INGEVITY UK LTD
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Cash
£4.5m
-25.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£140m
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
154
-3.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.5m
-74.6% lowest 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 | £152,093,000 | £140,127,000 | £112,275,000 | -19.9% | |
| Operating profit | £34,640,000 | £29,921,000 | £9,028,000 | -69.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £32,248,000 | £29,360,000 | £7,469,000 | -74.6% | |
| Net profit | £24,446,000 | £22,031,000 | £5,352,000 | -75.7% | |
| Cash | £9,633,000 | £6,043,000 | £4,511,000 | -25.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £182,586,000 | £159,588,000 | £161,113,000 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £138,822,000 | £134,931,000 | £140,283,000 | +4% | |
| Equity | £138,822,000 | £134,931,000 | £140,283,000 | +4% | |
| Average employees | 179 | 160 | 154 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £12,183,000 | £10,351,000 | £9,088,000 | -12.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £217,000 | £166,000 | £265,000 | +59.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £69,000 | £41,000 | £27,000 | -34.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £217,000 | — | £217,000 | — |
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 | 22.8% | 21.4% | 8.0% | |
| Net margin | 16.1% | 15.7% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.0% | 18.7% | 5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.4% | 27.8% | 20.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.72x | 2.10x | 3.44x | |
| Interest cover | 11.08x | 17.81x | 5.61x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- INGEVITY UK LTD 2019-02-22 → present
- PERSTORP UK LTD. 2002-03-19 → 2019-02-22
- NESTE CHEMICALS UK LTD 1994-03-01 → 2002-03-19
- PLASTILON (UK) LIMITED 1992-08-21 → 1994-03-01
- UNITTRADE LIMITED 1992-05-18 → 1992-08-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. We therefore believe that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Post year end the company declared an interim dividend for FY26 of 23,000,000.”
- “On 30th June 2026, as part of an internal group reorganisation, the shares in Ingevity UK Ltd were transferred to Ingevity Europe B.V. (a company registered in the Netherlands). The transaction did not result in any change to the ultimate parent undertaking or ultimate controlling party”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHUKOV, Michael | Director | 2025-04-10 | May 1968 | British |
| WHEELER, Beth | Director | 2022-05-04 | Aug 1980 | American |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPE, Michael Douglas | Secretary | 1992-08-12 | 1994-03-01 |
| MATTIUZZO, Mauro | Secretary | 1992-06-11 | 1992-08-12 |
| ROBERTS, David John | Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 2006-05-01 |
| TURNER, David Philip | Secretary | 2006-05-01 | 2019-02-13 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-05-13 | 1992-06-11 |
| BUTLER, Elisabeth Anne | Director | 1992-06-11 | 1992-08-12 |
| COLSON, Alfred | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2000-10-31 |
| COOPER, Nigel Timothy | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2007-12-13 |
| COPE, Michael Douglas | Director | 1992-08-12 | 1994-03-01 |
| DERBYSHIRE, Stewart | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2010-09-13 |
| DRIESSEN, Johanna Marie | Director | 2014-05-16 | 2014-12-30 |
| EKSTROM, John Orjan | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2007-12-13 |
| GRÖNBORG, Marie | Director | 2014-01-02 | 2014-05-16 |
| HAAK, Kerstin Anita | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-01-26 |
| HAGELQVIST, Lennart Bo Gustar, Execulive Vp | Director | 2008-07-03 | 2009-06-30 |
| HAMILTON IV, William Alexander | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2022-01-07 |
| KARSBERG, Peter Thord | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2004-05-31 |
| LAAKSONEN, Juha Olavi | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1996-04-19 |
| LANNER, Olof Magnus | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2019-01-17 |
| LUNDIN, Anders Goran, Cfo | Director | 2008-07-03 | 2014-05-16 |
| LUNDQUIST, Dan | Director | 1992-08-12 | 1994-03-01 |
| MATTIUZZO, Mauro | Director | 1992-06-11 | 1992-08-12 |
| OLAUSSON, Erik Jihan Marten | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2012-09-06 |
| OLSSON, Jerker Karl Erik | Director | 1999-03-23 | 2002-12-01 |
| OSTER, Ake | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2002-12-01 |
| PERSSON, Mats Olle | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2008-07-03 |
| PETTERSSON, Per Inge Christer | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1996-04-19 |
| RAUTANEN, Markku Lauri Juhana | Director | 1994-03-01 | 1994-11-22 |
| REBOURCET, Gabriel | Director | 1992-08-12 | 1994-03-01 |
| ROBERTS, David John | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2006-05-01 |
| SALLEN AKESSON, Josefina | Director | 2009-06-30 | 2011-12-31 |
| SCHITTENHELM, Philippe Albert | Director | 1994-11-22 | 1999-03-23 |
| SHELLEY, Paul | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2025-04-10 |
| SOHLBERG, Elin | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2015-07-30 |
| TURNER, David Philip | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2019-02-13 |
| WALTER, Eva Brita | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2014-01-02 |
| NOROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-05-13 | 1992-06-11 |
| NORTON ROSE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-05-13 | 1992-06-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingevity Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-02-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 215 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-07-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-06-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.