SHELL CATALYSTS & TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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Cash
£23m
+114.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£55m
+29.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
7
-12.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18m
+259.2% 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 | £132,020,709 | £187,900,000 | £244,500,000 | +30.1% | |
| Operating profit | £7,530,593 | £4,500,000 | £16,700,000 | +271.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,922,811 | £4,900,000 | £17,600,000 | +259.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,726,388 | £3,700,000 | £12,800,000 | +245.9% | |
| Cash | £78,444 | £10,800,000 | £23,200,000 | +114.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,906,809 | £43,100,000 | £55,300,000 | +28.3% | |
| Net assets | £30,436,147 | £42,500,000 | £55,000,000 | +29.4% | |
| Equity | £30,436,147 | £42,500,000 | £55,000,000 | +29.4% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 8 | 7 | -12.5% | |
| Wages | £941,324 | £2,100,000 | £1,600,000 | -23.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £549,106 | £100,000 | £100,000 | 0% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £235,331 | £79,592 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £156,887 | — | — | — |
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 | 5.7% | 2.4% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 2.0% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.4% | 10.4% | 30.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.9% | — | 60.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.62x | 1.59x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | 48.00x | 11.25x | 83.50x |
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
- SHELL CATALYSTS & TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2019-04-01 → present
- CRI/CRITERION CATALYST COMPANY LIMITED 2002-05-31 → 2019-04-01
- CRITERION CATALYST COMPANY LIMITED 1988-03-28 → 2002-05-31
- MOONBRAND LIMITED 1987-12-17 → 1988-03-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above analysis, the Directors have assessed that the Company is expected to have adequate resources to meet its liabilities and commitments over the going concern period up to 31 December 2027. The Directors have assessed that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the period up to 31 December 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-05-22 | — | — |
| CASEY, David | Director | 2024-11-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| EGBY, Chris | Director | 2024-11-01 | Oct 1975 | British |
| FLINN, Nicholas | Director | 2019-04-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Stuart Ralph, Mr. | Secretary | 2013-08-20 | 2021-09-06 |
| BIDEWELL, Vaughan Malcolm | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2005-01-31 |
| BIDEWELL, Vaughan Malcolm | Secretary | — | 1996-10-10 |
| LONGHORN, Stephen Thomas | Secretary | 2005-02-01 | 2008-11-24 |
| MARSCHALL, Wayne | Secretary | 1996-10-10 | 1999-01-29 |
| RENGANATHAN, Sankaran | Secretary | 2008-11-24 | 2013-08-20 |
| PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-01 | 2026-05-13 |
| SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-09-06 | 2022-11-01 |
| ADAMS, Stuart Ralph, Mr. | Director | 2013-08-20 | 2021-09-06 |
| ANGHEL, Alexandra Teodora, Dr | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2024-11-01 |
| ASTON, Peter Robert George | Director | — | 1997-06-01 |
| BIDEWELL, Vaughan Malcolm | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2002-09-30 |
| BIDEWELL, Vaughan Malcolm | Director | — | 1996-10-10 |
| CARRUTHERS, Ian | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2007-02-06 |
| DENTON, Richard John | Director | 1998-11-16 | 2001-09-07 |
| FORBES-LANE, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2019-04-01 |
| LONGHORN, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2004-08-16 | 2009-09-02 |
| MARSCHALL, Wayne | Director | 1996-10-10 | 1999-01-29 |
| MCATEER, James Clement, Doctor | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2010-08-24 |
| NELSON, Robin Stephen | Director | 2006-06-05 | 2013-05-01 |
| NOVAK, Kirk Ralph | Director | 1997-10-15 | 2001-07-12 |
| RENGANATHAN, Sankaran | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2013-08-20 |
| SIMCOCK, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2009-10-07 | 2012-04-26 |
| STEWART, Peter John, Mr. | Director | 2013-08-20 | 2024-11-01 |
| STOPP, Brian Walter | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2004-01-12 |
| VAN DER SCHOOT, Machiel, Mr. | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2009-10-07 |
| VAN KAMPEN, Edwin Paul | Director | 2006-10-20 | 2008-11-24 |
| WILLIAMSON, Leonard Munro | Director | — | 1997-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Group Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-24 | Active |
| Cri Sales And Services Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-05-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-28 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-09 | 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
- 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.