APPLIED CHEMICALS APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07108323 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-18
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46750
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-01-01
    ➖
    ZABL, Manfred resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-07
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-15
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  10. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-11
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    address · AD01
  17. 2015-01-30
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, James Howard resigned
    director
  18. 2010-03-01
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    JOHNSTON, James Howard appointed
    director
  19. 2009-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As APPLIED CHEMICALS APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  20. 2009-12-18
    ➕
    BJOORN, Per Olof appointed
    director
  21. 2009-12-18
    ➕
    BJOORN, Staffan Olaf, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2009-12-18
    ➕
    ZABL, Manfred appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Group structure

Applied Chemicals International As is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Applied Chemicals International As
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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APPLIED CHEMICALS APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
This company · 07108323

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
Applied Chemicals International As
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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

Registered office

7 St. Petersgate
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 1EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BJOORN, Per Olof→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BJOORN, Staffan Olaf, Dr→
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-12-18
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Active
JOHNSTON, James Howard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2015-01-30
Resigned
ZABL, Manfred→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-12-18 · resigned 2025-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-07