THERMACELL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC414197 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-10
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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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-10
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    MACPHERSON, Graeme appointed
    director
  4. 2025-10-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-02
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-17
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-11-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-03
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-22
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    CHANDLER, Alan resigned
    secretary
  14. 2020-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-05-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-06-11
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As THERMACELL LIMITED
  20. 2012-01-10
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    CHANDLER, Alan George Belcher appointed
    director
  21. 2012-01-10
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Alan appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan George Belcher Chandler
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
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
Incorporated2012-01-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

6d Newyearfield Business Units
Hawks Brae
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 6TW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CHANDLER, Alan George Belcher→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-01-10
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Active
MACPHERSON, Graeme→
director · ~50y · appointed 2026-02-10
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Active
CHANDLER, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-10 · resigned 2020-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27