TECHWAX LIMITED — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-05 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-03-22

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

—

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£2M

+3.7% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

-25% lowest in 5 filed years

Profit before tax

£125K

+21.9% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

TECHWAX LIMITED 1991-09-24 → present
CAMSARIDGE LIMITED 1991-05-24 → 1991-09-24

Net assets

8-year trend · vs Basic Materials median

TECHWAX LIMITED·Basic Materials median · n=623

Accounts

8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30

Metric	2019-10-01	2020-09-30	2020-10-01	2021-09-30	2022-09-30	2022-10-01	2023-09-30	2024-09-30
Turnover	—	£1,778,826	—	£1,582,363	£1,562,607	—	£1,468,412	£1,495,758
Operating profit	—	£289,241	—	£69,072	£236,030	—	£104,587	£124,713
Profit before tax	—	£295,989	—	£60,284	£231,199	—	£102,299	£124,687
Net profit	—	£170,216	—	-£40,704	£167,138	—	-£29,326	£86,971
Cash	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£2,514,526	—	£2,524,688	£2,667,110	—	£2,603,081	£2,515,654
Net assets	—	£2,257,899	—	£2,217,195	£2,384,333	—	£2,355,007	£2,441,978
Equity	£2,087,683	£2,257,899	£2,257,899	£2,217,195	£2,384,333	£2,384,333	£2,355,007	£2,441,978
Average employees	—	32	—	26	25	—	24	18
Wages	—	£1,219,627	—	£1,050,890	£1,008,372	—	£1,512,125	£821,748

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	2019-10-01	2020-09-30	2020-10-01	2021-09-30	2022-09-30	2022-10-01	2023-09-30	2024-09-30
Operating margin	—	16.3%	—	4.4%	15.1%	—	7.1%	8.3%
Net margin	—	9.6%	—	-2.6%	10.7%	—	-2.0%	5.8%
Return on capital employed	—	11.5%	—	2.7%	8.8%	—	4.0%	5.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	—	—	—	—	—	—	32.3%	20.6%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.26x	4.73x
Interest cover	—	—	—	—	—	—	45.71x	4796.65x

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: Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“During the current year, the Company made a profit of £86,971 (2023: loss of £29,326) and had net assets of £2,441,978 (2023: £ 2,355,007). On this basis, the directors have considered the Company's current and future prospects and its availability of financing, and are satisfied that the Company can continue to pay its liabilities as they fall due over a period to 30 June 2026. The directors have received assurances and a letter of support from Ashland Inc. on behalf of the Ashland Group that it will continue to support the Company for a period to 30 June 2026.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 18 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
VAN DER HEIDEN, Dingeman	Secretary	2022-04-04	—	—
HIGGINS, Kevin	Director	2018-07-02	Apr 1985	American
VAN DER HEIDEN, Dingeman	Director	2021-12-02	Apr 1961	Dutch

Show 18 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
BYTH, Peter	Secretary	2006-12-19	2008-08-18
CHARLTON, Julie	Secretary	2008-08-18	2019-03-26
LAWSON, David Ian	Secretary	2019-03-27	2022-03-28
TALLENTIRE, Robin Simon Glover	Secretary	1991-08-23	2006-12-19
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1991-05-24	1991-08-23
BERTOLA, Federica	Director	2019-03-27	2021-12-02
BOSGOED, Arnoldus Hendrikus Hermanus	Director	2018-07-02	2019-03-27
BYTH, Peter	Director	2006-12-19	2008-08-18
HIGGS, Christopher Michael	Director	2009-02-23	2012-09-30
JUMELET, Frank Jacob Adriaan	Director	2012-09-30	2018-07-02
LE LOUARN, Christophe Nicolas Roland	Director	2018-07-02	2019-03-27
MCHUGH, Kenneth	Director	2006-12-19	2012-03-31
TALLENTIRE, Gillian Constance	Director	1994-09-01	2006-12-19
TALLENTIRE, Robin Simon Glover	Director	1991-08-23	2006-12-19
URQUHART, Douglas	Director	1991-08-23	2006-12-19
URQUHART, Frances Greta	Director	1994-09-01	2006-12-19
WOLSTENHOLME, Alan Gordon	Director	2006-12-19	2008-12-31
BONUSWORTH LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	1991-05-24	1991-08-23

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Isp Holdings (U.K.) Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2018-07-02	Active
Managing Director Frank Adriaan Jacob Jumelet	Individual	Significant influence	2016-04-06	Ceased 2018-07-02

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 140 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-06-27	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-03-31	AD03	address	Move registers to sail company with new address	PDF
2025-03-31	AD02	address	Change sail address company with old address new address	PDF
2025-03-24	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-03-14	AD03	address	Move registers to sail company with new address	PDF
2025-03-14	AD02	address	Change sail address company with old address new address	PDF
2024-07-08	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-03-27	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-01-16	AAMD	accounts	Accounts amended with accounts type full
2023-06-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-04-20	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-04-20	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2023-01-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-12-01	DISS40	gazette	Gazette filings brought up to date
2022-11-29	GAZ1	gazette	Gazette notice compulsory
2022-04-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-04-06	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2022-04-06	AP03	officers	Appoint person secretary company with name date	PDF
2022-04-06	TM02	officers	Termination secretary company with name termination date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 2
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30

Turnover

+1.9%

£1,468,412 £1,495,758
Cash

—

Not reported
Net assets

+3.7%

£2,355,007 £2,441,978

highest in 5 filed years
Employees

-25%

24 18

lowest in 5 filed years
Operating profit

+19.2%

£104,587 £124,713
Profit before tax

+21.9%

£102,299 £124,687
Wages

-45.7%

£1,512,125 £821,748

lowest 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

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