SUN CHEMICAL LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£83m
+2.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
568
+0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.5m
-44.3% vs 2024
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 | £169,344,000 | £165,940,000 | £162,139,000 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,947,000 | £6,043,000 | £1,163,000 | -80.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £477,000 | £6,220,000 | £3,462,000 | -44.3% | |
| Net profit | -£3,431,000 | £6,291,000 | £3,040,000 | -51.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £123,476,000 | £136,361,000 | £140,565,000 | +3.1% | |
| Net assets | £70,523,000 | £80,802,000 | £82,709,000 | +2.4% | |
| Equity | £70,523,000 | £80,802,000 | £82,709,000 | +2.4% | |
| Average employees | 591 | 566 | 568 | +0.4% | |
| Wages | £29,403,000 | £30,504,000 | £30,812,000 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £694,000 | £537,000 | £682,000 | +27% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £91,000 | £37,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £223,000 | £187,000 | £260,000 | +39% |
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 | 1.1% | 3.6% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | -2.0% | 3.8% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.6% | 4.4% | 0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.6% | 52.1% | 51.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.22x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | 0.09x | 0.33x | — |
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
- SUN CHEMICAL LIMITED 1991-11-26 → present
- MOBILEFOLLOW LIMITED 1991-09-19 → 1991-11-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on current trading position and group support in place, and after making enquiries our parent company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue to operate for at least 12 months from the date of signing of these accounts.”
Group structure
- SUN CHEMICAL LIMITED · parent
- ECG Holdings (UK) Limited 100%
- Sun Branding Solutions Limited 100%
- Sun Branding Solutions (India) Private Limited 99%
Significant events
- “In October 2025, the Company announced the proposal to close our South Normanton site and transfer manufacturing operations to Rochdale and Midsomer Norton, this was planned to take place during 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEACH, David Christopher | Secretary | 2025-01-01 | — | — |
| DENCH, Jon Kenneth | Director | 2020-02-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| FROST, Mark Patrick | Director | 2021-04-28 | Oct 1966 | British |
| SAUNDERS, Peter Mark | Director | 2019-04-22 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SCHOONENBERG, Martjin Jan Charles Marie | Director | 2015-06-19 | Aug 1977 | Dutch |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEARCE, Margaret Julia | Secretary | 2005-05-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Simon | Secretary | 1991-10-17 | 1991-12-04 |
| SMITH, Graham Baskerville | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 2005-05-01 |
| TULLOCH, William Mitchell | Secretary | 1991-12-04 | 1998-03-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-09-19 | 1991-10-17 |
| ASPINALL, David John | Director | 1991-10-17 | 1992-01-03 |
| BABER, Terrence John Overton | Director | 1991-12-13 | 1998-03-31 |
| COVA, Andrew Norman | Director | 1991-12-13 | 1997-05-12 |
| COX, Melvin Monroe | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2010-01-21 |
| DICKINSON, Stephen Michael | Director | 2004-07-12 | 2005-10-31 |
| DYNER, Henri | Director | 1991-12-22 | 2003-01-10 |
| FOSTER, Sally Ann | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2023-06-30 |
| FROST, Graham Richard | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| HAYES, Gregory William | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2015-07-03 |
| HAYES, Gregory William | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2011-06-13 |
| HEPWORTH, Peter Roy | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2014-12-31 |
| HEYNES, Charles Allen | Director | 2006-05-17 | 2020-01-31 |
| JURGENS, Gideon Rudolf Erik | Director | 2010-01-21 | 2015-06-19 |
| LAW, John Philip | Director | 2007-06-30 | 2019-04-22 |
| MARTIN, Richard Vincent Robert | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| MURRAY, Charles | Director | 1997-04-10 | 2011-06-13 |
| PALMER, Anthony Robert | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2015-07-09 |
| PETTIFOR, Richard Bowman | Director | 1997-04-14 | 2004-07-12 |
| SALTZMAN, William Harold | Director | 1991-12-13 | 1998-03-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Simon | Director | 1991-10-07 | 1991-12-13 |
| SMITH, Nicholas James Sheridan | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2014-03-31 |
| TULLOCH, William Mitchell | Director | 1991-12-13 | 1998-03-31 |
| VIGNOLO, Biagio Nicholas | Director | 1998-03-31 | 2001-08-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-09-19 | 1991-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dic Corporation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-07 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.