INEOS CHEMICALS TRUSTEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC400119 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-24

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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

23 officers (6 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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officers · CH01
2026-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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MACLENNAN, Graham resigned
director
2024-04-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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officers · AP01
2024-03-19
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BANHAM, Terence appointed
director
2024-03-19
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WHEATLEY, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2024-03-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-07
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officers · AP01
2023-12-14
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MACMILLAN, Alan appointed
director
2023-06-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-07
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appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2022-11-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-07
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officers · AP01
2022-11-01
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CAPITAL CRANFIELD PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2022-11-01
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WHEATLEY, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2022-11-01
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WHEATLEY, Paul Anthony appointed
director
2022-11-01
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WHEATLEY, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2022-10-31
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20-20 TRUSTEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2022-10-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-13
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BAIRD, Steven Thomas resigned
director
2021-11-30
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ALI, Yasin Stanley, Mr. resigned
secretary
2021-04-01
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BAIRD, Steven Thomas appointed
director
2021-04-01
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20-20 TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2021-03-31
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ASHBURNER, William Francis resigned
director
2021-03-31
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PIZZEY, Andrew James resigned
director
2019-10-30
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HANNAH, Craig Thomas Charles resigned
director
2016-05-13
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MCWHINNIE, Stuart appointed
director
2016-02-18
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HENDERSON, Jane resigned
director
2015-03-30
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HEEMSKERK, Leonardus Hendrik resigned
director
2015-03-30
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PIZZEY, Andrew James appointed
director
2014-12-15
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SWAN, Ruth appointed
director
2014-08-01
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BAIRD, Steven Thomas resigned
director
2014-08-01
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MACLENNAN, Graham appointed
director
2014-07-08
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HANNAH, Craig Thomas Charles appointed
director
2014-02-07
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CRAWFORD, Lisa Sharon Jean resigned
director
2014-01-24
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HENDERSON, Colin George resigned
director
2013-10-03
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BAIRD, Steven Thomas appointed
director
2013-09-27
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CROTTY, Thomas Patrick resigned
director
2013-05-16
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CRAWFORD, Lisa Sharon Jean appointed
director
2013-02-12
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FLETCHER, Ian Corbet resigned
director
2012-01-31
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ALI, Yasin Stanley, Mr. appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Arthur Ratcliffe Individual · British · DOB 10/1952 · age 74	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% 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

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-05-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Bo'Ness Road

Grangemouth

Stirlingshire

FK3 9XH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-07

Last: 2026-05-24