ECOLAB LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-12 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10M
+106.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£118M
+2.2% vs 2023
Employees
967
+3.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£30M
+473.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- ECOLAB LIMITED 2001-11-30 → present
- HENKEL-ECOLAB LIMITED 1991-07-11 → 2001-11-30
- ECOLAB LIMITED 1987-03-16 → 1991-07-11
- SOILAX LIMITED 1960-02-10 → 1987-03-16
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £227,531,000 | £233,496,000 | |
| Operating profit | £14,670,000 | £17,613,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,085,000 | £30,223,000 | |
| Net profit | -£12,334,000 | £25,592,000 | |
| Cash | £4,739,000 | £9,787,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £95,372,000 | £94,859,000 | |
| Net assets | £115,807,000 | £118,306,000 | |
| Equity | £115,807,000 | £118,306,000 | |
| Average employees | 937 | 967 | |
| Wages | £49,736,000 | £52,136,000 |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | -5.4% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.4% | 18.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.39x | 2.56x | |
| Interest cover | 10.26x | 195.70x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the company's risk, existing financing, performance, and parent company support, the directors have concluded that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the directors continue to apply the going concern basis of accounting when preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- ECOLAB LIMITED · parent
- Ecolab Manufacturing Limited 100%
- Ecolab Ireland Limited 100%
- Ecolab Manufacturing Ireland Limited 100%
- Technical Textile Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A further adjustment in the prior year was made to the value of the investments in Bioquell and Bioquell UK Limited which represents a write down in the recoverable amount. This has been recognised directly within reserves, as a merger reserve adjustment, as it arose on a group reconstruction and following the Companies Act requirements for merger accounting.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYNHAM, David Paul | Secretary | 2022-01-18 | — | — |
| HOUGH, Debra Jayne | Director | 2022-01-01 | Aug 1974 | British |
| LUND, Per | Director | 2025-09-05 | May 1969 | Danish |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKABY, Paul Richard | Secretary | 2003-01-27 | 2003-03-31 |
| HARVEY, Peter Graham Crawford | Secretary | 2004-03-01 | 2012-06-20 |
| JOYCE, Wendy Annette | Secretary | 2012-06-20 | 2022-01-18 |
| MELLOR, John Brewis | Secretary | — | 2002-11-29 |
| WEBER, Stephan Walter | Secretary | 2002-11-29 | 2004-03-01 |
| ADAMS, David Evan | Director | 2007-04-25 | 2010-06-29 |
| BILLETTE DE VILLEMEUR, Eric | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2022-01-01 |
| BOND, Colin Michael | Director | 2007-03-15 | 2008-08-27 |
| BRUENS, Wilhelmus Paul Franciscus Marie | Director | 1991-11-20 | 2000-02-03 |
| CARROLL, Stephen John | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2014-06-13 |
| COLENSO, Frank | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1996-12-23 |
| COLONIUS, Herbert | Director | 1995-03-14 | 1997-04-17 |
| FLAGG, Peter Leslie | Director | 1999-05-06 | 2002-11-29 |
| GICHTBROCK, Ralph Eduard | Director | 2008-12-10 | 2017-09-21 |
| GICHTBROCK, Ralph | Director | 1999-04-30 | 1999-05-10 |
| HARVEY, Peter Graham Crawford | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2012-06-20 |
| HENMAN, Andrew John | Director | 1993-05-26 | 1999-04-30 |
| HEY, Paul | Director | 2015-12-22 | 2022-11-30 |
| HOUGHTBY, John Ralph | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2013-04-22 |
| HUKSHORN, Hans-Peter | Director | 1995-03-14 | 1996-09-30 |
| KIRKHAM, John | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1992-09-11 |
| LEE, Carl Richmond | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2019-06-28 |
| MAHAL, Mark Gregory | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2007-02-09 |
| MATTSSON, Goran | Director | 1999-05-06 | 2002-05-16 |
| MCCORMICK, Michael Casey | Director | 2007-03-15 | 2009-05-11 |
| MELLOR, John Brewis | Director | 1997-04-17 | 2002-11-29 |
| MELLOR, John Brewis | Director | — | 1993-05-26 |
| MILLSAP, James Michael | Director | 1991-07-01 | 1991-10-01 |
| MOYNIHAN, Brian Humphrey | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2007-03-15 |
| PRINGLE, Ronald John Lindsay | Director | 2001-12-04 | 2006-03-13 |
| RAWDING, Paul | Director | 2024-10-25 | 2025-09-05 |
| RAWDING, Paul | Director | 2018-12-20 | 2019-07-08 |
| RAWDING, Paul | Director | 2013-04-22 | 2015-12-22 |
| THOMPSON, Claire | Director | 2022-11-30 | 2024-10-25 |
| TOMKIES, Christopher John | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2012-05-16 |
| WALKER, David | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2018-12-20 |
| WEBER, Stephan Walter | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2007-03-15 |
| WEBER, Stephan Walter | Director | 2002-10-21 | 2003-01-27 |
| YEARSLEY, Robert William | Director | 1999-03-30 | 2002-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalco Acquisition One | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-08 | Active |
| Ecolab (U.K.) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-01-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 230 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-08 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
+2.6%
£227,531,000 £233,496,000
-
Cash
+106.5%
£4,739,000 £9,787,000
-
Net assets
+2.2%
£115,807,000 £118,306,000
-
Employees
+3.2%
937 967
-
Operating profit
+20.1%
£14,670,000 £17,613,000
-
Profit before tax
+473.8%
-£8,085,000 £30,223,000
-
Wages
+4.8%
£49,736,000 £52,136,000
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