CYTEC ENGINEERED MATERIALS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£227m
-1.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
541
+3.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4.5m
+81.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £148,688,000 | £166,000,000 | £171,652,000 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £33,938,000 | -£24,491,000 | -£1,094,000 | +95.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,094,000 | -£24,107,000 | -£4,450,000 | +81.5% | |
| Net profit | £26,745,000 | -£24,457,000 | -£3,674,000 | +85% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £256,317,000 | £232,511,000 | £229,424,000 | -1.3% | |
| Net assets | £255,478,000 | £230,190,000 | £226,592,000 | -1.6% | |
| Equity | £255,478,000 | £230,190,000 | £226,592,000 | -1.6% | |
| Average employees | 508 | 522 | 541 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £25,014,000 | £27,132,000 | £29,291,000 | +8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £575,000 | £599,000 | £859,000 | +43.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £34,000 | £36,000 | £145,000 | +302.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £244,000 | £247,000 | £265,000 | +7.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 22.8% | -14.8% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | 18.0% | -14.7% | -2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.2% | -10.5% | -0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.9% | 32.4% | 36.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.17x | 0.29x | — | |
| Interest cover | 5.59x | -4.81x | -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 3 times since incorporation
- CYTEC ENGINEERED MATERIALS LIMITED 2001-10-01 → present
- CYTEC FIBERITE LIMITED 1997-10-30 → 2001-10-01
- CYTEC AEROSPACE LIMITED 1993-10-05 → 1997-10-30
- SIMCO 560 LIMITED 1993-09-08 → 1993-10-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company utilises treasury facilities provided to it by financing entities, which are subsidiaries of Syensqo S.A.. As the Company is reliant on these group funding arrangements, a letter of support from Syensqo S.A. has been obtained, confirming they will provide this support to 31 December 2027.”
Group structure
- CYTEC ENGINEERED MATERIALS LIMITED · parent
- Umeco Limited 100%
- Cytec Industries BV 100%
- Cytec Engineered Materials GmbH 90%
Significant events
- “An impairment was recognised during the year of 3,770,000 (2024: 5,399,000) on Heanor site fixed assets and intangible assets.”
- “An impairment reversal of 14,650,000 recognised in the year (2024: impairment charge 12,000,000) on investments in subsidiary undertakings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARLAND, Shima Rad | Secretary | 2024-03-23 | — | — |
| DAIN, Mark St.John | Director | 2022-08-03 | Jun 1967 | British |
| GREEN, Darren Clint | Director | 2025-08-14 | Nov 1967 | British |
| MOORE, Benjamin | Director | 2016-09-06 | Mar 1973 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOYENS, Mark | Secretary | 1995-09-26 | 1997-02-28 |
| IAPICHINO, Alex | Secretary | 2023-03-09 | 2024-03-22 |
| MURPHY, Alison | Secretary | 2016-09-06 | 2022-01-01 |
| RAD, Shima | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | 2023-03-09 |
| SCHIEBROEK, Ad | Secretary | 1997-02-28 | 2007-10-04 |
| SCHRODER, Johannes Hendrick | Secretary | 1993-10-20 | 1995-09-26 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-05-26 | 2016-08-23 |
| SIMCO COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-09-08 | 1993-10-20 |
| BRINE, Barry | Director | 1993-10-20 | 1999-07-30 |
| CRONIN, James Patrick | Director | 1993-10-20 | 2007-06-01 |
| DELPECH, Simon Marcel | Director | 2014-05-31 | 2020-07-15 |
| DODWELL, Andrew Nicholas | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2005-04-15 |
| HULLIGAN, Michael | Director | 2007-02-27 | 2014-05-31 |
| MOLYNEUX, Michael | Director | 1993-10-20 | 2002-01-31 |
| NORRIS, Jonathan David | Director | 2021-04-12 | 2025-05-30 |
| POWERS, Gregory | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2013-05-16 |
| SCHIEBROEK, Ad | Director | 2007-10-04 | 2021-05-01 |
| SMITH, Roy Douglas | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2016-09-06 |
| SNYDER, David Andrew | Director | 2005-05-24 | 2008-01-01 |
| SWADDLE, Raymond | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-10-31 |
| WOOD, William Glen | Director | 1999-08-04 | 2002-09-23 |
| SIMCO DIRECTOR A LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-09-08 | 1993-10-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cytec Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-08-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.