MINCHEM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-19 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-05
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+44.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
+6.6% vs 2023
Employees
15
+7.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-16.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £15,857,643 | £18,364,912 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,573,256 | £1,322,636 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,545,318 | £1,286,867 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,210,179 | £959,616 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,856,166 | £5,570,526 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £10,193,822 | £10,845,993 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £10,145,084 | £10,813,040 | |
| Equity | £5,407,580 | £5,936,290 | £6,296,392 | £6,802,511 | £7,059,172 | £10,145,084 | £10,813,040 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £730,281 | £752,060 |
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 | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.9% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.6% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 15.4% | 12.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 5.25x | 3.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 13446.63x | — |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Paterson Brodie 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MINCHEM LIMITED · parent
- Minchem HMP Limited 100%
- ACCS Limited 100%
- Minchem Europe SrL 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEDSHAM, Jason Alan | Director | 2024-02-21 | Dec 1967 | British |
| SKIDMORE, Charles Andrew | Director | 2000-06-22 | Jun 1949 | British |
| SKIDMORE, Daniel Charles | Director | 2024-02-28 | Dec 1981 | British |
| SKIDMORE, Thomas Andrew, Dr | Director | 2021-10-19 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Joanne Jean | Secretary | 1997-05-29 | 2000-06-23 |
| BALABANOFF, Christine | Secretary | 2000-06-22 | 2001-08-15 |
| SLATER, Trevor John | Secretary | 2001-08-15 | 2023-05-26 |
| FNCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-29 | 1997-05-29 |
| BAILEY, Linda Susan | Director | 1997-05-29 | 2000-06-23 |
| SLATER, Trevor John | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2023-05-26 |
| FNCS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-05-29 | 1997-05-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Andrew Skidmore | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-25 |
| Mr Trevor John Slater | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-20 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-12-20 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-06-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-06-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 5
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+15.8%
£15,857,643 £18,364,912
-
Cash
+44.5%
£3,856,166 £5,570,526
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Net assets
+6.6%
£10,145,084 £10,813,040
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Employees
+7.1%
14 15
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Operating profit
-15.9%
£1,573,256 £1,322,636
-
Profit before tax
-16.7%
£1,545,318 £1,286,867
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Wages
+3%
£730,281 £752,060
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