GEMCHEM LIMITED
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Cash
£352k
+2.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£336k
+18.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
4
-20% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£201k
+13.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | 2026-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £654,368 | £699,712 | £740,385 | £834,407 | £1,034,078 | +23.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £121,956 | £175,525 | £198,548 | +13.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £161,072 | £16,923 | £123,353 | £177,436 | £200,819 | +13.2% | |
| Net profit | £130,268 | £12,476 | £91,486 | £132,689 | £151,947 | +14.5% | |
| Cash | £276,180 | £212,529 | £287,091 | £342,873 | £352,297 | +2.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £282,117 | £249,964 | £251,405 | £284,184 | £335,748 | +18.1% | |
| Net assets | £282,020 | £249,496 | £250,982 | £283,671 | £335,618 | +18.3% | |
| Equity | £282,020 | £249,496 | £250,982 | £283,671 | £335,618 | +18.3% | |
| Average employees | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -20% | |
| Wages | — | — | £231,841 | £236,639 | £247,399 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £75,472 | £75,038 | £87,860 | +17.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 | 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 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | 2026-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.5% | 21.0% | 19.2% | |
| Net margin | 19.9% | 1.8% | 12.4% | 15.9% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 48.5% | 61.8% | 59.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.5% | 33.0% | 38.6% | 38.9% | 31.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.58x | 2.58x | 3.15x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Prydis Accounts Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZHANG, Jie | Secretary | 2018-08-01 | — | — |
| CROSSLAND, William Merritt | Director | 2009-08-07 | Oct 1960 | Canadian |
| GREEN, David Eliot | Director | 2002-08-09 | Nov 1954 | British |
| ZHANG, Jie | Director | 2018-08-01 | Apr 1977 | Canadian |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLYNN, Julia | Secretary | 2009-08-26 | 2018-07-31 |
| GREEN, David Eliot | Secretary | 2002-08-09 | 2009-08-26 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-08-09 | 2002-08-09 |
| ANGUS, Timothy Kyle | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2009-08-07 |
| FLYNN, Julia | Director | 2009-08-26 | 2018-07-31 |
| GARDNER, Timothy Duncan Michael | Director | 2002-08-09 | 2008-07-01 |
| TOFFOLI, Oliver | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2009-08-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Eliot Green | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Thermal Energy International (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.