A-CHEM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01510555 · ltd · incorporated 1980-08-04
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 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 13.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1700 | 1700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-03-08➕DAVIS, James appointeddirector
- 2007-02-01➕NOON, Ashleigh Victoria appointeddirector
- 2000-02-25➕DAVIS, Andrew Charles appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-25➕DAVIS, Sharon appointeddirector
- 2000-02-25➖BOWMAR, Yvonne Mary resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-25➖BOWMAR, Yvonne Mary resigneddirector
- 1999-03-08➖DAVIS, Samuel resigneddirector
- 1980-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs A-CHEM LIMITED
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
A-Chem Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A-Chem Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A-CHEM LIMITED
This company · 01510555
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A-Chem Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 25/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Sharon Davisceased 25/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Andrew Charles Davisceased 25/03/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20130 — SIC 20130
Registered office
A Chem Meadow Lane Ind. Est.
Dunsford Road
Alfreton, Derbyshire
DE55 7RH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
DAVIS, Andrew Charles→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, James→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2010-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIS, Sharon→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2000-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOON, Ashleigh Victoria→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2007-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWMAR, Yvonne Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-02-25
BOWMAR, Yvonne Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2000-02-25
DAVIS, Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1999-03-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/04/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (124 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-06