CHT UK BRIDGWATER LTD.
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-12
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-37.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7M
-17.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
52
-1.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-19.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-12.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CHT UK BRIDGWATER LTD. 2019-07-05 → present
- CHT UK MANCHESTER LTD. 2017-07-21 → 2019-07-05
- CHEMISCHE FABRIK TUBINGEN (U.K.) LIMITED 1974-09-26 → 2017-07-21
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £17,229,884 | £16,044,330 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,083,171 | £1,682,994 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,346,610 | £2,084,359 | £1,676,155 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,692,159 | £1,477,729 | £979,414 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £2,537,809 | £1,728,729 | £1,074,597 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £10,225,170 | £9,198,197 | £9,895,611 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £9,557,729 | £8,535,458 | £7,014,872 | |
| Equity | £11,051,252 | £9,683,093 | £9,060,910 | £9,865,570 | £9,557,729 | £8,535,458 | £7,014,872 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 53 | 53 | 52 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,944,798 | £1,980,111 | £1,985,883 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.1% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.6% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 22.6% | 17.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 6.23x | 2.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129.46x |
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
- Alexander & Co LLP
- 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 the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In November 2025, an opportunity presented itself to purchase the Bridgwater Site. The purchase was completed in December 2025, and the Company now owns both of its operating sites.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Keith Francis | Secretary | 2021-11-17 | — | — |
| BAUMANN, Eva Barbara | Director | 2025-02-01 | Oct 1974 | German |
| JONES, Keith Francis | Director | 2019-04-08 | Oct 1971 | British |
| RINK, Christian, Dr | Director | 2025-02-01 | Jul 1979 | German |
| THOMPSON, Andrew Philip | Director | 2008-03-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, John Alfred | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1997-01-10 |
| ROOT, Herbert Vernon | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Andrew Philip | Secretary | 2009-03-24 | 2021-11-17 |
| WILKINS, Colin Roy | Secretary | 1997-01-10 | 2009-03-24 |
| BRUCKMANN, Ralf, Dr | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2018-04-26 |
| FEUSTEL, Dieter, Dr | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2003-05-27 |
| HAMBRECHT, Ulrich | Director | — | 2000-07-04 |
| HANNAPPEL, Klaus | Director | 2000-07-04 | 2002-07-01 |
| HETTICH, Bernhard Josef, Dr | Director | 2023-10-06 | 2023-11-20 |
| MECHEL, Erich | Director | 2003-05-28 | 2014-12-31 |
| NAUMANN, Frank, Dr | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2023-09-28 |
| RICHARDSON, John Alfred | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1997-01-10 |
| ROOT, Herbert Vernon | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| SCHAEFFNER, Volker | Director | — | 1992-06-17 |
| TOUW, Adrian | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| WEIGAND, Norbert, Doctor | Director | 1992-06-17 | 2002-03-27 |
| WILKINS, Colin Roy | Director | — | 2009-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cht Group Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2017-03-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-11-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
-6.9%
£17,229,884 £16,044,330
-
Cash
-37.8%
£1,728,729 £1,074,597
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-17.8%
£8,535,458 £7,014,872
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-1.9%
53 52
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-19.2%
£2,083,171 £1,682,994
-
Profit before tax
-19.6%
£2,084,359 £1,676,155
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+0.3%
£1,980,111 £1,985,883
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