EUROFINS CHEMTEST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-04 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-18
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4M
+7.9% vs 2023
Employees
142
-11.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
+39.1% 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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- EUROFINS CHEMTEST LIMITED 2020-07-02 → present
- CHEMTEST LIMITED 2008-03-19 → 2020-07-02
- FIRSTSHIELD LIMITED 2008-02-21 → 2008-03-19
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 | £9,641,000 | £10,020,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£3,896,000 | -£2,285,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,433,000 | -£2,699,000 | |
| Net profit | -£4,695,000 | -£2,436,000 | |
| Cash | £25,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,507,000 | £4,299,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,329,000 | £3,593,000 | |
| Equity | £3,329,000 | £3,593,000 | |
| Average employees | 161 | 142 | |
| Wages | £4,648,000 | £4,570,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -40.4% | -22.8% | |
| Net margin | -48.7% | -24.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -86.4% | -53.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.40x | 0.43x | |
| Interest cover | -7.06x | -5.30x |
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
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these efforts and the financial support received, the Directors do not believe that any material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern or maintain its current banking arrangements. Consequently, the Directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company received a capital injection of £2.7 million in 2024.”
- “Eurofins Chemtest saw an improvement in sales of 3.9% revenue growth versus 2023, as a result of significant investment in some test methods and improvement in operational performance which resulted in improved service delivery allowing new customers to be onboarded successfully.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANDERTON, Laura Jayne | Secretary | 2023-01-20 | — | — |
| CHISHOLM, Lucy Elisabeth | Director | 2024-11-11 | Oct 1990 | British |
| GAMST, Jesper | Director | 2026-03-11 | Sep 1973 | Danish |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMPSON, Kevin Alan | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2019-04-01 |
| JUST, Tony | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2008-04-04 |
| MILES, Sonia | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2023-01-20 |
| MILLS, Alice Irene | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2008-02-21 | 2008-04-07 |
| CLARKE, David Paul | Director | 2020-07-23 | 2023-05-31 |
| CLARKE, David Paul | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2019-04-01 |
| DUPONT, Frederic Chris Maurits Jean-Charles | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-11-11 |
| HALL, Darrell Stuart | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2020-05-04 |
| HEMPSON, Kevin Alan | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2019-04-01 |
| HENDERSON, Graham | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2008-04-04 |
| HICKSON, Matthew James | Director | 2023-05-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| MILLS, Alice Irene | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| MOORE, Thomas Jack | Director | 2023-05-31 | 2024-09-27 |
| NOONE, Peter James | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2019-04-01 |
| VAN DORP, Rob | Director | 2023-10-10 | 2024-11-11 |
| WATSON, David George | Director | 2012-11-12 | 2016-01-31 |
| WATSON, Nicholas David | Director | 2023-05-31 | 2024-11-11 |
| WOLFF, Alastair Martin | Director | 2020-05-04 | 2020-06-30 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2008-02-21 | 2008-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurofins Scientific S.E. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-10 | Active |
| Eurofins Environment Testing Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-30 | Ceased 2025-02-10 |
| Chemtest Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-01 | Ceased 2022-03-31 |
| Mr Peter James Noone | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
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Turnover
+3.9%
£9,641,000 £10,020,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+7.9%
£3,329,000 £3,593,000
-
Employees
-11.8%
161 142
-
Operating profit
+41.4%
-£3,896,000 -£2,285,000
-
Profit before tax
+39.1%
-£4,433,000 -£2,699,000
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Wages
-1.7%
£4,648,000 £4,570,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers