BUTTERWORTH LABORATORIES LIMITED
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Cash
£6.2M
+9.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+8.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
84
-2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-15.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,300,950 | £6,643,735 | £7,385,343 | £7,749,712 | £8,432,017 | £8,628,722 | +2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £952,417 | £458,613 | £272,733 | £705,686 | £1,032,034 | £904,282 | -12.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £966,831 | £460,431 | £281,234 | £808,482 | £1,235,343 | £1,042,653 | -15.6% | |
| Net profit | £786,089 | £307,161 | £254,847 | £636,623 | £909,841 | £759,005 | -16.6% | |
| Cash | £4,620,676 | £3,384,492 | £4,149,274 | £5,234,737 | £5,664,001 | £6,177,471 | +9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,735,770 | £8,111,016 | £8,277,410 | £8,926,985 | £9,844,317 | £10,581,419 | +7.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,543,219 | £7,679,380 | £7,914,227 | £8,550,850 | £9,390,691 | £10,149,696 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £7,543,219 | £7,679,380 | £7,914,227 | £8,550,850 | £9,390,691 | £10,149,696 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 79 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 84 | -2.3% | |
| Wages | £3,437,881 | £3,214,804 | £3,563,257 | £3,686,111 | £3,939,882 | £4,173,812 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £508,737 | £502,211 | £567,718 | £431,007 | £422,746 | £406,002 | -4% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.0% | 6.9% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 12.2% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | 10.8% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 8.2% | 10.8% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | 5.7% | 3.3% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 8.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.48x | 5.06x | 7.75x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BUTTERWORTH LABORATORIES LIMITED 1977-12-31 → present
- BUTTERWORTH MICROANALYTICAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED (THE) 1974-09-25 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAS (UK) require us to report to you where: the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate”
Significant events
- “The Company has commenced a significant capital investment programme at its Teddington site, focused on expanding laboratory capacity and continuing investment in up to date facilities and equipment.”
- “The potential impact of U.S. tariffs has made Ireland uniquely vulnerable due to a large amount of output being exported to the US. 31% of the company's business is derived from Ireland.”
- “Operational risk remains a key focus, most notably the potential loss of laboratory facilities due to fire or catastrophic failure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPPARD, Paris | Secretary | 2024-04-01 | — | — |
| GEAREY, John Marchant | Director | 2000-09-27 | Mar 1938 | British |
| HAWKINS, David John | Director | 2017-02-01 | May 1967 | British |
| RICHES, David Andrew | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jul 1963 | British |
| SHEPPARD, Paris | Director | 2024-07-03 | Aug 1967 | British |
| STEWART, Patrick David | Director | 2017-02-01 | Oct 1958 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTERWORTH, Kenneth Edward | Secretary | — | 2000-09-27 |
| GEAREY, John Marchant | Secretary | 2000-09-27 | 2024-03-31 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Doris Emily | Director | — | 2022-09-23 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Kenneth Edward | Director | — | 2006-08-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twm Trust Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-24 | Active |
| Mrs Doris Emily Butterworth | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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.