CHEMENCE LIMITED
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Cash
£877K
+232% vs 2023
Net assets
£7.8M
+13.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
63
+3.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-6.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,623,177 | £10,543,128 | £9,416,411 | -10.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,246,385 | £1,300,683 | £1,212,977 | -6.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,240,728 | £1,300,683 | £1,212,977 | -6.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,007,776 | £975,495 | £899,610 | -7.8% | |
| Cash | £933,105 | £264,165 | £877,006 | +232% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,326,770 | £7,620,936 | £8,510,094 | +11.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,326,770 | £6,891,241 | £7,811,967 | +13.4% | |
| Equity | £3,326,770 | £6,891,241 | £7,811,967 | +13.4% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 61 | 63 | +3.3% | |
| Wages | £1,617,019 | £1,961,077 | £2,066,420 | +5.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £149,725 | £149,725 | 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 12.3% | 12.9% | |
| Net margin | 11.7% | 9.3% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.5% | 17.1% | 14.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.04x | 1.80x |
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
- CHEMENCE LIMITED 1985-09-05 → present
- LOCKSHIELD LIMITED 1983-08-16 → 1985-09-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Alliotts LLP
- 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. 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 group's and parent 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
- CHEMENCE LIMITED · parent
- Allied Chemical, Inc 100%
- Gibnas Trade SL 100%
- United Beauty Products 100%
Significant events
- “On 5 January 2024, Chemence Ltd acquired 100% of United Beauty Products Limited. The combination has been accounted as a merger in accordance with the FRS102 reporting standard. The Group completed a group reconstruction by acquiring the entire share capital of United Beauty Products Limited through a stock transfer on 5 January 2024, at a consideration of £1 for £1 of share capital.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, it was identified that subsidiary company Allied Chemical, Inc had been omitted from the consolidated accounts. A restatement has therefore been recognised to consolidate this entity as at 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Charlotte Emily | Director | 2021-03-30 | Sep 1988 | American |
| COOKE, Hugh Vincent | Director | — | Sep 1950 | Irish |
| COOKE, Victoria Sophie | Director | 2017-03-13 | Feb 1990 | American |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLES, Peter Frederick Terence | Secretary | 1995-01-21 | 1995-07-18 |
| COLES, Peter Frederick Terence | Secretary | — | 1995-07-18 |
| COX, Philip Anthony | Secretary | 1994-03-08 | 1994-09-30 |
| HOLT, Miranda Jane | Secretary | — | 1991-02-01 |
| HOLT, Paul Mayo | Secretary | 1995-12-14 | 2002-05-31 |
| MCGREEVY, Paul Douglas | Secretary | 1993-05-24 | 1994-03-08 |
| PEPLOW, Nicholas Robert, Mr. | Secretary | — | 1993-05-24 |
| RUSSELL, Michael Vincent | Secretary | 2002-05-31 | 2007-06-29 |
| WILSON, Robert Douglas | Secretary | 2008-03-18 | 2019-06-11 |
| CHAMBERS, Alexander David | Director | 2008-02-18 | 2009-01-28 |
| COLES, Peter Frederick Terence | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1995-07-18 |
| COLES, Peter Frederick Terence | Director | — | 1995-07-18 |
| COOKE, Bernard | Director | — | 1995-06-12 |
| DOUGLAS, Anthony Frederick | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-04-28 |
| HOLT, Miranda Jane | Director | — | 2004-10-31 |
| HOLT, Paul Mayo | Director | 1995-05-10 | 1995-05-31 |
| HOLT, Paul Mayo | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2002-05-31 |
| LONG, John Rodney | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2007-04-11 |
| MCGREEVY, Paul Douglas | Director | 1992-01-06 | 1995-01-21 |
| PEPLOW, Nicholas Robert, Mr. | Director | — | 1993-05-24 |
| RUSSELL, Michael Vincent | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2007-06-29 |
| WILSON, Robert Douglas | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2019-06-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Vincent Cooke | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2021-11-08 | Ceased 2021-11-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-04-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-09 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.