QUAT-CHEM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-06 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-22
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+531.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
+10.7% vs 2023
Employees
57
+11.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+51.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- QUAT-CHEM LIMITED 2005-03-09 → present
- Q. H. T. LIMITED 2003-09-01 → 2005-03-09
- QUAT-CHEM LIMITED 1996-02-22 → 2003-09-01
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £22,055,703 | £21,760,082 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,110,983 | £1,682,774 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,110,859 | £1,682,029 | |
| Net profit | — | £918,476 | £1,203,198 | |
| Cash | — | £873,505 | £5,513,755 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,524,429 | £12,724,481 | |
| Net assets | — | £11,221,675 | £12,424,873 | |
| Equity | £10,303,199 | £11,221,675 | £12,424,873 | |
| Average employees | — | 51 | 57 | |
| Wages | — | £2,187,988 | £2,488,588 |
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 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.0% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.2% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.6% | 13.2% | |
| Interest cover | — | 8959.54x | 1699.77x |
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.
People
6 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-07-17 | — | — |
| CHISHOLM, Kathleen Anne | Director | 2025-07-17 | May 1980 | British |
| DOWNIE, Andrew | Director | 2025-11-12 | Nov 1968 | British |
| LE CLERC, Tanguy Serge | Director | 2025-07-17 | Aug 1974 | French |
| ROBERTSON, John Mccutcheon | Director | 2025-07-17 | Sep 1960 | British |
| TAYLOR, Sarah Louise | Director | 2025-07-17 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Alan | Secretary | 1997-10-22 | 1998-03-07 |
| CHOWDHARY, Jawed | Secretary | 1998-06-06 | 2016-11-30 |
| MISTRY, Naunit | Secretary | 1996-02-23 | 1997-10-22 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-02-22 | 1996-02-23 |
| CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-12-06 | 2025-07-17 |
| ADENT, John Edward | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2023-10-24 |
| CHOWDHARY, Afshan | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2006-02-28 |
| CHOWDHARY, Jawed | Director | 2009-11-23 | 2016-11-30 |
| CHOWDHARY, Naweed Ahmed | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| CHOWDHARY, Naweed Ahmed | Director | 1996-02-23 | 2003-11-01 |
| CHOWDHARY, Rubinah Kausar | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2016-11-30 |
| DONNACHIE, Steven James | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2025-07-17 |
| HERBERT, James Lamar | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2019-11-01 |
| HOLMES, Andrew William | Director | 2025-06-30 | 2025-07-17 |
| HOLMES, Stephen Jeffrey Irwin, Dr | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2020-03-05 |
| JONES, Douglas Ellis | Director | 2023-07-17 | 2024-10-31 |
| LILLY, Jason Warren | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2023-07-17 |
| MISTRY, Naunit | Director | 1996-03-04 | 1997-10-22 |
| MITTINO, Matthew Louis | Director | 2023-07-17 | 2025-06-30 |
| QUINLAN, Steven James | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2023-07-17 |
| ROCKLIN, Amy Meredith | Director | 2023-07-17 | 2025-07-17 |
| WAELKE, William Joseph | Director | 2023-07-17 | 2025-07-17 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-02-22 | 1996-02-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilco Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-17 | Active |
| Neogen Europe Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-01 | Ceased 2025-07-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-07-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 6
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 2024-05-31 vs 2023-05-31
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Turnover
-1.3%
£22,055,703 £21,760,082
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Cash
+531.2%
£873,505 £5,513,755
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Net assets
+10.7%
£11,221,675 £12,424,873
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Employees
+11.8%
51 57
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Operating profit
+51.5%
£1,110,983 £1,682,774
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Profit before tax
+51.4%
£1,110,859 £1,682,029
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Wages
+13.7%
£2,187,988 £2,488,588
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