ASK CHEMICALS UK LTD
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Cash
£245K
-27.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.1M
+16.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
7
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£566K
-37.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,690,611 | £5,949,676 | £10,213,877 | £10,154,020 | £9,394,297 | £8,248,318 | -12.2% | |
| Operating profit | £264,377 | £314,705 | — | £557,881 | £848,290 | £485,139 | -42.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £261,477 | £304,275 | £60,498 | £605,686 | £910,915 | £565,874 | -37.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £467,350 | £676,322 | £434,129 | -35.8% | |
| Cash | £67,606 | £108,114 | £462,688 | £244,818 | £336,313 | £245,274 | -27.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £2,043,667 | £2,678,905 | £3,082,093 | +15.1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,967,351 | £2,643,673 | £3,077,802 | +16.4% | |
| Equity | £1,221,367 | £1,466,693 | £1,513,594 | £467,350 | £2,643,673 | £3,077,802 | +16.4% | |
| Average employees | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0% | |
| Wages | £446,965 | £502,745 | £515,952 | £482,034 | £460,771 | £600,942 | +30.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £163,229 | £166,467 | £172,008 | £173,068 | £194,808 | £35,040 | -82% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 5.3% | — | 5.5% | 9.0% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.6% | 7.2% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 27.3% | 31.7% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 41.8% | 41.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.38x | 2.43x | 2.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 22.94x | — | 90.66x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the approval of the financial statements. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILITELLO, Onofrio Andrea | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | — | — |
| TOTTI, Luiz Augusto | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jan 1967 | Brazilian |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GADD, Jonathan | Secretary | 2011-04-20 | 2019-12-31 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-08-27 | 2011-04-20 |
| BROTZKI, Jorg Werner | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2020-11-30 |
| HENSCHEL, Oliver Fritz | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2016-06-23 |
| HOERTZ, Scott Osborn | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-11-01 |
| JAMES, Luciene Maureen | Director | 2010-08-27 | 2010-09-21 |
| KOTZUR, Markus | Director | 2024-12-20 | 2026-04-02 |
| MÜLLER, Jens, Dr | Director | 2020-11-30 | 2024-04-19 |
| OEHMICHEN, Thomas, Dr | Director | 2010-09-21 | 2011-03-31 |
| VERNON, Philip | Director | 2010-09-21 | 2015-03-26 |
| WHITTON, John | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2025-03-31 |
| ABOGADO CUSTODIANS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-08-27 | 2010-09-21 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-08-27 | 2010-09-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-19 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.