TRONOX PIGMENT UK LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
+114.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£274m
-7.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
368
+2.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£15m
-152% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £293,178,000 | £330,637,000 | £365,082,000 | +10.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£19,667,000 | £1,889,000 | -£3,171,000 | -267.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £30,645,000 | -£5,912,000 | -£14,897,000 | -152% | |
| Net profit | £38,465,000 | -£1,363,000 | -£12,536,000 | -819.7% | |
| Cash | £4,800,000 | £5,144,000 | £11,057,000 | +114.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £406,547,000 | £426,331,000 | £459,373,000 | +7.8% | |
| Net assets | £297,231,000 | £297,518,000 | £274,020,000 | -7.9% | |
| Equity | £297,231,000 | £297,518,000 | £274,020,000 | -7.9% | |
| Average employees | 358 | 359 | 368 | +2.5% | |
| Wages | £24,733,000 | £25,911,000 | £27,866,000 | +7.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £106,000 | £103,000 | £108,000 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £18,000 | £19,000 | £20,000 | +5.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £101,000 | £103,000 | £108,000 | +4.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.7% | 0.6% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 13.1% | -0.4% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.8% | 0.4% | -0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.2% | 44.4% | 50.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.07x | 1.94x | 2.26x | |
| Interest cover | -2.32x | 0.23x | -0.40x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- TRONOX PIGMENT UK LIMITED 2019-07-24 → present
- CRISTAL PIGMENT UK LIMITED 2012-09-20 → 2019-07-24
- MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS LIMITED 1997-03-06 → 2012-09-20
- SCM CHEMICALS LIMITED 1984-09-04 → 1997-03-06
- HOWARDS & SONS,LIMITED 1920-01-01 → 1984-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements. In making these assessments the directors have considered the cash flow position for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- TRONOX PIGMENT UK LIMITED · parent
- Millennium Inorganic Chemicals SAS 100%
- Tronox Italy SRL 95%
- Tronox Korea Limited 100%
- Tronox France SAS 100%
- Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Le Havre SAS 100%
Significant events
- “Following the closure of the Botlek sister site in 2025, in March 2026 the Company acquired the remaining finished goods inventory and from April 2026 assumed the role of principal seller of Tronox products in Europe.”
- “In Q1 2026 Tronox Pigment UK Limited submitted an anti-dumping application to the UK Trade Remedies Authority, which led to the formal initiation of an investigation in March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FODOR, Shirley | Secretary | 2026-03-31 | — | — |
| BARNETT, Paul Andrew Hannington | Director | 2023-01-10 | Mar 1978 | English |
| FODOR, Shirley | Director | 2020-10-20 | Nov 1977 | South African |
| KAYE, Steven Andrew | Director | 2019-04-10 | Apr 1976 | American |
| KEEGEL, Machiel Kristen | Director | 2022-06-01 | Aug 1975 | Dutch |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Paul Andrew Hannington | Secretary | 2011-07-22 | 2012-05-04 |
| CAMPBELL, Nicola | Secretary | 2004-12-30 | 2005-11-29 |
| CAMPBELL, Nicola | Secretary | 2004-12-30 | 2004-12-30 |
| FURLING, Jean Herve | Secretary | 2000-02-01 | 2004-12-30 |
| FURLING, Jean-Herve Gustave | Secretary | 2012-05-04 | 2018-09-14 |
| FURLING, Jean-Herve Gustave | Secretary | 2008-01-31 | 2011-07-22 |
| HARDJOMOHAMAD, Nancy Julianie Fatima | Secretary | 2005-11-29 | 2007-05-15 |
| HERRING, George William | Secretary | — | 1998-10-08 |
| JEGHER, Maria | Secretary | 2018-09-14 | 2019-07-26 |
| THOMAS, David Kenneth | Secretary | 1998-10-08 | 2000-01-31 |
| WARD, Stephen | Secretary | 2007-05-15 | 2008-01-31 |
| BROUGHTON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-04-29 | 2026-03-31 |
| INTERTRUST (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-07-26 | 2021-04-29 |
| ABBOTT, Donald | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
| ALEXANDER, Samuel Ray | Director | 2007-05-15 | 2011-03-31 |
| ANDERSON, Thomas | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2002-03-20 |
| BARNETT, Paul Andrew Hannington | Director | 2014-10-16 | 2019-04-10 |
| BEACH, Anthony John | Director | 1996-02-06 | 2002-03-20 |
| BEARD, John | Director | 2004-12-30 | 2006-05-03 |
| BORST, Donald | Director | — | 1997-06-19 |
| BOX, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2023-01-10 |
| BOX, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2007-01-31 |
| BRESLOW, Stuart | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2004-12-30 |
| CARLSON, Timothy Craig | Director | 2019-04-10 | 2020-10-20 |
| CARMEAN, William | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2004-12-01 |
| CIAN FICHI, Gary Louis | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-05-15 |
| DOCX, Koen Felix Lodewijk | Director | 2011-08-10 | 2019-04-10 |
| ESLER, Stuart Donald | Director | 1998-04-17 | 2001-07-31 |
| ESLER, Stuart Donald | Director | — | 1997-07-07 |
| EVANS, David Geoffrey | Director | 2010-02-05 | 2010-12-07 |
| FRIEDMAN, Samuel | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| FURLING, Jean-Herve Gustave | Director | 2012-05-04 | 2018-09-14 |
| FURLING, Jean-Herve Gustave | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2011-07-22 |
| HANCOCKS, James | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
| HIRST, Geoffrey Enoch | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| HORAN, John Francis | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2004-12-01 |
| JONGEN, Rene | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2009-06-10 |
| LEE, Robert Edward | Director | 1998-04-17 | 2001-06-30 |
| LONG, Philip Charles | Director | 2011-07-12 | 2013-08-15 |
| LUSHEFSKI, John Edward | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2004-12-01 |
| MCINTYRE, Robert, Dr | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2019-04-10 |
| MORTEN, Simon | Director | 2013-05-30 | 2019-04-10 |
| SARRACINI, Robert John | Director | 2015-11-13 | 2019-04-10 |
| SCOTT, Jamie Stephen | Director | 2013-10-04 | 2015-03-06 |
| SEIBEL, Arthur | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2012-10-29 |
| SIMMONDS, Lynton | Director | 2009-08-10 | 2014-03-31 |
| SIMMONDS, Lynton | Director | 2007-01-31 | 2007-05-15 |
| SIMPSON, Catherine Jane | Director | 2011-03-02 | 2019-04-10 |
| STEPHEN, Graeme John | Director | 2002-03-20 | 2004-01-12 |
| STOLL, Mark Jeffry | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2003-08-30 |
| TELFER, Colin | Director | 2011-08-10 | 2012-05-04 |
| WARD, Stephen | Director | 2007-05-15 | 2009-12-03 |
| WOOD, Michael Philip | Director | 2012-10-29 | 2013-10-21 |
| WUBBOLDING, Christine | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2003-03-15 |
| ZAAL, Leonardus Cornelis Adrianus | Director | 2008-01-31 | 2008-08-29 |
| ZAAL, Leonardus Cornelis Adrianus | Director | 2004-01-12 | 2007-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Overseas Holdings | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-25 | Active |
| Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-27 | Ceased 2018-05-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 315 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-04-02 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2026-04-02 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.