CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00860702 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1965-10-05

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 18.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (9 active, 100 linked, 96 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

368 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (196 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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WILLIAMS, Mark Lawrence appointed
director
2026-05-05
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officers · AP01
2026-02-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-04
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-04
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-19
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BOUCKLEY, Nigel Martin resigned
director
2024-12-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-17
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officers · AP01
2024-01-16
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2024-01-15
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GITTINS, William Francis Rothwell appointed
director
2024-01-15
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REED, Victoria Anne appointed
director
2024-01-15
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BOUCKLEY, Nigel Martin appointed
director
2024-01-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
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HUGHES, Tim resigned
director
2022-08-19
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BAKER, Debbie Ann resigned
director
2022-01-01
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CASE, John Edward, Mr. appointed
director
2022-01-01
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BAKER, Debbie Ann appointed
director
2022-01-01
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HUGHES, Tim appointed
director
2020-01-29
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BASTOCK, Tony William, Dr resigned
director
2019-08-12
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ASHCROFT, Martin John, Dr appointed
director
2019-04-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-11-30
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JENSEN, Torben Berlin resigned
director
2016-03-03
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BARTON, William, Dr appointed
director
2016-01-19
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BOOTH, Paul resigned
director
2016-01-15
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BUSH, John Richard, Dr resigned
director
2015-03-12
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CROTTY, Thomas Patrick appointed
director
2015-03-12
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BOOTH, Paul appointed
director
2015-03-12
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GRANT, Gordon Douglas resigned
director
2015-03-12
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JENSEN, Torben Berlin appointed
director
2013-12-12
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DAWKINS, Martin Scott resigned
director
2013-11-21
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MARSH, Simon David appointed
secretary
2013-11-21
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ELLIOTT, Stephen Denis appointed
director
2013-11-21
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ELLIOTT, Stephen Denis John resigned
secretary
2013-11-21
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ARNOTT, Stuart resigned
director
2013-11-21
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ASHCROFT, Martin John resigned
director
2013-11-21
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AUSTIN, Haydn Brian resigned
director
2013-11-21
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BARTON, William, Dr resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1965-10-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Kings Buildings

Smith Square

London

SW1P 3JJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-23

Last: 2025-11-09