SKF. LO (CHEMISTS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-18 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£68K
-13.1% vs 2024
Net assets
-£2M
-1,908.4% vs 2024
Employees
256
-6.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
-9.7% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £29,437,133 | £30,699,381 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,230,433 | -£1,444,855 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,010,266 | -£2,204,759 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,742,114 | -£2,204,759 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £78,228 | £67,994 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £13,558,259 | £12,077,369 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£115,529 | -£2,320,288 | |
| Equity | £1,000,395 | £780,082 | £1,263,204 | £1,861,556 | £1,627,585 | -£115,529 | -£2,320,288 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 275 | 256 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,288,344 | £5,789,966 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -4.2% | -4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -5.9% | -7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -9.1% | -12.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -1.56x | -1.87x |
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
- Harris & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the company's financial forecasts, as well as the support of related companies, its director shareholders and its bankers, the directors consider the business to still be well positioned to meet the principal risks and uncertainties detailed below. Accordingly, in the opinion of the directors, it is therefore appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO, Christopher Ga-Jun | Director | 2022-05-30 | May 1994 | British |
| LO, Jonathan Ga-Gid | Director | 2022-05-30 | Jan 1997 | British |
| LO, Kwok Kei | Director | 2022-01-20 | Sep 1962 | British |
| LO, Steven Kwok Fu | Director | 2002-04-24 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LO, Iris Tung Wa | Secretary | 2002-04-24 | 2022-05-01 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-24 | 2002-04-24 |
| LO, Iris Tung Wa | Director | 2002-04-24 | 2022-05-01 |
| WAITE, Kathryn Jane | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2010-04-06 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-24 | 2002-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Kwok Fu Lo | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+4.3%
£29,437,133 £30,699,381
-
Cash
-13.1%
£78,228 £67,994
-
Net assets
-1,908.4%
-£115,529 -£2,320,288
-
Employees
-6.9%
275 256
-
Operating profit
-17.4%
-£1,230,433 -£1,444,855
-
Profit before tax
-9.7%
-£2,010,266 -£2,204,759
-
Wages
+9.5%
£5,288,344 £5,789,966
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