INNOSPEC ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

04214556 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-11

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

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 39000

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (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

19 officers (5 active, 19 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

117 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth 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

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

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 (55 events)Click to expand

2022-01-04
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2022-01-04
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Company dissolved
2021-10-12
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-09-30
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dissolution · DS01
2021-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
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officers · AP01
2021-01-21
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officers · AP03
2021-01-21
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officers · TM01
2021-01-21
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officers · TM02
2021-01-15
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BLAIR, Graeme Thomas appointed
secretary
2021-01-15
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BLAIR, Graeme Thomas appointed
director
2021-01-15
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WATT, Brian Robert resigned
secretary
2021-01-15
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WATT, Brian Robert resigned
director
2020-10-12
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capital · SH19
2020-09-21
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capital · SH20
2020-09-21
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2020-09-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-15
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officers · AP01
2019-08-15
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officers · TM01
2019-08-03
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PARSONS, Christopher John appointed
director
2019-08-02
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CURRAN, Philip Andrew resigned
director
2019-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-05-19
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annual-return · AR01
2014-02-01
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CURRAN, Philip Andrew appointed
director
2014-01-31
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BRACEWELL, Mark Andrew resigned
director
2012-02-13
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BOON, Philip John appointed
director
2012-01-18
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WATT, Brian Robert appointed
director
2012-01-01
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WATT, Brian Robert appointed
secretary
2011-12-31
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HARTLEY, Andrew resigned
secretary
2011-12-31
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HARTLEY, Andrew resigned
director
2009-05-11
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BRACEWELL, Mark Andrew appointed
director
2009-04-02
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TURNER, David resigned
director
2009-03-20
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JENNINGS, Paul Willis resigned
director
2006-10-18
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CLEMINSON, Ian Philip appointed
director
2006-10-16
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TURNER, David appointed
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
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
2001-07-11
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TAYLER, John Phillip appointed
secretary
2001-07-11
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HSE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2001-07-11
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JARVIS, Alan Geoffrey 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 high ·

Company dissolved

high

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

Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-01-04

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2020-09-21: legacy

Group structure

Innospec Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Innospec Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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INNOSPEC ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

This company · 04214556

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
Innospec Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	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

Incorporated2001-05-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Innospec Manufacturing Park

Oil Sites Road

Ellesmere Port

Cheshire

CH65 4EY

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2020-12-31

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