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Arch UK Biocides Limited

Manufacture of soap and detergents

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 29

  1. Jacqueline Ann Stewart 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Christian Hauser 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Dr Frank Stahl 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Gregor Keil 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Astrid Schnidrig 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Anthony William Kelly 2017-2024 Director View profile
  7. Kenneth John Mcmahon 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Barry 2013-2017 Director View profile
  9. Mark Alan Kenline 2013-2014 Director View profile
  10. Arthur Frederick Merkle 2012-2016 Director View profile
  11. Peter Jozef Van Aken 2012-2023 Director View profile
  12. Terence Yeates 2012-2015 Director View profile
  13. Alexander Henry Hoy 2011-2021 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Martin Baker 2010-2017 Director View profile
  15. Franklin Delano Kicklighter 2008-2019 Director View profile
  16. Steven C Giuliano 2007-2011 Director View profile
  17. Rickie Lee Walden 2006-2015 Director View profile
  18. Graham Buchan 2004-2010 Director View profile
  19. W. Paul Bush 2004-2011 Director View profile
  20. Louis Steven Massimo 2004-2009 Director View profile
  21. Paul Craney 2004-2007 Director View profile
  22. Shubhada Patil 2004-2004 Director View profile
  23. Richard Donald De Carle 2004-2004 Director View profile
  24. Stephen Martin Baker 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  25. Karen Deborah Johnson 2013-2016 Secretary View profile
  26. Bradley Gerald Luria 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  27. Scott Bradley Waldman 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  28. Joseph P Lacerenza 2004-2008 Secretary View profile
  29. Sarah Ann O'Connor 2004-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of soap and detergents
Incorporated
08/12/2003
Registered office
Manchester

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Nicholas Thomas Carter ceased 2019-08-20
    significant influence · notified 2017-05-10
  • Arch Chemicals UK Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-08-20
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Arch UK Biocides Limited is controlled by Nicholas Thomas Carter
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-05-10, ceased 2019-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Thomas Carter.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£61,407,000
Total assets
£64,038,000
Cash
£1,513,000
Employees
75
Turnover
£39,676,000
Profit/loss
£3,431,000

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

5.3y median 5.3y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 4Dormant 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
04987690
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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