THE HOLCHEM GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-24 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE HOLCHEM GROUP LIMITED 2006-06-07 → present
- COBCO 771 LIMITED 2006-04-10 → 2006-06-07
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £6,313,000 | £10,998,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,313,000 | £10,998,000 | |
| Net profit | £6,314,000 | £10,999,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,314,000 | £9,313,000 | |
| Net assets | £9,314,000 | £9,313,000 | |
| Equity | £9,314,000 | £9,313,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 67.8% | 118.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 48.6% | 48.6% |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (Northern Ireland) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. This assumes that the company will continue in existence for the foreseeable future and that sufficient funds will be available to satisfy its liabilities as and when they fall due for reasonable future and for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financials.”
Group structure
- THE HOLCHEM GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Holchem Laboratories Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company has paid cash dividend of £2.0 million on 24 April 2025 to its parent company, Kilco Holdings Limited.”
- “The directors do not envisage any change in the company's subsidiaries activity going forward following the completion of a restructure in 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-05-28 | — | — |
| CHISHOLM, Kathleen Anne | Director | 2023-06-28 | May 1980 | British |
| DOWNIE, Andrew | Director | 2025-11-12 | Nov 1968 | British |
| FINE, Richard James | Director | 2023-06-28 | Mar 1970 | British |
| LE CLERC, Tanguy Serge | Director | 2021-01-01 | Aug 1974 | French |
| ROBERTSON, John Mccutcheon | Director | 2020-01-24 | Sep 1960 | British |
| TAYLOR, Sarah Louise | Director | 2023-06-28 | Jun 1973 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY, Shaun | Secretary | 2006-06-14 | 2006-11-03 |
| HARDMAN, Samantha Jayne | Secretary | 2006-11-03 | 2020-05-28 |
| COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-04-10 | 2006-06-29 |
| BAGSHAW, Stephen Charles | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2022-12-31 |
| BELL, Simon Lee | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2020-01-20 |
| EDWARDS, Nicholas Quentin | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2021-12-31 |
| ELLIS, Matthew Lee | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-02-11 |
| HALLOWS, Katherine Emma | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2020-01-22 |
| HARDMAN, Samantha Jayne | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2020-05-28 |
| HOLAH, John Trevor, Dr | Director | 2015-02-20 | 2021-01-01 |
| KORAL, Gregory David | Director | 2020-01-24 | 2020-05-28 |
| MIDDLETON, Stuart | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2025-10-16 |
| COBBETTS (DIRECTOR) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-04-10 | 2006-06-29 |
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 | 2020-07-20 | Active |
| Ecolab Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-30 | Ceased 2020-07-20 |
| Mr Simon Lee Bell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-30 |
| Samantha Jayne Hardman | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-30 |
| Mr Paul Allan Gold | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-30 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Anne Bell | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-25 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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