HUNTSMAN SURFACE SCIENCES UK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£34M
-10.9% vs 2023
Employees
34
-24.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.9M
+19.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,131,000 | £1,644,000 | -22.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£227,000 | -£98,000 | +56.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,348,000 | -£1,880,000 | +19.9% | |
| Net profit | -£2,348,000 | -£1,880,000 | +19.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£30,900,000 | -£34,277,000 | -10.9% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 45 | 34 | -24.4% | |
| Wages | £712,000 | £571,000 | -19.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £227,000 | £107,000 | -52.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.7% | -6.0% | |
| Net margin | -110.2% | -114.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1370.6% | 2135.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.06x | 0.04x | |
| Interest cover | -0.08x | -0.04x |
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
- HUNTSMAN SURFACE SCIENCES UK LIMITED 2001-12-21 → present
- HUNTSMAN SURFACE SCIENCES (UK) LIMITED 2001-03-29 → 2001-12-21
- HUNTSMAN SURFACTANTS (UK) LIMITED 2000-10-31 → 2001-03-29
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.2729) LIMITED 2000-08-21 → 2000-10-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments, the intra-group finance arrangements and letter of support, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and the group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future being at least 12 months from the date of approval of FS.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BODGER, Paula | Director | 2023-09-19 | Dec 1975 | British |
| HUNTSMAN JR, Peter Riley | Director | 2024-01-15 | Mar 1986 | American |
| TODD, Sarah Louise | Director | 2023-02-28 | Mar 1966 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUNKER, David Jonathan Garavan | Secretary | 2001-12-12 | 2003-11-18 |
| GILLILAND, David Jeremy | Secretary | 2012-10-31 | 2014-10-01 |
| HALL, Karen Rachel | Secretary | 2017-07-27 | 2022-03-31 |
| MAUGHAN, Michael Andrew James | Secretary | 2003-11-18 | 2012-10-31 |
| MAUGHAN, Michael Andrew James | Secretary | 2001-01-16 | 2001-12-12 |
| PHILLIPSON, Richard Justin James | Secretary | 2014-10-22 | 2017-08-07 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-08-21 | 2001-01-16 |
| CARTER, Michael | Director | 2003-05-29 | 2020-04-06 |
| DAVIES, Hywel Lloyd | Director | 2000-10-30 | 2001-01-16 |
| DOWSON, Peter | Director | 2022-03-31 | 2023-08-28 |
| EABORN, Gary Nigel | Director | 2000-10-30 | 2001-01-16 |
| ELLERBUSCH, Douglas Paul | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2024-01-11 |
| EMERSON, Duncan | Director | 2003-07-25 | 2017-01-30 |
| EMERSON, Duncan | Director | 2001-01-16 | 2001-12-12 |
| FONCK, Gwendolien Mariette Cecile | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2022-08-01 |
| GIRGIS, Anthony | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2003-03-24 |
| HALL, Karen Rachel | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2022-03-31 |
| HODGSON, Gary Robert | Director | 2017-07-27 | 2023-02-28 |
| HUNTSMAN, Jon Meade | Director | 2001-01-16 | 2001-12-12 |
| HUNTSMAN, Peter Riley | Director | 2001-01-16 | 2001-12-12 |
| HUNTSMAN (JNR), Jon Meade | Director | 2001-01-16 | 2001-07-30 |
| KOW, Gabriel | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2003-06-01 |
| MURPHY, Anthony John | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2016-03-31 |
| NINOW, Kevin John | Director | 2001-01-16 | 2001-12-12 |
| PHILLIPSON, Richard Justin James | Director | 2014-10-22 | 2017-08-07 |
| ROWE, Drusilla Charlotte Jane | Nominee Director | 2000-08-21 | 2000-10-30 |
| SMYTH, John Quin | Director | 2003-09-04 | 2017-12-11 |
| WOODHOUSE, Ian Robert | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2003-09-30 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Nominee Director | 2000-08-21 | 2000-10-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsman (Holdings) Uk | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.