TATA CHEMICALS EUROPE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
-9.1% vs 2024
Net assets
-£204M
-11.4% vs 2024
Employees
275
+4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£42M
+56.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £131,100,000 | £99,842,000 | -23.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£86,976,000 | -£30,759,000 | +64.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£96,298,000 | -£41,989,000 | +56.4% | |
| Net profit | -£96,298,000 | -£38,883,000 | +59.6% | |
| Cash | £2,380,000 | £2,163,000 | -9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£183,128,000 | -£203,929,000 | -11.4% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 263 | 275 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | £13,513,000 | £16,990,000 | +25.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,677,000 | £1,398,000 | -16.6% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -66.3% | -30.8% | |
| Net margin | -73.5% | -38.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 419.5% | 485.3% | |
| Interest cover | -9.29x | -2.73x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- TATA CHEMICALS EUROPE LIMITED 2011-04-01 → present
- BRUNNER MOND (UK) LIMITED 1996-09-02 → 2011-04-01
- BRUNNER MOND & COMPANY LIMITED 1991-06-06 → 1996-09-02
- STYLEPULSE LIMITED 1991-05-02 → 1991-06-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements (Note 3.2).”
Group structure
- TATA CHEMICALS EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Winnington CHP Limited 100%
Significant events
- “cessation of manufacturing operations at the Company's Lostock site in January 2025”
- “approval for a new, larger sodium bicarbonate plant at its Winnington site”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, David Philip William | Secretary | 2011-05-20 | — | — |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-11-01 | — | — |
| ABBOTTS, Jonathan Laurence | Director | 2010-04-09 | Oct 1964 | British |
| ASHCROFT, Martin John, Dr | Director | 2008-08-27 | May 1969 | British |
| DAVIES, David Philip William | Director | 2012-03-26 | Dec 1971 | British |
| LOUNDS, Karen Lesley | Director | 2016-11-22 | Nov 1969 | British |
| O'SHEA, Adrian | Director | 2026-04-16 | Apr 1965 | Irish |
| TIRUMALAI, Nandakumar Seshadri | Director | 2024-10-28 | Jul 1971 | Indian |
| VAUSE, Angus John | Director | 2020-03-05 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRCLOUGH, Nicholas Humphrey | Secretary | 1999-12-31 | 2011-06-30 |
| GOY, Christopher Austin | Secretary | — | 1996-06-03 |
| MERSON, Richard David | Secretary | 1991-09-25 | 1996-06-03 |
| OGILVIE, John Neil | Secretary | 1996-06-03 | 1999-12-31 |
| TARRAN, Michael John | Secretary | 2010-04-16 | 2011-04-19 |
| WERTHEIM, John David | Secretary | 1991-05-23 | 1991-09-25 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-03-27 | 2009-10-31 |
| BRUNNER MOND NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-11-27 | 2006-03-27 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-05-02 | 1991-05-23 |
| BELL, Richard Jeremy Giles | Director | 1991-09-25 | 2000-10-31 |
| BENTLEY, Stephen Graham | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2006-09-15 |
| BRUCE, Ian Douglas | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1994-03-31 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Neal Charles | Director | 2009-04-08 | 2012-01-23 |
| CHITTY, Mark Stephen | Director | 2008-08-27 | 2009-04-09 |
| CHITTY, Mark Stephen | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1998-03-02 |
| COLLICUTT, Anthony Robert | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1995-04-30 |
| GRAHAM, Joanne | Director | 2022-11-24 | 2024-02-29 |
| GUPTA, Alok | Director | 2015-05-22 | 2016-04-04 |
| HASLEHURST, Peter Joseph Kinder | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2008-04-30 |
| HOUGHTON, Peter Patrick | Director | 2010-05-14 | 2022-03-17 |
| IRAVANIAN, Ladan, Dr | Director | 2010-05-14 | 2022-03-31 |
| KERRIGAN, John Joseph | Director | 2006-11-17 | 2010-05-31 |
| MELIA, John Stephen | Director | 2008-08-27 | 2015-09-30 |
| MERSON, Richard David | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1998-03-02 |
| MULHALL, John Stephen | Director | 2008-08-27 | 2010-04-23 |
| PATTERSON, Ernest Brian | Director | 1991-09-25 | 1998-03-02 |
| RUNCIMAN, Alan Neil | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2022-07-04 |
| SMITH, Stephen Ralph | Director | 1991-05-23 | 1993-05-02 |
| SMITH, Stephen Ralph | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| WERTHEIM, John David | Director | 1991-05-23 | 2002-03-31 |
| WESTON, Leslie Derek | Director | 2008-08-27 | 2014-05-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-05-02 | 1991-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunner Mond Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 259 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.