INNOSPEC FUEL SPECIALTIES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6M
+152.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.6M
-4.6% first positive since 2023
Employees
0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£293K
+94% vs 2024
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 | -£869,000 | -£548,000 | -£548,000 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | £806,000 | -£4,867,000 | -£293,000 | +94% | |
| Net profit | £615,000 | -£3,652,000 | -£419,000 | +88.5% | |
| Cash | £111,000 | £1,033,000 | £2,612,000 | +152.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£51,334,000 | £9,020,000 | £8,601,000 | -4.6% | |
| Net assets | -£51,334,000 | £9,020,000 | £8,601,000 | -4.6% | |
| Equity | — | £9,020,000 | £8,601,000 | -4.6% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 0 | -100% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -6.1% | -6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 447.4% | 36.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.10x | 1.15x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | -0.13x | -0.12x | -2.96x |
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
- INNOSPEC FUEL SPECIALTIES LIMITED 2006-06-01 → present
- OCTEL PETROLEUM SPECIALTIES LIMITED 2001-07-11 → 2006-06-01
- OCTEL RESOURCES LIMITED 1998-04-22 → 2001-07-11
- HAMSARD ONE THOUSAND AND THIRTY THREE LIMITED 1997-02-11 → 1998-04-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider it appropriate to prepare financial statements on a going concern basis that takes into account an undertaking from the ultimate parent, Innospec Inc., to support the Company for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- INNOSPEC FUEL SPECIALTIES LIMITED · parent
- Innospec France SA 100%
- Innospec Hellas Single Person Limited 100%
- Innospec Sweden AB 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 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 |
| 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 Nominee 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 Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | 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 no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-06-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-06-21 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-06-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.