INNOSPEC FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£88M
+4.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.5M
-62.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£7.6M
-163.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£173,000 | -£164,000 | -£307,000 | -87.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,936,000 | £11,939,000 | -£7,605,000 | -163.7% | |
| Net profit | -£6,822,000 | £8,957,000 | -£5,907,000 | -165.9% | |
| Cash | £27,320,000 | £84,740,000 | £88,245,000 | +4.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,431,000 | £3,524,000 | -62.6% | |
| Net assets | £11,474,000 | £9,431,000 | £3,524,000 | -62.6% | |
| Equity | £11,474,000 | £9,431,000 | £3,524,000 | -62.6% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -1.7% | -8.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 96.7% | 99.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.03x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | -0.00x | -0.00x | -0.01x |
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
- INNOSPEC FINANCE LIMITED 2006-06-01 → present
- OCTEL FINANCE LIMITED 2005-01-12 → 2006-06-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR, Graeme Thomas | Secretary | 2021-01-15 | — | — |
| BLAIR, Graeme Thomas | Director | 2021-01-15 | Sep 1982 | British |
| CLEMINSON, Ian Philip | Director | 2006-10-20 | Nov 1965 | British |
| KAY, Graeme | Director | 2016-06-17 | Jan 1976 | British |
| NORMAN, Keri Louise | Director | 2017-11-14 | Jun 1981 | British |
| PARSONS, Christopher John | Director | 2019-08-03 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARTLEY, Andrew | Secretary | 2005-01-12 | 2011-12-31 |
| WATT, Brian Robert | Secretary | 2011-12-31 | 2021-01-15 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-01-12 | 2005-01-12 |
| BRACEWELL, Mark Andrew | Director | 2009-05-11 | 2014-01-31 |
| CURRAN, Philip Andrew | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2019-08-02 |
| HARTLEY, Andrew | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2011-12-31 |
| JENNINGS, Paul Willis | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2009-03-20 |
| KERRISON, Dennis Graham John | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2005-04-15 |
| NUTTALL, Simon Kirkpatrick | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2006-10-20 |
| WATT, Brian Robert | Director | 2011-12-31 | 2021-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innospec Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2019-10-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.