I.C.B. EMULSIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£907k
-75.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3m
-4.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
17
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£937k
+2.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-09-23.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | — | £26,094,847 | £26,404,815 | +1.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | £851,662 | £867,763 | +1.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,105,473 | £910,662 | £936,763 | +2.9% | |
| Net profit | £849,473 | £623,662 | £723,327 | +16% | |
| Cash | £1,844,124 | £3,652,440 | £907,195 | -75.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,687,164 | £3,380,216 | £3,318,043 | -1.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,501,406 | £3,189,068 | £3,048,793 | -4.4% | |
| Equity | £3,501,406 | £3,189,068 | £3,048,793 | -4.4% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 18 | 17 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £874,815 | £887,228 | £881,054 | -0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £159,926 | £277,507 | £264,832 | -4.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £42,516 | £47,135 | £29,433 | -37.6% |
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 | — | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.4% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 25.2% | 26.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.3% | 62.8% | 61.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.36x | 1.43x |
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
- I.C.B. EMULSIONS LIMITED 1991-12-09 → present
- GARELM LIMITED 1991-09-27 → 1991-12-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared budgets and cash flows for a period of at least twelve months from the date of the approval of the financial statements which demonstrate that the company will be in a position to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIUFU-HAYWARD, Stefan | Secretary | 2025-07-28 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Connor | Director | 2026-08-01 | Aug 1985 | English |
| GRESSE, Aurelien | Director | 2025-07-28 | Mar 1979 | French |
| KLEEBACH, Oliver | Director | 2025-02-15 | Mar 1970 | German |
| LOHAN, Gearoid | Director | 2018-07-16 | Sep 1965 | Irish |
| MACKEY, Ian Samuel Dennis | Director | 2014-02-12 | Jun 1964 | British |
| MADELON, Thierry Hubert | Director | 2025-09-30 | Nov 1966 | French |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACKEY, Ian Samuel Dennis | Secretary | 2014-02-12 | 2025-07-28 |
| TALBOT, Liam Joseph Paul | Secretary | 1991-09-27 | 2014-02-12 |
| BENQUET, Alain | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2010-08-27 |
| DE PINS, Christian | Director | 2010-08-27 | 2012-02-17 |
| DUPONT, Denis | Director | 1999-08-23 | 2009-11-27 |
| GAILLARD, Bernard | Director | 1999-08-23 | 2006-12-05 |
| GARDES, Frederic Jean Pierre | Director | 2016-02-11 | 2020-02-28 |
| GRASS, Francis | Director | 2020-02-28 | 2025-02-15 |
| GRAY, Antony Charles | Director | 1991-09-27 | 2005-01-01 |
| HENRY, Liam | Director | 2020-02-28 | 2024-12-04 |
| HINES, Peter Martin | Director | 2003-02-18 | 2009-11-27 |
| HOOD, Kenneth George | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2026-08-01 |
| KILEEN, John | Director | 1991-09-27 | 2017-12-20 |
| LE BOULC'H, Laurent | Director | 2017-02-17 | 2018-07-16 |
| LE BOULC'H, Laurent | Director | 2015-07-24 | 2016-02-11 |
| LLOBREGAT, Raphael | Director | 2017-02-17 | 2024-02-19 |
| LYNCH, Hugh Gerard | Director | 2010-08-27 | 2021-05-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Alexander John | Director | 1991-09-27 | 1999-08-23 |
| MONTOUCHE, Thierry | Director | 2005-02-15 | 2017-02-17 |
| ORIOL, Gregory | Director | 2012-02-17 | 2017-02-17 |
| OVERTON, Mark David | Director | 2013-03-31 | 2022-01-28 |
| QUILLIEN, Philippe | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2011-04-29 |
| RENAUD, Geoffroy Romain | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2025-07-28 |
| ROULLET, Michelle | Director | 1991-09-27 | 2005-02-15 |
| ROUSELL, Frédéric | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2015-07-24 |
| RUIZ, Jean-Marie | Director | 1991-09-27 | 1999-08-23 |
| SCHEER, Emmanuel Olivier Kazu-Yuki | Director | 2018-07-16 | 2021-02-12 |
| TALBOT, Liam Joseph Paul | Director | 1991-09-27 | 2018-09-30 |
| WEDDLE, Richard John | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2013-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colas Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.