UPM RAFLATAC (UK) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10990905 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-02

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 17290

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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officers · AP01
2024-12-23
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officers · TM01
2024-12-18
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KARLSSON, Max Johannes appointed
director
2024-12-18
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RASANEN, Juuli resigned
director
2024-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
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officers · AP01
2022-11-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-17
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TALVIA, Tommi Juhani appointed
director
2022-11-17
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SALMELIN, Mirja Inkeri Margareeta resigned
director
2022-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
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officers · TM01
2021-08-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-30
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JOHNSON, Shaun Patrick appointed
director
2021-07-30
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CHALMERS, David Graeme resigned
director
2021-06-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-22
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-10-01
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KNOX, Tracy Louise appointed
secretary
2020-10-01
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MEBUS, Stefan appointed
director
2020-10-01
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CHALMERS, David Graeme resigned
secretary
2020-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-06
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address · AD03
2017-10-02
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Company incorporated
As UPM RAFLATAC (UK) LIMITED
2017-10-02
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CHALMERS, David Graeme appointed
secretary
2017-10-02
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CHALMERS, David Graeme appointed
director
2017-10-02
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RASANEN, Juuli appointed
director
2017-10-02
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SALMELIN, Mirja Inkeri Margareeta appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

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

Upm-Kymmene Oyj is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Upm-Kymmene Oyj

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

ultimate parent

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UPM RAFLATAC (UK) LIMITED

This company · 10990905

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
Upm-Kymmene Oyj Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/10/2017

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

Incorporated2017-10-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC17290 — SIC 17290

Registered office

Wareham Road

Eastfield

Scarborough

YO11 3DX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-18

Last: 2025-06-04