UBE URETHANES UK LTD.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.4m
-198.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £20,698,000 | £23,531,000 | £19,936,000 | -15.3% | |
| Operating profit | £621,000 | £1,555,000 | -£3,126,000 | -301% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,360,000 | £2,495,000 | -£2,448,000 | -198.1% | |
| Net profit | £830,000 | £2,482,000 | -£1,825,000 | -173.5% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,814,000 | £30,782,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £26,533,000 | £28,433,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £26,533,000 | £28,433,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 72 | 74 | — | — | |
| Wages | £2,650,000 | £3,054,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £56,000 | £55,000 | — | — |
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 | 3.0% | 6.6% | -15.7% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 10.5% | -9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 5.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.6% | 12.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 6.53x | 10.82x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-01-19
- UBE URETHANES UK LTD. 2026-01-19 → present
- LANXESS URETHANES UK LTD 2017-06-12 → 2026-01-19
- BAXENDEN CHEMICALS LIMITED 1986-06-09 → 2017-06-12
- BAXENDEN CHEMICAL CO.,LIMITED(THE) 1917-05-24 → 1986-06-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Significant events
- “On 19 January 2026, the Company changed its name from LANXESS Urethanes UK Ltd to UBE Urethanes UK Ltd.”
- “LANXESS AG completed the sale of its Urethane Systems business to Japanese UBE Corporation on 1 April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEUTSCH, Stephan Franz Heinrich, Dr | Director | 2025-04-01 | Dec 1965 | German |
| KAMEZAWA, Seijiro | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1974 | Japanese |
| LOYARTE SALAZAR, Daniel | Director | 2025-04-01 | Sep 1975 | Spanish |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTON, John Alan | Secretary | — | 2009-07-27 |
| ANDREUZZI, Denis Mario | Director | — | 1993-05-07 |
| BATES, George Edwin | Director | 1995-03-02 | 1999-02-01 |
| BULL, Geoffrey David | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2004-06-16 |
| CALARCO, Vincent Anthony | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2004-06-16 |
| COOK, Elbert Gary, Dr | Director | 1996-08-21 | 1999-12-15 |
| CRESSEY, Stanley | Director | — | 1992-05-01 |
| FENNEY, Albert Roy | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2001-03-30 |
| FICKENSCHER, Gerald Heriberto | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2004-06-16 |
| FLAHERTY, Billie Schrecker | Director | 2009-03-10 | 2017-04-21 |
| FLETT, Christopher James | Director | 2017-04-21 | 2020-06-15 |
| FULLWOOD, Michael David | Director | 1993-05-07 | 1996-08-21 |
| GEE, Norman Martin | Director | 1998-03-05 | 2006-06-16 |
| GUM, Mary | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2004-06-16 |
| HOPKINS, Keith George Grant, Dr | Director | — | 1999-02-01 |
| HUGHES, Timothy John | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2009-06-19 |
| HUMPHREY, Michael | Director | 1996-04-24 | 2008-02-29 |
| KATZ, Gerald | Director | 1997-03-18 | 1999-12-15 |
| KATZ, Gerald | Director | — | 1995-03-02 |
| KELLY, Thomas | Director | 2009-06-19 | 2010-02-08 |
| KRUEGER, Ralf Guenther | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2023-11-27 |
| LEWIS, Stephen | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2013-12-31 |
| LOEWRIGKEIT, Peter | Director | 1995-03-02 | 1997-03-18 |
| LORD, John Peter | Director | 2009-06-19 | 2020-06-15 |
| MAHONEY, William Edward | Director | — | 1996-08-21 |
| MANN, Janet Eileen | Director | 2006-02-26 | 2007-06-01 |
| MATHER, Derek | Director | — | 1995-03-02 |
| MILLER, Matthew Kerr | Director | 2010-02-08 | 2012-01-27 |
| MYERS, Graham Lloyd | Director | 2007-05-29 | 2008-02-29 |
| NUTBROWN, Kevin Mark | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2008-02-29 |
| O'CONNOR, Kiern Mark | Director | 2017-04-21 | 2018-10-31 |
| ODANIELL, Myles Steven | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2006-02-26 |
| PEREZ, Jacques Louis Albert | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2021-10-18 |
| REICH, Edgar | Director | 1996-08-21 | 1998-03-05 |
| RICHMOND, Barbara Mary | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| RISINO, Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2025-04-01 |
| RUCK, Walter Kenneth | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2006-01-05 |
| SCHEFSKY, Lynn Allen | Director | 2006-01-05 | 2009-01-19 |
| SHER, Jaimes | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2009-11-20 |
| SHINNERS, Frederick Adrian | Director | 1998-03-05 | 1999-12-15 |
| STEFANINI, Francisco Peter | Director | 1995-03-02 | 1995-12-04 |
| STEPHENSON, William Arthur | Director | 1999-12-15 | 2002-01-24 |
| TAYLOR, Alan | Director | — | 1998-04-27 |
| THOMPSON, Steven | Director | 2021-10-18 | 2025-04-01 |
| TOLLER, William R | Director | 1993-05-07 | 1996-08-21 |
| WEDINGER, Robert | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2009-06-19 |
| WILDMAN, Andrew Ellison | Director | — | 1991-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ube Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-04-01 | Active |
| Lanxess Solutions Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-03-14 | Ceased 2025-04-01 |
| Chemtura Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 217 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-19 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-19 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.