ALFA CHEMICALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-04 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-13.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-11.8% vs 2023
Employees
39
+5.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£675K
-8.1% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £20,647,658 | £18,124,907 | |
| Operating profit | — | £719,494 | £654,026 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £734,384 | £675,038 | |
| Net profit | — | £573,239 | £500,151 | |
| Cash | — | £2,243,974 | £1,948,081 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,105,150 | £4,500,970 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,078,894 | £4,480,182 | |
| Equity | £5,191,895 | £5,078,894 | £4,480,182 | |
| Average employees | — | 37 | 39 | |
| Wages | — | £2,403,281 | £2,554,715 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.5% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.8% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 14.1% | 14.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 33.2% | 30.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.00x | 3.25x |
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
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- 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.”
Group structure
- ALFA CHEMICALS LIMITED · parent
- Alfa Chemicals Nordic ApS 100%
Significant events
- “Post year end, the company paid dividends of £153,781 on 15 January 2025 and £151,849 on 15 April 2025 to Alfa Chemicals Group Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUNGAY, Susan Caroline | Director | 2019-12-17 | Oct 1968 | British |
| MATHERS, Trevor Wesley, Dr | Director | 2019-12-17 | Apr 1977 | British |
| PARR, Richard Martin | Director | 2019-12-17 | Dec 1977 | British |
| WALE, Elizabeth Kate, Dr | Director | 2019-12-17 | Jun 1980 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FARMER, Martin Ian | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 2010-03-05 |
| PAGE, Terence George | Secretary | — | 1997-12-01 |
| BERGSTEDT, Sara Margareta, Ms. | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2019-12-17 |
| BORRILL, Julian | Director | 2020-01-10 | 2023-09-30 |
| EVANS, Stephen Brian | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2010-03-05 |
| FARMER, Martin Ian | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2010-05-30 |
| HUDSON, Bernard | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2003-06-30 |
| HUDSON, Bernard | Director | — | 2000-11-21 |
| KARMITZ, Pierre | Director | — | 1996-01-03 |
| PAGE, Terence George | Director | 2001-01-02 | 2010-03-05 |
| PAGE, Terence George | Director | — | 2000-11-24 |
| PISACANE, Paul Vincent | Director | 2000-11-24 | 2013-04-08 |
| SPARGO, Alan | Director | — | 1996-06-21 |
| TUGWELL, David Alan George | Director | — | 2000-11-24 |
| WALKER, Mark William | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2019-12-17 |
| WALTON, Stephen | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2016-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfa Chemicals Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-17 | Active |
| Alfa Chemicals Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-03-03 | Ceased 2019-12-17 |
| Clydebridge Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-03-02 | Ceased 2017-03-03 |
| Mr Mark William Walker | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-12.2%
£20,647,658 £18,124,907
-
Cash
-13.2%
£2,243,974 £1,948,081
-
Net assets
-11.8%
£5,078,894 £4,480,182
-
Employees
+5.4%
37 39
-
Operating profit
-9.1%
£719,494 £654,026
-
Profit before tax
-8.1%
£734,384 £675,038
-
Wages
+6.3%
£2,403,281 £2,554,715
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