APP-CHEM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01576226 · ltd · incorporated 1981-07-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 44.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 44.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (2 active, 20 linked, 14 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
171 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-22➕HAMMOND, Mat appointeddirector
- 2023-03-22➕PAGE, Sally Ann appointeddirector
- 2023-03-22➖REID, Marke resigneddirector
- 2023-02-17➖BANNING, Paul Christopher resigneddirector
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2020-11-24📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2020-11-24📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2019-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2019-04-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2019-04-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2018-10-17🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2018-09-30➖COUNSELL, Christopher Anthony Hugh Malet resigneddirector
- 2018-04-23🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-05-31➖BELBIN, Graham John resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-27➕BANNING, Paul Christopher appointeddirector
- 2011-05-25➕BELBIN, Graham John appointedsecretary
- 2011-05-25➖BENNION, Catherine Louise resignedsecretary
- 2011-05-25➖ALLEN, Graham Louis resigneddirector
- 2011-05-25➖BOYD, James Stuart resigneddirector
- 2011-05-25➕COUNSELL, Christopher Anthony Hugh Malet appointeddirector
- 2011-05-25➕REID, Marke appointeddirector
- 2009-11-12🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2008-11-11➕BENNION, Catherine Louise appointedsecretary
- 2008-07-01➖BENTLEY, Susan Christina resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-06➕BOYD, James Stuart appointeddirector
- 2006-06-08➖ALLEN, Louis Ivan resigneddirector
- 2006-04-19➕ALLEN, Louis Ivan appointeddirector
- 2006-04-18➖DOBSON, John Teasdale resigneddirector
- 2006-03-31➕BENTLEY, Susan Christina appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-21➖TRINDER, Philip James resigneddirector
- 2006-03-20➖STEVENSON, Alex Maidie resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-22➖ALLEN, Graham Louis resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-22➕STEVENSON, Alex Maidie appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2005-07-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2004-10-27➕DOBSON, John Teasdale appointeddirector
- 2004-06-03➖BUNTON, Graham resigneddirector
- 2003-05-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Cay Peter Voss Individual · German · DOB 05/1942 · age 84 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1981-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Lovibond House
Sun Rise Way
Amesbury
Wiltshire
SP4 7GR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (2 active · 18 resigned)
HAMMOND, Mat→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAGE, Sally Ann→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALLEN, Graham Louis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2006-02-22
BELBIN, Graham John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-05-25 · resigned 2017-05-31
BENNION, Catherine Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-11-11 · resigned 2011-05-25
BENTLEY, Susan Christina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2008-07-01
STEVENSON, Alex Maidie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2006-03-20
WALKER, Philip Martin→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-04-30
ALLEN, Graham Louis→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2011-05-25
ALLEN, Louis Ivan→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2006-06-08
BANNING, Paul Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-27 · resigned 2023-02-17
BOYD, James Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2006-11-06 · resigned 2011-05-25
BUNTON, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2004-06-03
BUNTON, Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1991-08-07 · resigned 2003-01-07
COUNSELL, Christopher Anthony Hugh Malet→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-05-25 · resigned 2018-09-30
DOBSON, John Teasdale→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2004-10-27 · resigned 2006-04-18
REID, Marke→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2011-05-25 · resigned 2023-03-22
TRINDER, Philip James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-01-07 · resigned 2006-03-21
WALKER, Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1991-08-07 · resigned 2003-01-07
WALKER, Philip Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · resigned 2003-04-30
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 12/11/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/05/2003 | 23/04/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 10/02/2003 | 17/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Commercial Services Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 06/03/2002 | 26/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 06/06/2001 | 26/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 27/01/1982 | 05/11/1999 |
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Recent filings (171 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-08