ADVANCED CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03260041 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-07
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
£355.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 20301SIC 20301
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £355,431

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£355k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£401k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£80k£160k£240k£321k£401kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£355.4k£282.2k
Current assets£400.8k£354.3k
Net assets£355.4k£282.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-02-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-29
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  6. 2024-09-26
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  7. 2023-09-29
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  8. 2022-08-24
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  9. 2021-08-27
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  10. 2020-09-08
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  11. 2019-09-30
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  12. 2018-09-24
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  13. 2017-09-28
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  14. 2016-09-27
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  15. 2015-10-16
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  16. 2015-03-03
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    BEAUFORD, Marjorie Jane resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-03-03
    ➖
    BEAUFORD, William, Dr resigned
    director
  18. 2015-02-12
    ➕
    BEAUFORD, Timothy William appointed
    director
  19. 2015-02-12
    ➕
    PARTON, Phillip Stephen Brian appointed
    director
  20. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    MARSH, Peter Richard resigned
    director
  21. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Colin Edward resigned
    director
  22. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    WILSON, Christine Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 2013-12-20
    ➖
    WILSON, John Bryan resigned
    director
  24. 2013-07-22
    ➕
    MARSH, Peter Richard appointed
    director
  25. 2013-07-22
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Colin Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2013-07-22
    ➕
    WILSON, Christine Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 2013-07-22
    ➕
    WILSON, John Bryan appointed
    director
  28. 2008-05-15
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Ian Malcolm resigned
    director
  29. 1997-09-08
    ➖
    AYLING, Noel Richard resigned
    secretary
  30. 1997-09-08
    ➕
    BEAUFORD, Marjorie Jane appointed
    secretary
  31. 1997-09-08
    ➖
    AYLING, Noel Richard resigned
    director
  32. 1997-03-04
    ➕
    BEAUFORD, William, Dr appointed
    director
  33. 1996-10-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES LIMITED
  34. 1996-10-07
    ➕
    AYLING, Noel Richard appointed
    secretary
  35. 1996-10-07
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1996-10-07
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1996-10-07
    ➕
    AYLING, Noel Richard appointed
    director
  38. 1996-10-07
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Ian Malcolm appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy William Beauford
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/04/2016
Mr Phillip Stephen Brian Parton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy William Beaufordceased 11/02/2026· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20200 — SIC 20200

Registered office

9 Bofors Park
Artillery Road
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8YH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

BEAUFORD, Timothy William→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARTON, Phillip Stephen Brian→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AYLING, Noel Richard→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-07 · resigned 1997-09-08
Resigned
BEAUFORD, Marjorie Jane→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-08 · resigned 2015-03-03
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-07 · resigned 1996-10-07
Resigned
AYLING, Noel Richard→
director · ~81y · appointed 1996-10-07 · resigned 1997-09-08
Resigned
BEAUFORD, William, Dr→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-03-04 · resigned 2015-03-03
Resigned
MARSH, Peter Richard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-07-22 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Ian Malcolm→
director · ~95y · appointed 1996-10-07 · resigned 2008-05-15
Resigned
TAYLOR, Colin Edward→
director · ~88y · appointed 2013-07-22 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
WILSON, Christine Margaret→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-07-22 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
WILSON, John Bryan→
director · ~83y · appointed 2013-07-22 · resigned 2013-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
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2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-09-29
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2022-10-10
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2022-08-24
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2021-10-11
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accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29