GRANVILLE OIL & CHEMICALS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
+49.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+25.3% vs 2024
Employees
73
+17.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8.4M
+32.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,790,631 | £34,245,358 | +15% | |
| Operating profit | £6,437,705 | £8,422,975 | +30.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,385,509 | £8,434,681 | +32.1% | |
| Net profit | £4,780,413 | £6,326,835 | +32.3% | |
| Cash | £786,711 | £1,175,677 | +49.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £11,758,802 | £14,735,477 | +25.3% | |
| Average employees | 62 | 73 | +17.7% | |
| Wages | £2,335,309 | £2,716,412 | +16.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £157,442 | £173,440 | +10.2% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 21.6% | 24.6% | |
| Net margin | 16.0% | 18.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.05x | 2.41x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- GRANVILLE OIL & CHEMICALS LIMITED 1990-09-26 → present
- GRANVILLE CHEMICAL CO. LIMITED 1990-03-02 → 1990-09-26
- WALKERS OILS LIMITED 1989-09-01 → 1990-03-02
- 7 OILS LIMITED 1972-05-16 → 1989-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Shorts Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “The brand refresh in 2023 continues to be further developed and the range of products offered under that brand continues to grow. Our recent investment into additional operational infrastructure is now fully integrated.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASU, Arijit | Director | 2023-03-01 | Dec 1974 | Indian |
| GADRE, Upendra Vinayak | Director | 2025-06-01 | May 1969 | Indian |
| HOLLAND, James Garry | Director | 2022-01-01 | Dec 1986 | British |
| VYAS, Vinod Somalal | Director | 2016-11-09 | Mar 1951 | Indian |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KING, John William, Group Captain | Secretary | — | 1999-06-08 |
| PRICE-THOMAS, Susanne Moller | Secretary | 2000-04-10 | 2016-04-28 |
| GLS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-06-08 | 2000-04-10 |
| CANNON, Thomas | Director | 1992-04-02 | 1999-09-01 |
| DATTA, Kallol | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2017-06-01 |
| DUJEAN, Alain Vincent | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2021-07-10 |
| EYRE, Kevin Michael | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| GHOSAL, Rajendra Nath | Director | 2016-04-28 | 2025-06-01 |
| HOLLAND, Garry | Director | 1992-04-02 | 2018-05-31 |
| THOMAS, Michael Price | Director | — | 2016-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veedol Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.