KILLGERM CHEMICALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-16 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3K
0% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+18.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
66
-2.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£838K
+17.2% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KILLGERM CHEMICALS LIMITED 1994-01-04 → present
- KILLGERM GROUP LIMITED 1993-03-02 → 1994-01-04
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,539,379 | — | £22,671,014 | £24,304,290 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£182,326 | — | £784,278 | £884,898 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£207,222 | — | £715,282 | £838,176 | |
| Net profit | — | -£207,222 | — | £590,282 | £717,868 | |
| Cash | — | £1,742,609 | — | £3,150 | £3,150 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,464,692 | — | £2,854,974 | £3,372,842 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,464,692 | — | £2,854,974 | £3,372,842 | |
| Equity | £2,671,914 | £2,464,692 | £2,464,692 | £2,854,974 | £3,372,842 | |
| Average employees | — | 66 | — | 68 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | £2,106,090 | — | £2,243,750 | £2,343,206 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -0.9% | — | 3.5% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.1% | — | 2.6% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -7.4% | — | 27.5% | 26.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 49.1% | 50.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.04x | 1.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | -7.15x | — | 11.37x | 18.26x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited
- 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
- “In November 2024, the company appointed a new Managing Director to further strengthen the company for the long term.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYRAM, Karen Ann | Secretary | 2006-07-01 | — | British |
| BROOME, Rupert Bartholomew | Director | 2012-06-16 | Sep 1967 | British |
| EVERETT, Sabra Ann | Director | 2002-05-23 | Nov 1961 | British |
| GARRISON, James Wycliffe | Director | 2025-06-05 | Jun 1975 | British |
| KITSON, Peter | Director | 2007-01-01 | Apr 1957 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIRD, John Craig | Secretary | 1994-05-20 | 1997-06-13 |
| KELLY, Denise Marie | Secretary | 1997-06-13 | 1997-09-01 |
| LISTER, Jane Nicola | Secretary | 1994-01-04 | 1995-02-16 |
| MELLOR, Kevin Richard | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| WARREN, Jeremy Paul | Secretary | 2003-07-31 | 2006-06-30 |
| ANDERSON, Moray, Dr | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2017-08-31 |
| CROSSLEY, Daphne Eleanor | Director | 1993-03-02 | 1998-05-31 |
| DALGLIESH, Philip | Director | 1994-01-04 | 2026-04-24 |
| DAVID, Roger Colin | Director | 1999-06-08 | 2000-05-31 |
| FIELDING, Peter | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| GIBBINS, Andrew | Director | 1994-01-04 | 1999-03-31 |
| HARROP, Raymond | Director | 1994-01-04 | 2014-06-30 |
| KELLY, Denise Marie | Director | 1996-01-05 | 2002-02-04 |
| LAWRENCE, Christopher Paul | Director | 1994-01-04 | 2021-05-31 |
| LISTER, Jane Nicola | Director | 1994-01-04 | 1995-12-31 |
| O'SHEA, Maureen Angela | Director | 1994-01-04 | 2015-09-30 |
| PECK, Jonathan Irwin | Director | 1993-03-02 | 2013-09-15 |
| WARREN, Jeremy Paul | Director | 2002-02-04 | 2006-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Giles Duncan Ward | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Peter Kitson | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Gary Arthur Jefferies | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+7.2%
£22,671,014 £24,304,290
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
0%
£3,150 £3,150
-
Net assets
+18.1%
£2,854,974 £3,372,842
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-2.9%
68 66
-
Operating profit
+12.8%
£784,278 £884,898
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+17.2%
£715,282 £838,176
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+4.4%
£2,243,750 £2,343,206
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