HAMMOND CHEMICALS LIMITED
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Cash
£990k
+23.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£15m
+0.7% vs 2024
Employees
27
+8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1m
+4.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £19,660,040 | £17,845,677 | £16,594,043 | -7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,924,123 | £2,839,121 | £3,019,487 | +6.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,035,297 | £2,929,524 | £3,053,510 | +4.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,371,934 | £2,472,633 | £2,531,963 | +2.4% | |
| Cash | £1,234,076 | £802,247 | £990,160 | +23.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,222,750 | £15,122,552 | £15,138,739 | +0.1% | |
| Net assets | £15,852,029 | £14,679,662 | £14,781,625 | +0.7% | |
| Equity | £15,852,029 | £14,679,662 | £14,781,625 | +0.7% | |
| Average employees | 23 | 25 | 27 | +8% | |
| Wages | £852,429 | £1,105,879 | £1,190,584 | +7.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £132,834 | £171,557 | £177,788 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £770 | £1,321 | £1,321 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.0% | 15.9% | 18.2% | |
| Net margin | 17.2% | 13.9% | 15.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.2% | 18.8% | 19.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.7% | 12.0% | 12.1% | |
| Current ratio | 8.02x | 9.33x | 8.77x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- JW Hinks LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HAMMOND CHEMICALS LIMITED · parent
- N. and S. Hammond Limited 100%
- N. & S. Chemicals Limited 100%
- Hamsel Limited 100%
- Hammond Solvents Limited 100%
- Hammond Organic Products Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOMINIK, Mark Joseph | Director | 2023-03-14 | May 1982 | British |
| NORMANTON, Toby Roderick Edward | Director | 2023-03-14 | Aug 1984 | British |
| SILVER, Maximilian George | Director | 2023-03-14 | Dec 1985 | British |
| WARD, James Eversole | Director | 2023-03-14 | Jun 1976 | Irish |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMOND, Shaun James | Secretary | — | 2023-03-14 |
| HAMMOND, Nicholas David | Director | — | 2023-03-14 |
| HAMMOND, Shaun James | Director | — | 2023-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley Industrial Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-03-14 | Active |
| Mr Shaun James Hammond | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
| Mr Nicholas David Hammond | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.