SOVEREIGN CHEMICALS LIMITED
Company number 03281228 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Sovereign Chemicals Limited represents a terminal phase of a legacy UK chemical manufacturer, currently undergoing liquidation despite the robust backing of its parent conglomerate, Arkema. The strategic focus has shifted from market expansion to value extraction and structural consolidation, leaving the firm's historical IP and market share as the primary remaining assets. For Arkema, this is a strategic rationalization of a legacy subsidiary; for the market, it represents a fleeting acquisition opportunity for distressed assets.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1996-11-20
- Registered office
- C/O Btg Begbies Traynor (Central) Llp, 2 Harcourt Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1WP
- Postcode
- LE19 1WP
- Capital
- 250,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-01
- Next due by
- 2026-11-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 20590 Manufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 26 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by ARKEMA HOLDING LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ATO FINDLEY UK LIMITED | 2001-11-26 |
| NEWSDESIGN LIMITED | 1996-12-24 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| PARK ROAD, BARROW IN FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 4EQ | 2018-11-15 |
| COMMON ROAD, STAFFORD, ST16 3EH | 2007-03-13 |
| COLTHROP WAY, THATCHAM, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE RG19 4NR | 1997-03-12 |
| 1 MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, BS1 6BU | 1997-01-09 |
The class of 1996
45%
of the 41,233 companies incorporated in 1996 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.