05-13; CLARRY, Sean resigned 2025-07-31
Group structure
Shell Holdings (U.K.) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Shell Holdings (U.K.) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SHELL CHEMICALS U.K. LIMITED
This company · 00407234
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shell Holdings (U.K.) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1946-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20140 — SIC 20140
Registered office
Shell Centre
London
SE1 7NA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (3 active · 56 resigned)
Active
DOWNES, Michael→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-07-31
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SHELL CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2018-07-19
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BUCHAN, Charles James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-11-30 · resigned 2000-05-22
HOBSON, Trevor, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-02-15 · resigned 1994-06-07
KERSLEY, Stephen Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 1997-05-01
LANGTRY, Richard Beresford→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-02-14
WATKINS, Alan Howard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-05-20 · resigned 1996-06-07
WATSON, Deirdre Mary Alison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-22 · resigned 1998-11-30
WISEMAN, Richard Max→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-02-15 · resigned 1997-12-22
PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2026-05-13
SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2022-11-01
ALBRECHT, Guy→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1999-08-01 · resigned 2000-11-15
BROWN, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1993-05-24 · resigned 1994-07-29
CAPELLE, Thierry→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-08-29 · resigned 2021-05-31
CASPARIE, Thomas Maarten→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-06-18 · resigned 2023-01-31
CLARK, Robert Stevenson→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 1993-04-30
CLARRY, Sean→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-05-30 · resigned 2025-07-31
COLLINS, John Alexander, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1993-10-31
COLQUHOUN, William Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1994-03-23 · resigned 1998-03-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Council of the City of Manchester | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/03/1990 | — |
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Recent filings (272 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-02
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-11-28