SHELL CHEMICALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-30 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£17M
-0.3% vs 2023
Employees
17
-19% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£94K
-60.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SHELL CHEMICALS LIMITED 2002-01-28 → present
- SHELL CHEMICALS LIMITED 1997-12-31 → 2002-01-28
- SHELL INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS LIMITED 1995-10-01 → 1997-12-31
- SHELL INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED 1928-03-19 → 1995-10-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,991,000 | £9,002,000 | |
| Operating profit | £304,000 | £150,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £240,000 | £94,000 | |
| Net profit | £224,000 | £84,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,022,000 | £17,121,000 | |
| Net assets | £16,936,000 | £16,890,000 | |
| Equity | £16,936,000 | £16,890,000 | |
| Average employees | 21 | 17 | |
| Wages | £3,540,000 | £4,856,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.8% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | 9.38x | 20.84x | |
| Interest cover | 4.75x | 2.68x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In determining the appropriate basis of preparation of the financial statements, the Directors are required to consider whether the Company can continue in operational existence over the period to 31 December 2026 (the 'going concern period'). The Directors have considered the potential risks and uncertainties relating to ongoing geo-political events and its related economic impact on the Company's business, credit, market, and liquidity position. Based on the above, together with the Directors knowledge and experience of the market, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “No subsequent events with a significant impact on Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PECTEN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-01 | — | — |
| BELL, James | Director | 2019-02-28 | Jun 1979 | British |
| DOWNES, Michael | Director | 2025-07-31 | Mar 1991 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORIARTY, Christopher Timothy Dion | Secretary | — | 1993-12-20 |
| MUNSIFF, Jyoti Eruch | Secretary | 1993-08-03 | 1994-05-23 |
| SULLIVAN, Neil Ritchie | Secretary | 1998-03-06 | 2003-06-30 |
| WEST, Gordon John | Secretary | 1993-12-20 | 1998-03-06 |
| SHELL CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2022-11-01 |
| ALEXANDER, Douglas Moray | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2009-08-31 |
| BLUM, Barbara Frances Maria | Director | 2017-07-24 | 2024-02-09 |
| BOOTH, John Leonard | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| CAPELLE, Thierry | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2021-05-31 |
| CARROLL JR, Philip Joseph | Director | 1998-02-06 | 1998-06-30 |
| CASPARIE, Thomas Maarten | Director | 2022-03-28 | 2023-01-31 |
| CASPARIE, Thomas Maarten | Director | 2013-09-20 | 2017-06-15 |
| CLARRY, Sean | Director | 2025-05-30 | 2025-07-31 |
| DAVIS, Brian Charles | Director | 2013-09-20 | 2014-02-01 |
| DAWSON, James William | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1998-02-06 |
| DE RUITER, Hendrikus | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| FERRIS, Graham Michael | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1997-05-31 |
| FOWLER, Stephen Brian | Director | 2023-01-31 | 2025-05-30 |
| GADDIS, Cynthia Ann | Director | 2009-09-30 | 2014-05-21 |
| GOLDEN, Jerry Lee | Director | 1998-02-06 | 2001-07-01 |
| GRANT, Clive William | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2017-04-30 |
| HENKES, Evert | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2003-03-31 |
| HERKSTROTER, Cornelius Antonius Johannes | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| HOLMES, Peter Fenwick, Sir | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| HUMFREY, Edward James Thomas | Director | 2020-12-08 | 2021-05-31 |
| JENNINGS, John Southwood, Sir | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| KEETH, Martha Frances Sexton | Director | 1998-02-06 | 2006-12-01 |
| LIOW, Sharon | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2017-03-08 |
| LITTLE, Jack | Director | 1998-05-05 | 1999-06-30 |
| MCKENDRICK, Colin Bruce, Mr. | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| MCKENNA, Anthony Gerard | Director | 2022-03-28 | 2025-01-02 |
| MECCA, Rosemarie | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2005-09-29 |
| MILLER, Steven Louis | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2002-09-01 |
| MOODY STUART, Mark, Sir | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| NOOJIN III, Augustus Young | Director | 1998-02-06 | 2001-01-08 |
| PRICE-JAMES, Owen Glynn | Director | 2021-07-09 | 2022-03-28 |
| RAE, Andy | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2018-12-31 |
| ROUTS, Robert John, Dr | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2007-11-12 |
| ROYALL, Sven Edward | Director | 2003-12-23 | 2013-08-29 |
| SIMPSON, Nicola | Director | 2017-03-06 | 2019-02-28 |
| SMITH, James Matheson | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2003-12-16 |
| STOUTHAMER, Bernhard | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1998-02-17 |
| SULLIVAN, Neil Ritchie | Director | 1998-02-06 | 2003-06-30 |
| TAN, Ek Kia | Director | 2003-12-23 | 2006-09-30 |
| VAN BEURDEN, Bernardus Cornelis Adriana Margriet | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2013-01-31 |
| VAN DEN BERGH, Maarten Albert | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1995-09-30 |
| VAN DER VEER, Jeroen | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2004-06-25 |
| VAN MOURIK BROEKMAN, Ernest | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| VAN WACHEM, Lodewijk Christiaan | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| VAN'T HOFF, Graham Robert | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2017-08-01 |
| VOGTLANDER, Peter Hendrik | Director | 1998-02-06 | 2000-07-17 |
| VOGTLANDER, Peter Hendrik | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| VON DER LINDE, Hans | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2006-05-12 |
| WILKINSON, Michael David | Director | 2003-12-23 | 2005-09-30 |
| WILLEMS, Reinier | Director | 1997-07-21 | 2004-01-01 |
| WITHRINGTON, John Knox | Director | 1994-02-21 | 1995-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shell Petroleum Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-28 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-9.9%
£9,991,000 £9,002,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-0.3%
£16,936,000 £16,890,000
-
Employees
-19%
21 17
-
Operating profit
-50.7%
£304,000 £150,000
-
Profit before tax
-60.8%
£240,000 £94,000
-
Wages
+37.2%
£3,540,000 £4,856,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers