AVOCADO RESEARCH CHEMICALS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
126
-3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6m
+9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,678,000 | £24,733,000 | +0.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,445,000 | £1,586,000 | +9.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,478,000 | £1,611,000 | +9% | |
| Net profit | £1,334,000 | £1,442,000 | +8.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 130 | 126 | -3.1% | |
| Wages | £5,016,000 | £5,387,000 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,000 | £4,000 | +33.3% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 5.8% |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has indicated its intention to provide any necessary financial support to enable the company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. To this extent, the directors have received a letter of support from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2015-09-30 | — | — |
| AHMED, Syed Waqas | Director | 2020-03-23 | Nov 1979 | British |
| CAMERON, Euan Daney Ross | Director | 2018-10-31 | Mar 1976 | British |
| GREEN, Georgina Adams | Director | 2024-04-18 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony Hugh | Director | 2018-11-12 | May 1962 | American |
| STARR, Alison Jane | Director | 2024-04-18 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADDON, Adrian Paul Holyoak | Secretary | 1992-01-24 | 1992-02-04 |
| ECCLESTON, Margaret | Secretary | 1999-03-12 | 2002-02-07 |
| FARRANT, Simon | Secretary | 2002-02-07 | 2015-09-30 |
| GREGG, Rhona | Secretary | 2015-09-30 | 2026-03-31 |
| WILDSMITH, Claire Francis | Secretary | 1992-02-04 | 1999-03-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-01-24 | 1992-01-29 |
| BOOTHMAN, Carol Gay | Director | 1992-01-24 | 1992-02-04 |
| BURBIDGE, Nicola Joanne | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2023-09-01 |
| BUTTERFIELD, Julie Wynn | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2020-05-29 |
| BUTTERFIELD, Julie Wynn | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2015-09-30 |
| FARRANT, Simon | Director | 2002-02-07 | 2015-09-30 |
| FOWLER, John Bailey | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2015-09-30 |
| GARNER, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2011-10-03 |
| GRANT, Lucie Mary Katja | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2019-12-03 |
| HAWKER, Pelham Nigel, Doctor | Director | 2004-11-17 | 2009-07-01 |
| INCE, Nicholas | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2018-10-31 |
| JONES, Dennis Gareth | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| MACLEOD, Robert James | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2014-07-01 |
| MORGAN, David William | Director | 2002-02-07 | 2009-07-21 |
| NORMAN, David John | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2024-04-18 |
| SINGELAIS, Barry Charles | Director | 2003-12-02 | 2013-01-21 |
| WELSH, Leslie John | Director | 1994-04-28 | 2002-02-07 |
| WHEELER, Kevin Neil | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2015-11-16 |
| WILDSMITH, Eric | Director | 1992-02-04 | 2003-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermo Fisher (Heysham) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-04-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-16 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-04-16 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2021-04-16 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2021-04-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.