RHODIA LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£100m
-1.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.6m
+55% highest in 3 filed years
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,709,000 | -£9,555,000 | £1,047,000 | +111% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,203,000 | -£3,506,000 | -£1,577,000 | +55% | |
| Net profit | -£5,180,000 | -£3,331,000 | -£1,572,000 | +52.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £146,988,000 | £144,464,000 | £142,980,000 | -1% | |
| Net assets | £105,302,000 | £101,971,000 | £100,399,000 | -1.5% | |
| Equity | £105,302,000 | £101,971,000 | £100,399,000 | -1.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -1.2% | -6.6% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.5% | 32.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.08x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | -0.49x | -16.17x | 0.40x |
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
- RHODIA LIMITED 1997-12-31 → present
- RHONE-POULENC CHEMICALS LIMITED 1989-12-28 → 1997-12-31
- R.T.Z. CHEMICALS LIMITED 1926-05-06 → 1989-12-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thus, with the letter of support in place, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and so continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements for a period to 31 December 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-12-21 | — | — |
| HARDIE, Sam Joel | Director | 2024-09-19 | Dec 1988 | British |
| POWELL, Sharon Lesley | Director | 2024-10-31 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEASLEY, Christopher Ernest | Secretary | 1998-08-07 | 2004-02-29 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Keith Edward | Secretary | 1998-05-01 | 1998-08-07 |
| IAPICHINO, Alex | Secretary | 2023-03-09 | 2023-12-21 |
| MURPHY, Alison | Secretary | 2007-09-14 | 2022-01-01 |
| PALMER, Jane Ann | Secretary | 2004-02-29 | 2007-09-14 |
| RAD, Shima | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | 2023-03-09 |
| WOOLLEY, Frank Nicholas | Secretary | — | 1998-04-30 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-09-21 | 2000-10-31 |
| ALLEN, Wayne | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| ANDREWS, Christopher Howard | Director | 1994-01-04 | 2001-02-28 |
| BENNETT, Peter William | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| BLAKE, Paul Imsland | Director | 1994-07-19 | 2002-10-01 |
| DAIN, Mark St.John | Director | 2022-08-09 | 2023-07-01 |
| DUTTON, Tom | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2023-07-01 |
| FAUCONNIER, Jean-Claude | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| GROUT, Daniel Axel Carl, Monsieur | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| GUIGOU, Didier Paul Alberic | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1996-08-21 |
| HAMPSON, Stephen | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2010-09-30 |
| HUMPHREYS, Keith Wood | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| LANGLOIS D'ESTAINOT, Xavier | Director | 1996-07-18 | 1997-04-29 |
| LEES, Norman William Frank | Director | — | 1993-05-19 |
| MOORHOUSE, John Stuart | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2020-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Allan Sidney James | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| MURPHY, Alison | Director | 2010-06-07 | 2022-08-30 |
| MURPHY, Alison | Director | 2010-06-07 | 2010-09-30 |
| RIDGWAY, David Kenneth | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2000-12-01 |
| SCOTT, John Michael | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2007-09-28 |
| STEEL, Alistair James | Director | 1993-05-19 | 2005-12-16 |
| TARVER, Richard Paul | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-10-31 |
| TYLER, Robert William | Director | 2001-02-16 | 2014-11-30 |
| TYLER, Robert William | Director | 1994-09-13 | 1998-10-09 |
| VIDAL, Philippe | Director | 1998-01-28 | 2001-12-21 |
| WEYENETH, Miquelon Lalo | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solvay Uk Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-10-09 | Active |
| Rhodia Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-30 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-18 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-10-18 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-10-18 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-10-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.