FINE AGROCHEMICALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-28 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+14.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+2.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
28
+12% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-5% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,672,978 | £28,477,101 | £33,370,681 | £34,330,994 | |
| Operating profit | £2,642,710 | £4,510,458 | £4,661,304 | £4,409,680 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,653,487 | £4,510,499 | £4,560,423 | £4,334,253 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,531,464 | £2,876,460 | |
| Cash | £7,770,941 | £7,054,326 | £5,423,735 | £6,215,508 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,612,542 | £14,199,592 | £16,643,430 | £16,996,390 | |
| Net assets | £12,349,874 | £13,495,905 | £16,643,430 | £16,996,390 | |
| Equity | £12,349,874 | £13,495,905 | £16,643,430 | £16,996,390 | |
| Average employees | 21 | 23 | 25 | 28 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,693,360 | £2,197,036 |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.2% | 15.8% | 14.0% | 12.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 10.6% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.0% | 31.8% | 28.0% | 25.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 44.1% | 43.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.26x | 2.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 48.19x | 52.53x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors note the possible impact of the timing and amounts of the product development settlements and the trading cycle resulting in possible reliance on the overdraft facility, indicates that a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore its ability to realise its assets and settle its liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would be necessary if the company is unable to continue as a going concern. After careful consideration of the above factors, the directors consider that there is sufficient headroom to enable the company to operate and meet its liabilities as they fall due for payment throughout the forecast period. On this basis, the directors consider that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRITCHARD, Martin | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | — | British |
| AELBRECHT, Wim Paul | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 1971 | Belgian |
| FILLON, Nicolas Raymond Jacques | Director | 2014-07-10 | Jul 1967 | French |
| PRITCHARD, Martin | Director | 2004-01-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GODWIN, Patricia | Secretary | 1993-03-19 | 2003-12-31 |
| HARTLEY, Michael Rodney Whittam | Secretary | — | 1993-03-18 |
| BARBER, Brigitte | Director | 1993-03-19 | 1999-04-30 |
| GODWIN, Patricia | Director | 1993-03-19 | 2003-12-31 |
| HARTLEY, Anne Lorraine | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2014-07-10 |
| HARTLEY, Michael Rodney Whittam | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2014-07-10 |
| HARTLEY, Michael Rodney Whittam | Director | 1993-09-14 | 2000-07-31 |
| HARTLEY, Michael Rodney Whittam | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
| MAURER, Jean-Michel Marc Andre | Director | 2014-07-10 | 2020-12-31 |
| WARD, Julian Malcolm | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| WYSE, Christine Alvina | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2014-07-10 |
| WYSE, Kevin John, Dr | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2014-07-10 |
| WYSE, Kevin John | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-22 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+2.9%
£33,370,681 £34,330,994
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+14.6%
£5,423,735 £6,215,508
-
Net assets
+2.1%
£16,643,430 £16,996,390
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+12%
25 28
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-5.4%
£4,661,304 £4,409,680
-
Profit before tax
-5%
£4,560,423 £4,334,253
-
Wages
+29.7%
£1,693,360 £2,197,036
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