LAKE CHEMICALS AND MINERALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-01 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£136K
+20.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-0.5% vs 2024
Employees
71
-1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£232K
-132.4% vs 2024
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £24,963,001 | £24,386,421 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £874,249 | -£77,696 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £714,437 | -£231,749 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,525,077 | — | £1,529,097 | — | £1,037,108 | — | £520,358 | -£39,588 | |
| Cash | — | £821,301 | — | £99,726 | — | £1,232,646 | — | £113,121 | £136,354 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,609,467 | — | £6,702,564 | — | £7,604,672 | — | £7,761,976 | £7,653,119 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,504,134 | — | £6,033,231 | — | £7,070,339 | — | £7,430,035 | £7,392,440 | |
| Equity | £2,979,057 | £4,504,134 | £4,504,134 | £6,033,231 | £6,033,231 | £7,070,339 | £7,070,339 | £7,430,035 | £7,392,440 | |
| Average employees | — | 60 | — | 66 | — | 68 | — | 72 | 71 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,031,892 | £3,078,156 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £168,516 | £117,049 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
-2.3%
£24,963,001 £24,386,421
-
Cash
+20.5%
£113,121 £136,354
-
Net assets
-0.5%
£7,430,035 £7,392,440
-
Employees
-1.4%
72 71
-
Operating profit
-108.9%
£874,249 -£77,696
-
Profit before tax
-132.4%
£714,437 -£231,749
-
Wages
+1.5%
£3,031,892 £3,078,156
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 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5% | -0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.3% | -1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39.4% | 38.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.37x | 2.43x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.22x | -0.50x |
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
- LAKE CHEMICALS AND MINERALS LIMITED 2001-11-28 → present
- HAMSARD 2388 LIMITED 2001-10-18 → 2001-11-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and considering the principal risks and uncertainties the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have undertaken extensive financial modelling to consider the current uncertainty in the UK and global markets and has taken appropriate steps to safeguard the future operations and finances of the Group. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- LAKE CHEMICALS AND MINERALS LIMITED · parent
- Ubichem (UK) Limited 100%
- Lake Chemical Trustees Limited 100%
- Salutivia Limited 100%
- Elenzia Limited 100%
- Lake Chemicals and Minerals (Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The sudden and intermittent stalling of global and UK economies in 2025 at a time of significant investment for Lake provided a challenging environment.”
- “The current conflict in the Middle East will have limited impact for Lake. Some sales will be postponed, and inevitable raw material and transport cost increases will be reviewed as they occur.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUSK, Anthony Nigel John | Secretary | 2005-12-07 | — | British |
| CARTLIDGE, Steven, Dr | Director | 2002-10-13 | Jul 1956 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD, Sylvia | Secretary | 2003-10-10 | 2005-12-07 |
| GILKES, Richard Kendrick | Secretary | 2001-11-26 | 2003-10-10 |
| HSE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-18 | 2001-11-26 |
| ERBSLOEH, Carl Hugo | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2025-10-08 |
| GILKES, Richard Kendrick | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2003-10-10 |
| HSE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-10-18 | 2001-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Erbsloeh | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-12-23 | Active |
| Mr Roberto Giuliani | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-12-23 | Active |
| Dr Steven Cartlidge | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-07 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.