BLAGDEN SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-11 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-8.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
54
+1.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-9.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,478,242 | — | £22,819,559 | £22,577,560 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,338,186 | — | £1,958,224 | £1,726,768 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,334,540 | — | £2,080,633 | £1,880,799 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,842,176 | — | £1,540,017 | £1,454,020 | |
| Cash | £4,287,929 | £4,150,015 | £4,150,015 | £5,072,649 | £4,653,317 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £9,096,975 | £9,035,941 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,100,958 | — | £9,096,975 | £9,006,995 | |
| Equity | £8,792,782 | £9,100,958 | £9,100,958 | £9,096,975 | £9,006,995 | |
| Average employees | — | 57 | — | 53 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | £2,492,977 | — | £2,435,313 | £2,552,960 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £344,892 | — | £418,481 | £443,272 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-1.1%
£22,819,559 £22,577,560
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-8.3%
£5,072,649 £4,653,317
-
Net assets
-1%
£9,096,975 £9,006,995
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+1.9%
53 54
-
Operating profit
-11.8%
£1,958,224 £1,726,768
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-9.6%
£2,080,633 £1,880,799
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+4.8%
£2,435,313 £2,552,960
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.5% | — | 8.6% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.7% | — | 6.7% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 21.5% | 19.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.61x | 2.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | 342.74x | — | — | 370.47x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- BLAGDEN SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LIMITED 2000-03-22 → present
- TOPAZ CHEMICALS LIMITED 2000-01-24 → 2000-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors and senior management have successfully implemented their business continuity plans including the distribution centre being fully staffed and all administrative staff back to work at our offices. This was considered to be essential for the continued improvement of the business. Measures have been increased for the reporting requirements on the business to analyse the impact and implement appropriate measures. The Directors hold the view that the Company has the ability to meet its financial obligations within twelve months from the date of this report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURTON, Giles William John | Director | 2015-08-01 | Oct 1983 | British |
| TURTON, Rodney Graham | Director | 2000-01-24 | Sep 1947 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILKINSON, John Frank | Secretary | 2000-01-24 | 2013-11-21 |
| RANDALL, Philip Steven | Director | 2005-03-07 | 2009-05-05 |
| WILCOX, David Joseph | Director | 2000-01-24 | 2005-03-07 |
| WILKINSON, John Frank | Director | 2000-01-24 | 2013-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rodney Graham Turton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-01-04 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-09-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.