LUBRIZOL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£114K
+23.9% vs 2023
Employees
448
-0.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£56K
+68.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £197,726 | £214,203 | |
| Operating profit | £32,266 | £54,719 | |
| Profit before tax | £33,477 | £56,319 | |
| Net profit | £25,830 | £44,030 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £98,256 | £119,737 | |
| Net assets | £91,669 | £113,617 | |
| Equity | £91,669 | £113,617 | |
| Average employees | 450 | 448 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 16.3% | 25.5% | |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 20.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.8% | 45.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.9% | 25.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.27x | 3.37x | |
| Interest cover | 496.40x | 770.69x |
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
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, Hazel, Mrs. | Director | 2025-03-31 | Apr 1973 | British |
| VALET, Arnaud Jean Henri, Mr. | Director | 2024-02-01 | May 1974 | French |
| VAN DONK, Sander, Mr. | Director | 2024-02-01 | Oct 1973 | Dutch |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Geoffrey Philip | Secretary | 1994-09-22 | 2006-04-03 |
| DAVIES, John Michael | Secretary | 2006-04-03 | 2016-05-03 |
| GRIFFITHS, Kirsty, Ms. | Secretary | 2024-02-01 | 2025-05-28 |
| HEAP, Derek John | Secretary | 1993-05-01 | 1994-09-22 |
| SWANN, Emma Rachel | Secretary | 2020-09-09 | 2021-12-22 |
| VERTHONGEN, Marc Martha Joseph | Secretary | 2021-12-22 | 2024-02-01 |
| VERTHONGEN, Marc Martha Joseph | Secretary | 2016-05-03 | 2020-09-09 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-09-22 | 2000-09-27 |
| ANDREAS, Ray Allen | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| BAKER, Geoffrey Philip | Director | 2002-09-13 | 2006-04-03 |
| BALL, Graham Arthur | Director | — | 2002-09-13 |
| BALL, Graham Arthur | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| CHAPMAN, Colin Bruce | Director | 1994-09-22 | 2003-07-31 |
| FISHER, Alison Jane | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2022-05-04 |
| GRIFFITHS, Simon John | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2020-05-01 |
| HEAP, Derek John | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1994-09-22 |
| HEATH, John Martin | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2025-03-31 |
| HOPPING, Kenneth Halsted | Director | 1994-09-22 | 2002-04-15 |
| HSU, Roger Yun-Kung | Director | — | 1997-06-01 |
| JOANES, Andrew | Director | — | 1994-09-22 |
| MORL, David | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-01-01 |
| PILLEY, John | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2016-01-15 |
| REYNOLDS, Leslie Minorini | Director | 2002-04-15 | 2011-09-16 |
| RICHARDSON, John Palmer | Director | 1996-06-28 | 1997-06-01 |
| SHORE, Philip Raymond | Director | 2006-02-28 | 2014-09-01 |
| SMITS, Anthony Michael | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2023-09-08 |
| SMITS, Anthony Michael | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2013-12-10 |
| VERTHONGEN, Marc Martha Joseph, Mr. | Director | 2023-09-12 | 2024-02-01 |
| WALKER, Robert Ian Hotchkiss | Director | 1994-09-22 | 1996-06-28 |
| WYRLEY-BIRCH, Owen | Director | 2016-01-15 | 2018-04-30 |
| LUBRIZOL HOLDINGS FRANCE SAS | Corporate Director | 2013-12-10 | 2017-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubrizol Management Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-11-29 | Active |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-12-10 | Ceased 2022-11-29 |
| Lubrizol Group Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+8.3%
£197,726 £214,203
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+23.9%
£91,669 £113,617
-
Employees
-0.4%
450 448
-
Operating profit
+69.6%
£32,266 £54,719
-
Profit before tax
+68.2%
£33,477 £56,319
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers