ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALITY CHEMICALS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-18 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-04
Watchouts
Cash
£678K
+160.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-2.6% vs 2023
Employees
76
+4.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+8.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Disclaimer of opinion
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,795,834 | £9,072,395 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,530,365 | £1,560,991 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,366,950 | £1,483,553 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,113,654 | £1,068,281 | |
| Cash | — | £109,024 | — | — | £260,599 | £678,004 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,185,033 | — | — | £4,119,443 | £3,944,771 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,077,914 | — | — | £3,881,554 | £3,780,719 | |
| Equity | £2,694,587 | £3,077,914 | — | £2,878,280 | £3,881,554 | £3,780,719 | |
| Average employees | — | 72 | — | — | 73 | 76 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,440,783 | £2,581,455 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 17.4% | 17.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 12.7% | 11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 37.1% | 39.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.40x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 9.11x | 31.48x |
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
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Disclaimer of opinion
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALITY CHEMICALS LIMITED · parent
- ESC Global Limited 100%
- Global Concept Mitco AS 100%
- Global Water Test Kits Ltd 100%
- Environmental Speciality Chemicals Ltd 100%
- ESC Global Sp.Z.o.o. 90%
- Global Concept Sverige AB 100%
- Global Concepts 2000 Polska Sp.Z.o.o. 80%
- Aquanoah AS 100%
Significant events
- “The Group will start producing reagents within ESC Polska, for use and benefit of the Group. The servicing Companies currently purchase reagents from external third parties.”
- “The Environmental Speciality Chemicals Group is committed to providing further investment in employees to support overall growth plans.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLINGSBY, Keith | Secretary | 1998-03-02 | — | British |
| GULBRANDSEN, Ken Nicolai | Director | 2023-08-08 | Jun 1982 | Norwegian |
| SLINGSBY, Keith | Director | 1998-03-02 | Nov 1954 | British |
| SLINGSBY, Victoria Louise | Director | 2022-12-31 | Sep 1985 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-02 | 1998-03-02 |
| COOPER-HOLMES, Richard Lawrence | Director | 2003-03-02 | 2005-01-16 |
| GULBRANDSEN, Rune | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2023-05-12 |
| MCCAW, Allan Curt | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2017-11-30 |
| WILLIS, Mark Vincent | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2023-09-19 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-02 | 1998-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ken Nicolai Gulbrandsen | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2023-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Rune Gulbrandsen | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-12 |
| Mr Keith Slingsby | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Keith Slingsby | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+3.1%
£8,795,834 £9,072,395
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Cash
+160.2%
£260,599 £678,004
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
-2.6%
£3,881,554 £3,780,719
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Employees
+4.1%
73 76
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+2%
£1,530,365 £1,560,991
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Profit before tax
+8.5%
£1,366,950 £1,483,553
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Wages
+5.8%
£2,440,783 £2,581,455
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