EUROFINS CHEMTEST LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.7m
-53.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
122
-14.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.9m
-8.7% vs 2024
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 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 | £9,641,000 | £10,020,000 | £9,636,000 | -3.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,896,000 | -£2,285,000 | -£2,505,000 | -9.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,433,000 | -£2,699,000 | -£2,935,000 | -8.7% | |
| Net profit | -£4,695,000 | -£2,436,000 | -£2,935,000 | -20.5% | |
| Cash | £25,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,507,000 | £4,299,000 | £2,214,000 | -48.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,329,000 | £3,593,000 | £1,682,000 | -53.2% | |
| Equity | £3,329,000 | £3,593,000 | £1,682,000 | -53.2% | |
| Average employees | 161 | 142 | 122 | -14.1% | |
| Wages | £4,648,000 | £4,570,000 | £4,386,000 | -4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £324,000 | £301,000 | £239,000 | -20.6% |
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 | -40.4% | -22.8% | -26.0% | |
| Net margin | -48.7% | -24.3% | -30.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -86.4% | -53.2% | -113.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 65.1% | 82.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.40x | 0.43x | 0.36x | |
| Interest cover | -7.06x | -5.30x | -5.64x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- EUROFINS CHEMTEST LIMITED 2020-07-02 → present
- CHEMTEST LIMITED 2008-03-19 → 2020-07-02
- FIRSTSHIELD LIMITED 2008-02-21 → 2008-03-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these efforts and the financial support received, the Directors do not believe that any material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern or maintain its current banking arrangements. Consequently, the Directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to 31 December 2025, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalated on 28 February 2026, including military actions and related economic sanctions involving the United States, Iran, Israel, and certain other countries in the region (the "Conflict").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANDERTON, Laura Jayne | Secretary | 2023-01-20 | — | — |
| CHISHOLM, Lucy Elisabeth | Director | 2024-11-11 | Oct 1990 | British |
| GAMST, Jesper | Director | 2026-03-11 | Sep 1973 | Danish |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMPSON, Kevin Alan | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2019-04-01 |
| JUST, Tony | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2008-04-04 |
| MILES, Sonia | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2023-01-20 |
| MILLS, Alice Irene | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2008-02-21 | 2008-04-07 |
| CLARKE, David Paul | Director | 2020-07-23 | 2023-05-31 |
| CLARKE, David Paul | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2019-04-01 |
| DUPONT, Frederic Chris Maurits Jean-Charles | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-11-11 |
| HALL, Darrell Stuart | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2020-05-04 |
| HEMPSON, Kevin Alan | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2019-04-01 |
| HENDERSON, Graham | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2008-04-04 |
| HICKSON, Matthew James | Director | 2023-05-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| MILLS, Alice Irene | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| MOORE, Thomas Jack | Director | 2023-05-31 | 2024-09-27 |
| NOONE, Peter James | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2019-04-01 |
| VAN DORP, Rob | Director | 2023-10-10 | 2024-11-11 |
| WATSON, David George | Director | 2012-11-12 | 2016-01-31 |
| WATSON, Nicholas David | Director | 2023-05-31 | 2024-11-11 |
| WOLFF, Alastair Martin | Director | 2020-05-04 | 2020-06-30 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2008-02-21 | 2008-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Scientific S.E. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-10 | Active |
| Eurofins Environment Testing Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-30 | Ceased 2025-02-10 |
| Chemtest Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2022-03-31 |
| Mr Peter James Noone | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.