ARCH UK BIOCIDES LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-04 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2025-12-21

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£2M

-43.1% vs 2023

Net assets

£61M

+7.7% vs 2023

Employees

+2.7% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£5M

-26.6% vs 2023

Net assets

3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median

ARCH UK BIOCIDES LIMITED·Basic Materials median · n=2039

Accounts

3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	£40,812,000	£39,676,000
Operating profit	—	£6,665,000	£5,721,000
Profit before tax	—	£6,288,000	£4,617,000
Net profit	—	£4,747,000	£3,431,000
Cash	—	£2,658,000	£1,513,000
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£57,808,000	£64,038,000
Net assets	—	£57,018,000	£61,407,000
Equity	£53,438,000	£57,018,000	£61,407,000
Average employees	—	75	77
Wages	—	£4,701,000	£5,408,000
Directors' remuneration	—	£546,000	£401,000

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

-2.8%

£40,812,000 £39,676,000
Cash

-43.1%

£2,658,000 £1,513,000
Net assets

+7.7%

£57,018,000 £61,407,000
Employees

+2.7%

75 77
Operating profit

-14.2%

£6,665,000 £5,721,000
Profit before tax

-26.6%

£6,288,000 £4,617,000
Wages

+15%

£4,701,000 £5,408,000

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	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	16.3%	14.4%
Net margin	—	11.6%	8.6%
Return on capital employed	—	11.5%	8.9%
Current ratio	—	5.07x	5.14x
Interest cover	—	11.03x	4.52x

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

ARCH UK BIOCIDES LIMITED 2004-02-26 → present
TRUSHELFCO (NO.3020) LIMITED 2003-12-08 → 2004-02-26

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis: FRS 101
Reporting scope: Standalone (parent only)
Auditor: Rödl & Partner Limited
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have performed a going concern assessment which indicates that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the company will have sufficient funds, through funding from its intermediate parent company, Arxada Ltd, to meet its liabilities as they fall due during the going concern assessment period. This support is expected to continue.”

Group structure

ARCH UK BIOCIDES LIMITED · parent
1. Arch Protection Chemicals Private Limited 99.99% · India
2. Arch Chemicals Products Limited 100% · England

Significant events

“The Company remains well positioned at year end with new products in development. The Company remains invested in its operation in India.”
“The implementation of global trade sanctions and risk of escalation in 2025 is a major threat to the business.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 33 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
CARTER, Nicholas Thomas	Secretary	2017-05-10	—	—
CARTER, Nicholas Thomas	Director	2016-11-01	Aug 1981	British
PETKOV, Jordan Todorov	Director	2018-02-15	Apr 1966	British
WIRTZ, Jacov Ruben	Director	2024-06-10	Jun 1977	Swiss

Show 33 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BAKER, Stephen Martin	Secretary	2016-05-09	2017-05-10
JOHNSON, Karen Deborah	Secretary	2013-11-04	2016-05-09
LACERENZA, Joseph P	Secretary	2004-02-26	2008-03-18
LURIA, Bradley Gerald	Secretary	2011-10-27	2013-11-04
O'CONNOR, Sarah Ann	Secretary	2004-02-26	2011-10-27
WALDMAN, Scott Bradley	Secretary	2011-10-27	2013-11-04
TRUSEC LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	2003-12-08	2004-02-26
BAKER, Stephen Martin	Director	2010-03-31	2017-05-10
BARRY, Andrew	Director	2013-11-04	2017-03-02
BUCHAN, Graham	Director	2004-07-19	2010-03-31
BUSH, W Paul	Director	2004-04-01	2011-10-27
CRANEY, Paul	Director	2004-02-26	2007-06-28
DE CARLE, Richard Donald	Director	2004-02-23	2004-02-26
GIULIANO, Steven C	Director	2007-06-28	2011-10-27
HAUSER, Christian	Director	2021-03-11	2022-02-21
HOY, Alexander Henry	Director	2011-10-27	2021-03-11
KEIL, Gregor	Director	2019-03-01	2022-04-11
KELLY, Anthony William	Director	2017-03-02	2024-06-10
KENLINE, Mark Alan	Director	2013-11-04	2014-12-17
KICKLIGHTER, Franklin Delano	Director	2008-09-24	2019-03-01
MASSIMO, Louis Steven	Director	2004-02-26	2009-10-22
MCMAHON, Kenneth John	Director	2015-12-22	2017-12-06
MERKLE, Arthur Frederick	Director	2012-03-08	2016-04-04
O'CONNOR, Sarah Ann	Director	2004-02-26	2011-10-27
PATIL, Shubhada	Director	2004-02-23	2004-02-26
SCHNIDRIG, Astrid	Director	2017-12-07	2020-03-04
STAHL, Frank, Dr.	Director	2020-03-04	2022-02-21
STEWART, Jacqueline Ann	Director	2022-04-01	2022-09-29
STOKER, Louise Jane	Director	2003-12-08	2004-02-23
VAN AKEN, Peter Jozef	Director	2012-03-08	2023-09-30
WALDEN, Rickie Lee	Director	2006-12-22	2015-12-22
YEATES, Terence	Director	2012-03-08	2015-09-24
ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane	Director	2003-12-08	2004-02-23

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Arch Chemicals Uk Holdings Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2019-08-20	Active
Mr Nicholas Thomas Carter	Individual	Significant influence	2017-05-10	Ceased 2019-08-20
Mr Stephen Martin Baker	Individual	Significant influence	2016-12-08	Ceased 2017-05-10

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 148 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-12-30	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-11-20	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-10-21	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2024-12-23	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-12-05	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-06-11	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-06-11	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-01-07	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-12-21	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-10-02	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-03-31	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-27	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2023-03-08	DISS40	gazette	Gazette filings brought up to date
2023-03-07	GAZ1	gazette	Gazette notice compulsory
2023-02-23	PSC05	persons-with-significant-control	Change to a person with significant control	PDF
2023-01-24	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2022-12-21	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-10-06	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-04-29	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-04-01	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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