BY CHELMER PLC
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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
£1.2m
-59.1% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £18,350,000 | £20,240,000 | £20,670,000 | +2.1% | |
| Operating profit | £4,057,000 | £3,805,000 | £4,984,000 | +31% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,177,000 | £2,879,000 | £1,177,000 | -59.1% | |
| Net profit | -£3,177,000 | £2,748,000 | £1,659,000 | -39.6% | |
| Cash | £3,985,000 | £8,497,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £153,063,000 | £153,923,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£28,119,000 | -£25,371,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | -£28,119,000 | -£25,371,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £147,000 | £152,000 | — | — |
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 | 22.1% | 18.8% | 24.1% | |
| Net margin | -17.3% | 13.6% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | 2.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 117.1% | 115.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 14.01x | 13.22x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.25x | 0.37x | 0.39x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERCITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-06-06 | — | — |
| MORGAN, Katherine Victoria | Director | 2022-11-29 | Apr 1974 | British |
| POUPARD, Natalia | Director | 2025-04-14 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENKINSON, Louisa Jane | Secretary | 2005-07-21 | 2008-07-21 |
| MILLER, Philip | Secretary | 2008-07-21 | 2009-11-04 |
| OWEN, Stephen | Secretary | 2009-11-04 | 2011-03-01 |
| JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-03-01 | 2017-06-06 |
| BODIN, Bruno Albert | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2012-02-02 |
| CAMPBELL, Alasdair | Director | 2022-03-23 | 2023-03-31 |
| CARR, David John | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2012-12-04 |
| CHRISTOLOMME, Lionel Marie Michel | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2012-12-04 |
| COOPER, Phillip John | Director | 2007-05-24 | 2011-10-02 |
| DEACON, Andrew Brian | Director | 2024-03-27 | 2025-04-15 |
| DESPLANQUES, Luc | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2012-12-04 |
| FAULKNER, Anthony Robert | Director | 2017-06-20 | 2025-03-04 |
| GROLIN, Alexis | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2012-04-16 |
| HEATH, James Christopher | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2024-03-27 |
| HOLDEN, Mark Geoffrey David | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2023-06-30 |
| JONES, Bryn David Murray | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2007-05-24 |
| LE SAUX, Yann Paul | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2011-11-29 |
| MCDONALD, Stephen Howard | Director | 2012-02-02 | 2012-12-04 |
| MINAULT, Pascal | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2008-02-08 |
| NEWTON, Robert James | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2013-11-11 |
| PEJOAN, Sebastien | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2007-09-26 |
| PHIPPS, Simon David | Director | 2011-05-06 | 2012-04-16 |
| POCHON, Sebastien | Director | 2005-07-21 | 2008-07-18 |
| QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2018-09-12 |
| QUAIFE, Geoffrey Alan | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2012-07-04 |
| WAYMENT, Mark Christopher | Director | 2008-07-18 | 2022-04-12 |
| WEGENER, Elena Giorgiana | Director | 2013-11-11 | 2021-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Chelmer (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Infrared Infrastructure Yield Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-06 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-12-05 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.