ACERINOX (U.K.) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03056532 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-15
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
147 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-23
    ➕
    CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-23
    ➖
    GIMENO VALLEDOR, Luis resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-06-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-06-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-04-14
    ➕
    ECCLES, Adam James appointed
    director
  10. 2025-04-14
    ➖
    HAMMOND, David resigned
    secretary
  11. 2025-04-14
    ➖
    HAMMOND, David resigned
    director
  12. 2025-03-18
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  13. 2024-08-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-05-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-05-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-05-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-05-14
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2021-05-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-05-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2021-05-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2021-03-01
    ➖
    CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo resigned
    secretary
  25. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    HAMMOND, David appointed
    secretary
  26. 2021-03-01
    ➖
    CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo resigned
    director
  27. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    HAMMOND, David appointed
    director
  28. 2020-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2015-05-13
    ➕
    CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo appointed
    secretary
  30. 2015-05-13
    ➖
    VALENCIA, Jose Carlos resigned
    secretary
  31. 2014-12-19
    ➖
    VALENCIA, Jose Carlos resigned
    director
  32. 2014-12-19
    ➖
    WOLFE GOMEZ, Oswaldo resigned
    director
  33. 2009-01-19
    ➕
    GIMENO VALLEDOR, Luis appointed
    director
  34. 2008-12-15
    ➖
    MUNOZ CAMOS, Victoriano resigned
    director
  35. 2005-07-01
    ➕
    CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo appointed
    director
  36. 2005-06-30
    ➖
    COLLAR ARTECHE, Gabriel Gervasio resigned
    director
  37. 2005-06-15
    ➖
    ARRASATE MANTILLA, Pedro resigned
    secretary
  38. 2005-06-15
    ➕
    VALENCIA, Jose Carlos appointed
    secretary
  39. 2005-06-15
    ➖
    ARRASATE MANTILLA, Pedro resigned
    director
  40. 2005-06-15
    ➕
    VALENCIA, Jose Carlos appointed
    director
  41. 2000-06-23
    ➕
    COLLAR ARTECHE, Gabriel Gervasio appointed
    director
  42. 2000-06-23
    ➖
    DE QUIROS, Jorge Ibanez Bernaldo resigned
    director
  43. 1995-09-15
    ➕
    FERRANDIS TORRES, Miguel appointed
    director
  44. 1995-09-15
    ➕
    ARRASATE MANTILLA, Pedro appointed
    secretary
  45. 1995-09-15
    ➖
    INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1995-09-15
    ➕
    ARRASATE MANTILLA, Pedro appointed
    director
  47. 1995-09-15
    ➕
    DE QUIROS, Jorge Ibanez Bernaldo appointed
    director
  48. 1995-09-15
    ➕
    MUNOZ CAMOS, Victoriano appointed
    director
  49. 1995-09-15
    ➖
    INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  50. 1995-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACERINOX (U.K.) LIMITED
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Acerinox S.A. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Acerinox S.A.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ACERINOX (U.K.) LIMITED
This company · 03056532

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acerinox S.A.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · WS postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
360 AEROMELT LTD→
16038710 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
A & C QUALITY MEATS LIMITED→
12760750 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
A CLOUD LTD→
12490119 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
A&A GLOBAL LTD→
17045741 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
AALCO METALS LIMITED→
03551533 · est 1998 · no financials extracted
————27y——
ABACUS BUILDERS MERCHANTS (WALSALL) LIMITED→
01234861 · est 1975 · no financials extracted
————50y——
ABSOLUTE VENDING UK LTD→
16688805 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ACCESSORIES CIRCLES LTD→
14057716 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
ACE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
04422025 · est 2002 · no financials extracted
————23y——
ACEY CONSULTANCY LTD→
15566482 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ACRE AESTHETICS LIMITED→
11557880 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————7y——
ACTON BRIGHT STEEL LIMITED→
00755037 · est 1963 · no financials extracted
————63y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720

Registered office

Heath Road
Darlaston
Wednesbury
West Midlands
WS10 8XL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)

CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo→
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ECCLES, Adam James→
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERRANDIS TORRES, Miguel→
director · ~70y · appointed 1995-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARRASATE MANTILLA, Pedro→
secretary · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 2005-06-15
Resigned
CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-13 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned
HAMMOND, David→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2025-04-14
Resigned
VALENCIA, Jose Carlos→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-15 · resigned 2015-05-13
Resigned
INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-05-15 · resigned 1995-09-15
Resigned
ARRASATE MANTILLA, Pedro→
director · ~85y · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 2005-06-15
Resigned
CANTLE CORNEJO, Jose Pablo→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned
COLLAR ARTECHE, Gabriel Gervasio→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-06-23 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned
DE QUIROS, Jorge Ibanez Bernaldo→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 2000-06-23
Resigned
GIMENO VALLEDOR, Luis→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-01-19 · resigned 2026-03-23
Resigned
HAMMOND, David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2025-04-14
Resigned
MUNOZ CAMOS, Victoriano→
director · ~61y · appointed 1995-09-15 · resigned 2008-12-15
Resigned
VALENCIA, Jose Carlos→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-06-15 · resigned 2014-12-19
Resigned
WOLFE GOMEZ, Oswaldo→
director · ~66y · appointed 1995-05-15 · resigned 2014-12-19
Resigned
INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-05-15 · resigned 1995-09-15
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (147 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-02
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28