THERMA-CHEM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC543005 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-17
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20590
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
33 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-17➕SEMPLE, Steven appointeddirector
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01➕SEMPLE, Helen appointeddirector
- 2016-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs THERMA-CHEM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
- 2016-08-17➕SEMPLE, Ronald Alexander appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SEMPLE, Steven (same surname) appointed 2023-04-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Helen Semple Individual · British · DOB 07/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/06/2018 |
Mr Ronald Alexander Semple Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 17/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC313968 · est 2006 | £18.63M £14.49M–£22.77M | — | — | — | 19y | 83 | 86y |
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| CARLTON DIE CASTINGS LIMITED→ SC083494 · est 1983 | — | — | £704.5k | — | 42y | 83 | 83y |
| DAVID SMITH (FABRICATORS) LIMITED→ SC056938 · est 1975 | — | — | £184.3k | — | 51y | 83 | 58y |
| JGB STEELCRAFT (U.K.) LIMITED→ SC130494 · est 1991 | — | — | £673.3k | — | 35y | 83 | 60y |
| MCKINLAY & BLAIR LIMITED→ SC052147 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | 83 | 68y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590
Registered office
Titanium 1 Kings Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SEMPLE, Helen→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2018-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEMPLE, Ronald Alexander→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2016-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SEMPLE, Steven→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-04-17
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-07