ICI CHEMICALS & POLYMERS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£234
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1
-108.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£5,000,000 | £1 | -£8 | -900% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,000,000 | £12 | -£1 | -108.3% | |
| Net profit | — | £9 | -£1 | -111.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £287,000,000 | £284 | £284 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £226,000,000 | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £226,000,000 | £235 | £234 | -0.4% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -1.7% | 0.4% | -2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.8% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 32.11x | 41.00x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ICI CHEMICALS & POLYMERS LIMITED 1987-09-11 → present
- BRITISH NYLON SPINNERS LIMITED 1940-01-01 → 1987-09-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the Company has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, being not less than twelve months from the date of approval of the Company's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.”
Group structure
- ICI CHEMICALS & POLYMERS LIMITED · parent
- Intex Yarns (Manufacturing) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 July 2025, the directors approved the divestment of land and associated environmental liabilities at Weston Marsh Lagoon, Runcorn to Green Earth Developments.”
- “On 4th March 2026, the Company settled an historic loan payable due to ICI Fertilisers (Ireland) Limited in the amount of EUR 4,535,109.”
- “On 15 September 2026, the Company entered a new loan arrangement to intra-group to fund in the amount of £30,000,000. This loan is due to mature on 15 September 2030.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHUJA, Vaibhav, Mr. | Director | 2025-05-27 | Aug 1992 | Indian |
| SUFF, Graeme | Director | 2024-08-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Lynette Jean Cherryl | Secretary | 2021-07-30 | 2025-02-10 |
| CARTER, Lynette Jean Cherryl | Secretary | 2017-05-11 | 2018-05-31 |
| FREW, Alan Dalziel | Secretary | — | 1993-10-31 |
| HIRST, Margaret | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2009-04-27 |
| KAY, John Lawrence | Secretary | 1993-11-01 | 2004-09-01 |
| O.H. SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-04-27 | 2017-05-11 |
| BEW, Robert, Dr | Director | 1995-05-01 | 1997-06-30 |
| BROGDEN, Michael Edward | Director | — | 1995-04-30 |
| BROMLEY, Adrian Paige Westwood | Director | 1997-06-30 | 2001-04-30 |
| DINNAGE, Louise Margaret | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2024-07-11 |
| DRECHSLER, Paul Joseph | Director | 1996-05-20 | 1998-01-01 |
| FOSTER, Anthony Pryce | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| GARDNER, Michael | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2003-10-01 |
| GEE, David John | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2007-03-27 |
| GEE, David John | Director | 1995-05-15 | 1996-05-20 |
| GUYTON, David Firth | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2003-04-01 |
| HAMPSON, Christopher | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| HIRST, John Raymond | Director | 1996-05-20 | 1998-01-01 |
| HIRST, Margaret | Director | 2007-11-12 | 2010-04-21 |
| HODGE, Ralph Noel | Director | — | 1992-07-23 |
| KASTER, Bart | Director | 2009-04-27 | 2017-12-31 |
| MOSS, Richard Henry | Director | 2009-04-27 | 2017-12-31 |
| REVILL, Ian | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2003-04-01 |
| ROBERTS, Stephen Allen | Director | 2003-02-03 | 2009-04-27 |
| ROSS, Robert Leonard Gordon Knox | Director | 2007-03-27 | 2009-12-18 |
| SMALLEY, Michael | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2024-05-07 |
| TURNER, David Allan | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2020-09-01 |
| TURNER, David Allan, Mr. | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2015-04-22 |
| UPTON, David | Director | 2024-05-21 | 2025-03-05 |
| WALSH, Stuart | Director | 2015-10-28 | 2019-12-13 |
| WHITEWOOD, David | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2008-06-19 |
| WILLIAMS, Benjamin | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| O.H. DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-04-27 | 2015-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulux Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-09 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-06-09 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.