HYDRACHEM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-07 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£568K
+14.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+43.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
80
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+410.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £12,742,438 | — | — | £13,073,115 | £15,774,707 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,099,211 | — | — | £387,568 | £1,807,770 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,107,805 | £119,063 | £86,759 | £349,438 | £1,784,122 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £894,961 | -£335,877 | -£261,116 | £290,107 | £1,363,016 | |
| Cash | — | — | £980,076 | £535,597 | £581,018 | £494,988 | £567,732 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,835,410 | £4,947,190 | £4,659,946 | £4,767,849 | £5,856,097 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,768,008 | £3,103,885 | £2,842,769 | £3,132,876 | £4,495,892 | |
| Equity | £1,461,163 | £1,873,047 | £2,768,008 | £3,103,885 | £2,842,769 | £3,132,876 | £4,495,892 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 68 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,471,309 | £2,558,179 | £2,713,701 | £2,890,351 | £3,853,697 |
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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.6% | — | — | 3.0% | 11.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.0% | — | — | 2.2% | 8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 28.7% | — | — | 8.1% | 30.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 61.5% | 54.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.31x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 116.71x | — | — | 10.16x | 73.71x |
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
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The prior Bank of Scotland facility was closed during the year.”
- “After the reporting date, the company completed on five commercial properties worth £4.4million and also leased an additional warehouse resulting in a total expected future lease payments of £1.44million spread over 5 years from the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIRO, Warren Peter | Secretary | 2003-01-17 | — | British |
| BARBIERI, Nicolas | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jul 1969 | French |
| COLLIN, Scott | Director | 2024-02-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
| FIRTH, Elliot | Director | 2024-12-19 | Nov 1976 | British |
| HANSLIP, Timothy James | Director | 2021-04-30 | Jun 1985 | British |
| MIRO, Alexandra | Director | 2019-09-25 | Aug 1975 | British |
| MIRO, Victoria Marion | Director | 2003-01-17 | Jul 1945 | British |
| MIRO, Warren Peter | Director | 2003-01-17 | Sep 1944 | British |
| MWIJE, Aaron | Director | 2024-12-19 | May 1983 | Ugandan |
| SOONG, Sophia Lili | Director | 2026-02-27 | Mar 2009 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HACKING, Alistair John | Secretary | 2001-05-31 | 2003-01-17 |
| REDMAN, Clifford Charles | Secretary | — | 2001-05-31 |
| ANIBARRO, Jose Luis | Director | 2004-02-01 | 2022-08-18 |
| HACKING, Alistair John | Director | — | 2003-01-17 |
| LINDFIELD, Adrian Nicholas | Director | 1998-01-26 | 2003-02-14 |
| MELLOR, Malcolm Rolf | Director | 2000-01-05 | 2003-03-31 |
| NORMAN, Brian William | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2004-01-07 |
| REDMAN, Clifford Charles | Director | — | 2001-05-31 |
| ROUGH, Robert | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2025-06-30 |
| SIMMONS, Lynda Theresa | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2005-02-04 |
| SOONG, Damian Wei-Min | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2022-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrachem Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-07-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
+20.7%
£13,073,115 £15,774,707
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+14.7%
£494,988 £567,732
-
Net assets
+43.5%
£3,132,876 £4,495,892
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
0%
80 80
-
Operating profit
+366.4%
£387,568 £1,807,770
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+410.6%
£349,438 £1,784,122
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+33.3%
£2,890,351 £3,853,697
highest in 5 filed years
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