SOLUTIA UK LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
+504.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£52m
-80.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
195
+6.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.6m
-30.3% 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 | £142,990,000 | £114,774,000 | £113,391,000 | -1.2% | |
| Operating profit | £22,351,000 | -£737,000 | £5,889,000 | +899.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £26,421,000 | £9,499,000 | £6,624,000 | -30.3% | |
| Net profit | £24,521,000 | £7,298,000 | £220,000 | -97% | |
| Cash | £1,876,000 | £568,000 | £3,432,000 | +504.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £275,485,000 | £279,363,000 | £66,394,000 | -76.2% | |
| Net assets | £257,171,000 | £266,602,000 | £51,691,000 | -80.6% | |
| Equity | £257,171,000 | £266,602,000 | £51,691,000 | -80.6% | |
| Average employees | 197 | 183 | 195 | +6.6% | |
| Wages | £10,750,000 | £10,742,000 | £10,751,000 | +0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £389,000 | £560,000 | £663,000 | +18.4% |
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 | 15.6% | -0.6% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 6.4% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | -0.3% | 8.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 18.9% | 55.7% | |
| Current ratio | 6.62x | 5.29x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | 9.52x | -0.41x | 3.32x |
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
- SOLUTIA UK LIMITED 1998-08-19 → present
- SOLUTIA UK LTD. 1997-09-01 → 1998-08-19
- MONSANTO CHEMICALS UK LIMITED 1997-03-14 → 1997-09-01
- FLEXTREK LIMITED 1996-12-20 → 1997-03-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Baker Tilly Mooney Moore
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SOLUTIA UK LIMITED · parent
- Solutia UK Pension Scheme Trustees Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year-end the outbreak of the conflict in the middle east has the potential to cause significant disruption to economic activity worldwide, impacting globally, many businesses and their operations.”
- “Following the vapor cloud explosion in 2024, the site investigation has been completed, and work is ongoing to improve the plant preparation and permitting procedures to align fully with HSE Guidance note 253. Changes will start to be rolled out in 2026 with initial focus being on the highest risk materials. The HSE continue their separate investigation into the 2024 vapor cloud, and the site is complying with all requests.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKES, Pauline Mary, Ms. | Director | 2022-04-01 | Jun 1971 | British |
| KUIJPERS, Joris Paul Christian, Mr. | Director | 2018-07-16 | Apr 1970 | Dutch |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIVERS, Nia | Secretary | 2006-02-01 | 2010-04-30 |
| DAVIES, Leighton Wynne | Secretary | 2000-09-12 | 2001-06-10 |
| REES, Gary John Michael | Secretary | 2001-09-11 | 2004-07-31 |
| SAGOO, Davinder Singh | Secretary | 2004-07-31 | 2006-01-31 |
| TAYLOR, Duncan Adrian | Secretary | 1997-04-30 | 2000-09-12 |
| YOUNG TEMPLE, Alex | Secretary | 2001-06-11 | 2001-09-11 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-03-12 | 1997-04-30 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-03-12 | 1997-04-30 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-20 | 1997-03-12 |
| BOWYER, Arthur George | Director | 1999-06-30 | 2008-11-28 |
| DE TEMMERMAN, Luc, Dr | Director | 2004-07-31 | 2009-03-31 |
| DEAL, Murray Richard, Mr. | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| DEROOVER, Kristel Armand Marie Jean | Director | 2009-01-08 | 2010-02-28 |
| DERYCKE, Jan Werner Albert | Director | 2009-01-08 | 2014-09-01 |
| DIJKMAN, Erwin Patrick, Mr. | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2018-07-16 |
| FISCHBACH, Guido | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2002-04-15 |
| FISHER, Andrew Gerard | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2014-01-31 |
| HAMPSON, Stephen, Mr. | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| JOSEPH, Andrew Frank | Director | 1997-06-20 | 2002-06-06 |
| LYNHAM, Michael Wallace | Director | 1997-06-20 | 2006-10-20 |
| MEGANCK, Paul Edmund | Director | 1997-06-20 | 1998-04-20 |
| PARR, Christopher Martin | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2001-09-21 |
| PARR, Christopher Martin | Director | 1997-04-30 | 1997-12-21 |
| REES, Gary John Michael | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2004-07-31 |
| STOEFS, Joris Albert | Director | 2002-06-06 | 2009-01-31 |
| TAYLOR, Duncan Adrian | Director | 2000-09-12 | 2003-01-31 |
| WESTHEAD, Steven Neil, Mr. | Director | 2006-09-11 | 2022-03-31 |
| WILTSHIRE, Colin Anthony | Director | 1997-06-20 | 1999-06-23 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-03-12 | 1997-04-30 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-03-12 | 1997-04-30 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-12-20 | 1997-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastman Chemical Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-02-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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last 24 months
last 12 months
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