H&R CHEMPHARM (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4M
-5.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.3M
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
56
+7.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.5M
+0.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Energy 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 | £28,252,727 | £30,646,297 | £30,101,774 | -1.8% | |
| Operating profit | £4,003,680 | £5,613,425 | £5,595,376 | -0.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,867,764 | £5,450,543 | £5,467,055 | +0.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,930,811 | £4,140,153 | £4,101,700 | -0.9% | |
| Cash | £3,174,885 | £4,685,565 | £4,409,379 | -5.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,168,731 | £7,280,436 | £7,639,582 | +4.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,810,839 | £6,950,992 | £7,252,692 | +4.3% | |
| Equity | £6,810,839 | £6,950,992 | £7,252,692 | +4.3% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 52 | 56 | +7.7% | |
| Wages | £2,349,763 | £2,630,603 | £2,869,993 | +9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £287,400 | £333,239 | £401,771 | +20.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 18.3% | 18.6% | |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 13.5% | 13.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 55.8% | 77.1% | 73.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 50.6% | 45.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.81x | 1.76x | 1.93x | |
| Interest cover | 28.93x | 34.46x | 42.11x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- H&R CHEMPHARM (UK) LIMITED 2006-06-27 → present
- H&R CHEM PHARM (UK) LIMITED 2005-12-02 → 2006-06-27
- H&R CHEM PHARM LIMITED 2005-12-01 → 2005-12-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars 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.”
Significant events
- “A number of geopolitical issues are providing the business with challenges during 2026.”
- “Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops in 2022 the markets have faced issues in raw material pricing and availability, higher energy costs, high interest rates and the cost of living crisis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Elaine | Secretary | 2012-05-28 | — | — |
| BOYCE, Kevin Owen | Director | 2024-09-19 | Apr 1984 | British |
| BRUCE, Elaine | Director | 2015-06-29 | Oct 1979 | British |
| HANSEN, Niels Heinz | Director | 2005-12-02 | Sep 1965 | German |
| POPHAM, Dominic Wayne | Director | 2023-08-15 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERMAN, Neil Alan | Secretary | 2007-01-17 | 2013-01-01 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-12-01 | 2007-01-17 |
| BRADSHAW, David Anthony | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2024-03-28 |
| DUTHIE, Stewart Douglas | Director | 2006-10-24 | 2007-01-18 |
| HERMAN, Neil Alan | Director | 2010-06-18 | 2017-07-31 |
| PARKINSON, Stephen James | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| LEA YEAT LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-12-01 | 2005-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nils Hansen | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-05-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type 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.