INNOSPEC VALVEMASTER LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

03800389 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-30

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46750

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (5 active, 22 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

114 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2017-02-07
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-02-07
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Company dissolved
2016-11-22
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2016-11-11
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dissolution · DS01
2016-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-02-01
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officers · AP01
2016-02-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-07-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2014-12-19
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WILLIAMS, Evan James appointed
director
2014-12-19
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DAVIS, Ian Robert resigned
director
2014-07-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2013-07-25
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-07-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-07-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-04-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2012-04-24
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officers · AP03
2012-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-04-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2012-01-01
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WATT, Brian Robert appointed
secretary
2012-01-01
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WATT, Brian Robert appointed
director
2011-12-31
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HARTLEY, Andrew resigned
secretary
2011-12-31
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HARTLEY, Andrew resigned
director
2011-08-15
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miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2011-07-21
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-07-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2011-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-07-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-04-23
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SEVERIN, Emery Stephen appointed
director
2010-04-22
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HIRST, John William Arthur resigned
director
2009-05-18
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DAVIS, Ian Robert appointed
director
2009-05-18
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STOREY, Graeme John resigned
director
2009-03-20
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CLEMINSON, Ian Philip appointed
director
2009-03-20
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JENNINGS, Paul Willis resigned
director
2005-04-15
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HARTLEY, Andrew appointed
director
2005-04-15
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KERRISON, Dennis Graham John resigned
director
2005-02-28
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HOLLAND, Frederick resigned
director
2005-02-28
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STOREY, Graeme John appointed
director
2004-11-03
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DAVIES, John Graeme resigned
secretary
2004-11-03
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HARTLEY, Andrew appointed
secretary
2004-04-06
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DAVIES, John Graeme appointed
secretary
2004-04-06
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TAYLER, John Phillip resigned
secretary
2002-12-02
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JARVIS, Alan Geoffrey resigned
director
2002-12-02
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JENNINGS, Paul Willis appointed
director
2002-07-25
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DE FRAZIO, Francesco resigned
director
2002-07-25
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HIRST, John William Arthur appointed
director
2002-07-25
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HOLLAND, Frederick appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2017-02-07

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️

Innospec Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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Asia Pacific Speciality Chemicals Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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INNOSPEC VALVEMASTER LIMITED

This company · 03800389

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Innospec Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Asia Pacific Speciality Chemicals Ltd Corporate entity	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-06-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

Registered office

Innospec Manufacturing Park

Oil Sites Road

Ellesmere Port

Cheshire

CH65 4EY

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2015-12-31

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