CHEMILINES GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.2m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
42
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£25m
Period ending 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Following the 1 July 2024 decision to cease trading in one of the subsidiary companies together with the restructure in October 2024 transferring the remaining ongoing operational businesses outside of the Group the directors now intend to liquidate the company
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,260,000 | £52,114,000 | £21,284,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £4,407,000 | £2,864,000 | £24,663,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £4,333,000 | £2,918,000 | £24,904,000 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £2,124,000 | £23,480,000 | — | |
| Cash | £3,293,000 | £7,366,000 | £2,984,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,481,000 | £37,601,000 | £3,233,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £31,343,000 | £33,467,000 | £3,220,000 | — | |
| Equity | £31,343,000 | £33,467,000 | £3,220,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 112 | 114 | 42 | — | |
| Wages | £4,095,000 | £4,362,000 | £2,864,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 5.5% | 115.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.1% | 110.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | 7.6% | 762.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.1% | 29.0% | 9.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.81x | 2.55x | 10.38x | |
| Interest cover | 59.55x | 19.62x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Following the 1 July 2024 decision to cease trading in one of the subsidiary companies together with the restructure in October 2024 transferring the remaining ongoing operational businesses outside of the Group the directors now intend to liquidate the company”
Group structure
- CHEMILINES GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Chemilines Limited 100%
- Epoch RJK Limited 100%
- Medicareplus International Ltd
- Medicareplus Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 October 2024, the group undertook a reorganisation. This resulted in the property held by Epoch Limited being transferred to New Epoch RJK Limited giving rise to a net gain of £29,563,000... and shares held in Medicareplus International Limited being transferred... loss of £7,216,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARIA, Ravindra Prabhudas | Secretary | 2001-12-01 | — | British |
| KARIA, Jagdish Prabhudas | Director | 2001-12-01 | Jun 1958 | British |
| KARIA, Ravindra Prabhudas | Director | 2001-12-01 | Jul 1953 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-11-30 | 2001-12-04 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-11-30 | 2001-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-30 | Active |
| Kudos 2024 Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-30 | Active |
| Mr Ravindra Prabhudas Karia | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-30 |
| Mr Jagdish Prabhudas Karia | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-05-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.