FIRMENICH UK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
+30.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£28m
-8.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
261
+2.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.9m
+40.4% highest 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £199,249,000 | £130,881,000 | £129,123,000 | -1.3% | |
| Operating profit | £8,374,000 | £6,467,000 | £8,130,000 | +25.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,223,000 | £6,359,000 | £8,925,000 | +40.4% | |
| Net profit | £7,725,000 | £6,031,000 | £7,506,000 | +24.5% | |
| Cash | £1,508,000 | £2,186,000 | £2,862,000 | +30.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £40,539,000 | £38,307,000 | -5.5% | |
| Net assets | £29,730,000 | £30,442,000 | £27,937,000 | -8.2% | |
| Equity | £29,730,000 | £30,442,000 | £27,937,000 | -8.2% | |
| Average employees | 255 | 255 | 261 | +2.4% | |
| Wages | £23,734,000 | £18,844,000 | £20,512,000 | +8.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £238,000 | £142,000 | £226,000 | +59.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £14,000 | £9,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £142,000 | £226,000 | +59.2% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 4.9% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 4.6% | 5.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.0% | 21.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.1% | 58.9% | 60.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.37x | 1.46x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | 20.57x | 24.04x | 32.39x |
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
- FIRMENICH UK LIMITED 1990-07-01 → present
- FRESHMIX LIMITED 1990-05-18 → 1990-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOUCHARD, Elodie Josiane | Director | 2017-09-29 | Apr 1972 | French |
| DU PLESSIS, Paul Albertus | Director | 2026-04-15 | Aug 1988 | South African |
| PADGETT, George | Director | 2026-04-15 | Aug 1994 | British |
| PICTET, Laetitia Christabel | Director | 2015-06-01 | Jun 1970 | Swiss |
| RAYNAUD, Vanessa, Anne, Emmanuelle | Director | 2023-06-15 | Feb 1972 | French |
| STOSCHEK, Karel Wolfgang | Director | 2020-12-15 | Jun 1970 | Finnish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Martin David | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2006-07-01 |
| CHARLES YARWOOD, Judith | Secretary | 2006-07-01 | 2012-05-03 |
| DINES, Catherine Mary | Secretary | 2000-06-27 | 2001-11-07 |
| MAILLER, Andrew Christie | Secretary | 2001-11-07 | 2003-05-23 |
| TAMLYN, Ronald Christopher | Secretary | — | 2000-06-27 |
| AUSTIN, Martin David | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2006-07-01 |
| BAENNINGER, Martin | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| BAILEY, Mark Andrew | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2017-09-29 |
| CHARLES YARWOOD, Judith | Director | 2006-07-01 | 2012-05-03 |
| DRAYSON, Charles Dupin | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| FERRY, Jerome Christian Marcel | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2017-09-29 |
| FIRMENICH, Charles Robert | Director | — | 2006-09-27 |
| FIRMENICH, Fred-Henri | Director | — | 1996-05-09 |
| FISCHLIN, Joanne | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2014-10-31 |
| GETHING, Rogan Roy | Director | 2011-10-07 | 2013-12-01 |
| GRAZ, Dominique Ludwig Jean Henri | Director | 2006-09-27 | 2012-06-15 |
| HEIDRICH, Joachim Albert | Director | 2004-03-11 | 2006-02-28 |
| NELSON, Gary Charles | Director | 2012-05-03 | 2020-09-30 |
| NEWMAN, Trevor | Director | 2022-07-18 | 2025-12-19 |
| NOGUEIRA, Paulo Sergio Menoita | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2020-10-08 |
| SAGNA, Gnilane | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2009-09-17 |
| SIEGA, Federico Riccardo | Director | 1994-11-17 | 2004-03-11 |
| SULTAN, Karim | Director | 2009-09-17 | 2011-10-04 |
| VAN BERCHAM, Jacques | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| ZUNDEL, Dominique Florence | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2023-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dsm-Firmenich Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-06 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-08-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.