ATLANTIC RESEARCH CHEMICALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05429602 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees7800

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-04-22
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-24
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    FORSHAW, John Anthony resigned
    director
  6. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-22
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  8. 2022-11-28
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  9. 2021-11-30
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  10. 2021-02-03
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  11. 2019-11-29
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  12. 2018-11-23
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  13. 2017-11-30
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  14. 2016-12-08
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  15. 2016-05-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-27
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  17. 2008-03-11
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    MARSHALL, Keith Beverly resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-11
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    MARSHALL, Keith Beverley resigned
    director
  19. 2007-05-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  20. 2006-09-30
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    MARSHALL, Keith Beverly appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-09-30
    ➖
    VODDEN, Darron Paul resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-09-30
    ➖
    VODDEN, Darron Paul resigned
    director
  23. 2005-10-17
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    POOLEY, Daniel Gordon Arthur appointed
    director
  24. 2005-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ATLANTIC RESEARCH CHEMICALS LIMITED
  25. 2005-04-19
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    VODDEN, Darron Paul appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-04-19
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    FORSHAW, John Anthony appointed
    director
  27. 2005-04-19
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Keith Beverley appointed
    director
  28. 2005-04-19
    ➕
    VODDEN, Darron Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Gordon Arthur Pooley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Anthony Forshawceased 24/03/2025· 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
Incorporated2005-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20140 — SIC 20140

Registered office

Unit A, Stratton Business Park
Holsworthy Road
Bude
Cornwal
EX23 9NR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

POOLEY, Daniel Gordon Arthur→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Keith Beverly→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-30 · resigned 2008-03-11
Resigned
VODDEN, Darron Paul→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
FORSHAW, John Anthony→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2025-03-24
Resigned
MARSHALL, Keith Beverley→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2008-03-11
Resigned
VODDEN, Darron Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-04-19 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/05/2007—
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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-03