CHEMENCE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+37% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£8.8m
+12.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
69
+9.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5m
+21.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,623,177 | £7,851,991 | £10,543,128 | £9,416,411 | £10,000,480 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,246,385 | £629,988 | £1,300,683 | £1,212,977 | £1,471,584 | +21.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,240,728 | £620,568 | £1,300,683 | £1,212,977 | £1,471,584 | +21.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,007,776 | £502,955 | £975,495 | £899,610 | £1,076,062 | +19.6% | |
| Cash | £933,105 | £567,648 | £264,165 | £877,006 | £1,201,532 | +37% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,326,770 | £3,829,887 | £7,620,936 | £8,510,094 | £9,564,040 | +12.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,326,770 | £3,829,725 | £6,891,241 | £7,811,967 | £8,799,019 | +12.6% | |
| Equity | £3,326,770 | £3,829,725 | £6,891,241 | £7,811,967 | £8,799,019 | +12.6% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 50 | 61 | 63 | 69 | +9.5% | |
| Wages | £1,617,019 | £1,539,873 | £1,961,077 | £2,066,420 | £2,078,004 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £70,000 | £149,725 | £154,382 | £171,538 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £3,823 | £4,657 | £9,338 | +100.5% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 8.0% | 12.3% | 12.9% | 14.7% | |
| Net margin | 11.7% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.5% | 16.4% | 17.1% | 14.3% | 15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.6% | 58.5% | 46.5% | 53.1% | 54.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.04x | 1.80x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | 66.88x | — | — | — |
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
“The group has received a letter of support from the parent and connected companies which confirms that financial support will continue for a minimum of 12 months from the date of approval of the group's accounts.”
Group structure
- CHEMENCE LIMITED · parent
- Allied Chemical, Inc 100%
- Gibnas Trade SL 100%
- United Beauty Products Limited 100%
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 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-20 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- 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.