INNOSPEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Operating as a UK subsidiary of the global specialty chemicals group Innospec Inc., the company provides business support services for its parent's fuel additives, oilfield services, and performance chemicals operations.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£305M
+23,490.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £221,306,000 | -£1,304,000 | £305,010,000 | +23,490.3% | |
| Net profit | £221,244,000 | -£1,307,000 | £305,009,000 | +23,436.6% | |
| Cash | £51,000 | £66,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £296,433,000 | £295,126,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £296,433,000 | £295,126,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £296,433,000 | £295,126,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.3% | 3.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | 0.01x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- INNOSPEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2006-03-28 → present
- OCTEL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1998-04-27 → 2006-03-28
- HAMSARD ONE THOUSAND AND THIRTY FOUR LIMITED 1997-02-11 → 1998-04-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- INNOSPEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- Innospec Deutschland GmbH 100%
- Innospec Finance Limited 100%
- Innospec France SA 100%
- Innospec Leuna GmbH 100%
- Innospec Limited 100%
- Innospec Fuel Specialties Limited 100%
- Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC 100%
- Innospec do Brasil Importação E Comercico de Produtos Químicos Ltda 100%
- Innospec Sweden AB 100%
- Innospec Hellas Single Person Limited 100%
- Innospec Active Chemicals LLC 100%
- Innospec Specialty Chemicals India Private Limited 100%
- Innospec Holding do Brasil Ltda 100%
- Independence Oilfield Chemicals LLC 100%
- SFG Participações em Negócios, Administração, Planejamento e Gestão Empresarial Ltda 100%
- QGP Química Geral S.A 100%
- Strata Control Services Inc. 100%
- Biosuite LLC 100%
- Bachman Services LLC 100%
- Innospec Bachman Mexico SA de CV 100%
- Specialty Intermediates LLC 100%
- Innospec Rus OOO 100%
- AK Chemie GmbH 100%
- Novoktan GmbH 100%
- Innospec Canada Limited 100%
- Innospec (Plant) Limited 100%
- Societa Italiana Additivi Per Carburanti S.r.l. 100%
- Innospec Developments Limited 100%
- Innospec Holdings Limited 100%
- ProDynamic Holding Co LLC 60%
- Prodynamic Importacao e Comercio de Produtos Quimicas Ltda 60%
- Innospec Performance Chemicals Europe Limited 100%
- Innospec Performance Chemicals Spain SL 100%
- Innospec Performance Chemicals Italia Srl 100%
- Innospec Saint-Mihiel SAS 100%
- Innospec Performance Chemicals France SAS 100%
- Innospec Chemicals Beijing Limited 100%
- Innospec Chemicals Shanghai Limited 100%
- Innospec Saudi Arabia Industry Company Limited 70%
Significant events
- “The share capital of the Company is now wholly owned by Innospec Group Holdings Inc. as part of a group restructure, which took place in 2024.”
- “The movement from a loss of £1,307,000 in 2024 to a profit of £305,009,000 in 2025 is mainly due to dividends received from Group undertakings, £315,081,000 (2024: £nil), partially offset by an investment impairment charge of £10,192,000 (2024: £nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR, Graeme Thomas | Secretary | 2021-01-15 | — | — |
| BLAIR, Graeme Thomas | Director | 2021-01-15 | Sep 1982 | British |
| CLEMINSON, Ian Philip | Director | 2006-10-18 | Nov 1965 | British |
| JONES JR, David Bentley | Director | 2018-03-01 | Nov 1968 | American |
| KAY, Graeme | Director | 2016-06-17 | Jan 1976 | British |
| NORMAN, Keri Louise | Director | 2017-11-14 | Jun 1981 | British |
| PARSONS, Christopher John | Director | 2019-08-03 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, John Graeme | Secretary | 2004-04-06 | 2004-11-03 |
| HARTLEY, Andrew | Secretary | 2004-11-03 | 2011-12-31 |
| LEATHES, Graham De Mussenden | Secretary | 1998-03-30 | 1999-12-23 |
| TAYLER, John Phillip | Secretary | 1999-12-24 | 2004-04-06 |
| WATT, Brian Robert | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | 2021-01-15 |
| HAMMOND SUDDARDS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-02-11 | 1998-03-27 |
| BRACEWELL, Mark Andrew | Director | 2009-05-11 | 2014-01-31 |
| CURRAN, Philip Andrew | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2019-08-02 |
| HARTLEY, Andrew | Director | 2005-04-15 | 2011-12-31 |
| JARVIS, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 1998-03-30 | 2002-12-02 |
| JEFFARES, Robert Travis | Director | 1997-08-22 | 1998-03-27 |
| JENNINGS, Paul Willis | Director | 2002-12-02 | 2009-03-20 |
| KERRISON, Dennis Graham John | Director | 1998-03-30 | 2005-04-15 |
| PEEL, David Henry | Director | 1997-09-15 | 1998-03-27 |
| SCHUE, Gerd | Director | 1997-08-22 | 1998-03-27 |
| WATT, Brian Robert | Director | 2012-01-18 | 2021-01-15 |
| HAMMOND SUDDARDS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-02-11 | 1997-08-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innospec Group Holdings Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-12-31 | Active |
| Innospec Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.