WACKER CHEMICALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£443K
-26.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£458K
+6.9% vs 2024
Employees
16
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£479K
+9.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,989,471 | — | — | — | £2,184,934 | £2,401,054 | |
| Operating profit | £395,760 | — | — | — | £432,048 | £475,216 | |
| Profit before tax | £395,794 | — | — | — | £436,365 | £478,957 | |
| Net profit | £320,373 | — | — | — | £328,396 | £357,907 | |
| Cash | £1,044,242 | — | — | — | £605,912 | £443,216 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £826,356 | — | — | — | £430,389 | £460,420 | |
| Net assets | £824,091 | — | — | — | £428,396 | £457,907 | |
| Equity | £824,091 | £335,270 | £413,791 | £366,324 | £428,396 | £457,907 | |
| Average employees | 16 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.9% | — | — | — | 19.8% | 19.8% | |
| Net margin | 16.1% | — | — | — | 15.0% | 14.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 47.9% | — | — | — | 100.4% | 103.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.22x | 2.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 169.70x | 270.01x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Turpin Barker Armstrong
- 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.”
Significant events
- “An interim ordinary dividend was paid amounting to £328,396 (2024 £366,324).”
- “During the year, the economic growth has been modest which is expected to continue in 2026. Despite this Wacker Chemicals Limited have a strong presence in the industry and are positive in regards to future trading years.”
- “Turnover consists of remuneration received from companies within the Wacker Chemie AG group on a 'cost plus' basis for the services provided. All turnover relates to the EU.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMERSTON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-07-01 | — | — |
| BRILLARELLI, Ilaria | Director | 2022-08-01 | Nov 1969 | Italian |
| DEMBERGER, Eric Johannes | Director | 2026-05-01 | Aug 1995 | German |
| SUMMO, Peter Alto | Director | 2026-04-01 | Oct 1967 | German |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOFMANN, Oskar Ulrich | Secretary | 1999-02-19 | 2000-06-30 |
| HUGHES, Graham | Secretary | — | 1997-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Jane | Secretary | 1998-01-01 | 1999-02-19 |
| BANKS, Desmond Anderson Harvie, Lord | Director | — | 1992-02-04 |
| BISHOP, Michael William | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| CLEFF, Eberhard, Dr | Director | — | 1993-02-15 |
| DESCHUYFFELEER, Hugo Maria Livinus | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| ELCE, George Abraham | Director | — | 1992-02-04 |
| ESSLER, Hans, Dr | Director | 1993-02-15 | 1996-07-05 |
| FEIST, Sieglinde | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| GIFFHORN, Hans-Jurgen, Herr | Director | — | 1996-02-27 |
| GROS, Jean-Lionel | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| KOINI, Thomas, Dr | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| MOORE, Danielle Paula | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2026-05-01 |
| MOORE, Danielle Paula | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2022-05-01 |
| MOORE, Danielle Paula | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2018-05-01 |
| NORLEN, Ulf Erik | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| PFEIFER, Eduard Friedrich Helmuth | Director | — | 1995-08-03 |
| PHILIPP, Gerhard | Director | 1996-07-08 | 2002-06-30 |
| RAUHUT, Joachim, Dr | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| RIEMER, Christoph, Dr | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-08-01 |
| SCHURENBERG, Robert Helmut Nikolaus | Director | 1995-08-13 | 2003-08-31 |
| THYE, Gabriele | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| WACKER, Peter Alexander, Dr | Director | 1996-02-27 | 2006-01-01 |
| WILLEMS, Auguste Elly Hubert | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacker Chemie Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-
Turnover
+9.9%
£2,184,934 £2,401,054
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-26.9%
£605,912 £443,216
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+6.9%
£428,396 £457,907
-
Employees
0%
16 16
-
Operating profit
+10%
£432,048 £475,216
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+9.8%
£436,365 £478,957
highest in 3 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