HOLCHEM LABORATORIES LIMITED
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Cash
£7.6m
+119.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£30m
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
220
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
-13.1% vs 2024
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 | £68,980,000 | £66,379,000 | £66,251,000 | -0.2% | |
| Operating profit | £10,274,000 | £12,315,000 | £10,934,000 | -11.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,287,000 | £12,208,000 | £10,603,000 | -13.1% | |
| Net profit | £8,207,000 | £9,263,000 | £7,275,000 | -21.5% | |
| Cash | £6,511,000 | £3,452,000 | £7,569,000 | +119.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,148,000 | £29,382,000 | £31,700,000 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £29,942,000 | £28,205,000 | £30,480,000 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £29,942,000 | £28,205,000 | £30,480,000 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 227 | 229 | 220 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £10,170,000 | £10,215,000 | £10,420,000 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £851,000 | £828,000 | £698,000 | -15.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £32,000 | £34,000 | £159,000 | +367.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £358,000 | £305,000 | £212,000 | -30.5% |
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 | 14.9% | 18.6% | 16.5% | |
| Net margin | 11.9% | 14.0% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.0% | 41.9% | 34.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.9% | 27.6% | 27.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.04x | 3.25x | 3.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | 68.80x | 24.14x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result, the directors are confident that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements and accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 25 June 2026, the company paid a dividend to its immediate parent company, The Holchem Group Limited. There were no other significant events noted post year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-05-28 | — | — |
| CHISHOLM, Kathleen Anne | Director | 2023-06-28 | May 1980 | British |
| DOWNIE, Andrew | Director | 2025-11-12 | Nov 1968 | British |
| FINE, Richard James | Director | 2023-06-28 | Mar 1970 | British |
| LE CLERC, Tanguy Serge | Director | 2021-01-01 | Aug 1974 | French |
| ROBERTSON, John Mccutcheon | Director | 2020-01-24 | Sep 1960 | British |
| TAYLOR, Sarah Louise | Director | 2023-06-28 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | — | 2006-06-19 |
| CASSIDY, Shaun | Secretary | 2006-06-19 | 2006-11-03 |
| HARDMAN, Samantha Jayne | Secretary | 2006-11-03 | 2020-05-28 |
| BAGSHAW, Stephen Charles | Director | 1994-01-04 | 2022-12-31 |
| BELL, Elizabeth Anne | Director | — | 2006-06-19 |
| BELL, Simon Lee | Director | 2002-04-04 | 2020-01-20 |
| BELL, Stephen John | Director | — | 2006-06-19 |
| CASSIDY, Shaun | Director | 2001-01-10 | 2006-11-03 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas Quentin | Director | 2000-09-28 | 2021-12-31 |
| ELLIS, Matthew Lee | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-02-11 |
| HARDMAN, Samantha Jayne | Director | 2002-04-04 | 2020-05-28 |
| HOLAH, John Trevor, Dr | Director | 2015-02-20 | 2021-01-01 |
| MIDDLETON, Stuart | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2025-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Holchem Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.