AIREDALE CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
-36.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£34m
+47.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
132
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£10m
-22.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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7 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £94,653,583 | £80,142,916 | £77,297,944 | -3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £14,337,934 | £13,453,490 | £10,462,150 | -22.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £14,269,634 | £13,510,035 | £10,451,462 | -22.6% | |
| Net profit | £10,329,055 | £10,560,844 | £8,859,915 | -16.1% | |
| Cash | £8,807,961 | £3,617,953 | £2,291,241 | -36.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,554,358 | £25,905,973 | £36,783,437 | +42% | |
| Net assets | £12,351,840 | £22,919,457 | £33,752,884 | +47.3% | |
| Equity | £12,351,840 | £22,919,457 | £33,752,884 | +47.3% | |
| Average employees | 120 | 137 | 132 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | £5,663,103 | £6,521,422 | £6,538,974 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £428,193 | £869,021 | £974,049 | +12.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £132,500 | £93,522 | £96,305 | +3% | |
| Highest paid director | £273,066 | £316,237 | £306,714 | -3% |
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 | 15.1% | 16.8% | 13.5% | |
| Net margin | 10.9% | 13.2% | 11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 98.5% | 51.9% | 28.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.3% | 42.8% | 34.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 2.10x | 2.84x | |
| Interest cover | 46.18x | 56.91x | 64.06x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future for a period of at least twelve months.”
Significant events
- “Brenntag UK Holding Limited acquired 100% of the share capital of the ultimate parent company, Airedale Newco Limited on 27th February 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Thomas Edward | Secretary | 2026-02-27 | — | — |
| BROWN, Thomas Edward | Director | 2026-02-27 | Jan 1983 | British |
| GRATTON, Martin | Director | 2026-02-27 | Jun 1969 | British |
| THOMSON, Craig | Director | 2008-01-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| WARD, Richard Michael Benedict | Director | 2022-11-07 | Feb 1972 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHADWICK, Christine | Secretary | — | 2006-12-03 |
| CHADWICK, John Whitney | Secretary | 2006-12-03 | 2009-08-31 |
| THOMSON, Craig | Secretary | 2009-09-01 | 2026-02-27 |
| ARGO, Russel Ian | Director | 2026-02-27 | 2026-06-30 |
| BEVAN, Adrian | Director | 2024-11-08 | 2026-02-27 |
| CAWTHERA, Michael Paul | Director | — | 2004-08-13 |
| CHADWICK, Brian | Director | — | 2011-01-18 |
| CHADWICK, Christine | Director | — | 2006-12-03 |
| CHADWICK, Christopher John | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2026-02-27 |
| CHADWICK, David Michael | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| CHADWICK, John Whitney | Director | — | 2008-10-01 |
| CHADWICK, Richard Paul | Director | — | 2018-03-02 |
| FOX, Daniel | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2023-12-21 |
| HALL, Brenda Malvina | Director | — | 2022-01-22 |
| HELLIWELL, Marc Lloyd | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-02-27 |
| HOWARD, Thomas David Knutton | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| HOWELL, Anthony Joseph Mark | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-12-21 |
| LEIGHTON, Martin | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2026-02-27 |
| MARR, Daniel George | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2026-02-27 |
| PEACOCK, John Philip | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Peter Cyril | Director | — | 1993-09-22 |
| SHARPE, Brian Raymond | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2005-05-01 |
| WILKINSON, Stephen Paul | Director | 2001-12-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| WOLFF, Robert Mark | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2023-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airedale Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-26 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 7
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.