Ems-Chemie (UK) Ltd

Active00568534 Private limited company
Incorporated
5 July 1956 (70 years)
Previously known as
Ems-Grilon (UK) Limited (until 25 September 1998)
Grilon (U.K.) Limited (until 5 January 1982)
Grilon & Plastic Machinery Limited (until 31 December 1976)
Industry
Wholesale of chemical products (46750)
Directors
Nikolas Fritz
Torsten Franzke
Darko Radanovic
Owned by
Ems-Chemie Holding AG
Accounts type
Medium
Region
West Midlands
Address
Kingsnorth House
Blenheim Way
Birmingham
B44 8LS

Website & contact details

Group website
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
30 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
16 June 2026

Charges

Total
3
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
3

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Fritz, Nikolas
Director · Appointed 22 April 2026
German
Born March 1984 (42)
Franzke, Torsten
Director · Appointed 10 March 2026
German
Born August 1977 (49)
Radanovic, Darko
Director · Appointed 28 February 2019
Swiss
Born January 1976 (50)
Peters, Richard James
Director · Appointed 17 January 2019
British
Born October 1975 (51)
Peters, Richard James
Secretary · Appointed 1 November 2018
Officer history (30 former)
22 April 2026
Appointed Fritz, Nikolas as Director
10 March 2026
Appointed Franzke, Torsten as Director
29 April 2025
Resigned Cadalbert, Roman as Director
3 February 2025
Appointed Cadalbert, Roman as Director
31 December 2024
Resigned Kuenhi, Marc as Director
31 March 2024
Resigned Morf, Christian as Director
23 January 2024
Appointed Kuenhi, Marc as Director
30 June 2023
Resigned Zellweger, Andreas as Director
13 March 2023
Resigned Böni, Alexander Thomas as Director
13 March 2023
Appointed Zellweger, Andreas as Director
10 March 2021
Resigned Pitsch, Linard as Director
10 March 2021
Appointed Böni, Alexander Thomas as Director
28 February 2019
Appointed Radanovic, Darko as Director
17 January 2019
Appointed Peters, Richard James as Director
1 January 2019
Resigned Linster, Jean-Jacques, Dr as Director
1 November 2018
Appointed Peters, Richard James as Secretary
31 October 2018
Resigned Williams, Roger Neil as Secretary
31 October 2018
Resigned Williams, Roger Neil as Director
2 March 2015
Appointed Williams, Roger Neil as Director
24 January 2014
Appointed Morf, Christian as Director
24 January 2014
Appointed Linster, Jean-Jacques, Dr as Director
24 January 2014
Resigned Fintschin, Reto as Director
30 August 2013
Resigned Rae, John as Director
31 March 2012
Appointed Williams, Roger Neil as Secretary
31 March 2012
Resigned Lowndes, Garth Kevin as Secretary
7 March 2012
Appointed Rae, John as Director
7 March 2012
Resigned Morf, Christian as Director
7 March 2012
Resigned Moor, Ralph as Director
7 March 2012
Appointed Pitsch, Linard as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Fintschin, Reto as Director
1 January 2010
Appointed Morf, Christian as Director
16 December 2009
Resigned Idir, Djamel as Director
29 September 2009
Resigned Siegel, Wolfgang as Director
31 August 2009
Resigned Nott, Ian Russell as Director
24 April 2007
Appointed Nott, Ian Russell as Director
15 March 2007
Resigned Nott, Ian Russell as Director
1 January 2007
Appointed Idir, Djamel as Director
1 January 2004
Appointed Siegel, Wolfgang as Director
1 January 2004
Resigned Reich, Albert Ferdinand as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Mallens, Marcel Adrianus Joseph as Director
1 February 2003
Appointed Lowndes, Garth Kevin as Secretary
31 January 2003
Resigned Roscoe, David Timothy Barton as Secretary
1 January 2003
Appointed Nott, Ian Russell as Director
30 May 2001
Appointed Moor, Ralph as Director
30 May 2001
Resigned Germann, Peter Andreas as Director
1 February 2001
Appointed Reich, Albert Ferdinand as Director
24 October 2000
Resigned Vollenweider, Ivan Rudolf as Director
1 January 2000
Appointed Vollenweider, Ivan Rudolf as Director
31 December 1999
Resigned Fintschin, Reto as Director
31 December 1997
Resigned Ashpole, Roger Frederick as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed Ashpole, Roger Frederick as Director
31 March 1995
Appointed Germann, Peter Andreas as Director
31 March 1995
Resigned Imhof, Karl as Director
18 February 1993
Appointed Fintschin, Reto as Director
11 February 1993
Resigned Braendli, Hanspeter, Dr as Director
6 April 1992
Resigned Geyer, Eugen James as Director
11 November 1991
Resigned Fintschin, Reto as Director
1 November 1991
Appointed Braendli, Hanspeter, Dr as Director
1 November 1991
Appointed Mallens, Marcel Adrianus Joseph as Director
1 November 1991
Appointed Geyer, Eugen James as Director
1 November 1991
Resigned Jarvis, David Michael as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Ems-Chemie Holding AG
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Publicly Traded Company
Reg. no. Isin: Ch0016440353

Financials

Cash
£805,215
Profit Before Tax
£572,895
Employees
13
Current Ratio
1.4x
Return on Equity
21%

Trend

Shareholder Funds
£0 £2.0M £4.0M 2020 2021 2022 2023 £2,129,020 £2,118,942 £2,237,427 £1,982,351
Balance sheet detail
2023202220212020
Fixed Assets£36,688£102,770£102,071£140,729
Current Assets£6,418,363£9,816,157£9,596,273£7,745,223
Debtors£3,562,606£4,914,758£4,357,210£3,146,294
Cash£805,215£1,553,068£2,156,011£2,357,653
Creditors (< 1 year)£4,472,700£7,681,500£7,579,402£5,756,932
Net Current Assets£1,945,663£2,134,657£2,016,871£1,988,291
Shareholder Funds£1,982,351£2,237,427£2,118,942£2,129,020
Turnover£29,195,563£26,727,088£18,400,022
Cost of Sales£21,839,402£26,884,694£24,666,308£16,769,345
Gross Profit£2,310,869£2,060,780£1,630,677
Admin Expenses£496,652£497,455£412,657£426,962
Staff Costs£735,046£727,050£684,602£664,539
Operating Profit£905,403£744,213£623,715
Profit Before Tax£572,895£837,530£633,635£711,657
Tax£150,971£169,045£123,713£129,538
Profit for Period£421,924£668,485£509,922£582,119

Filings 185

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 November 2026Registered office address changed
18 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates16 June 2026
9 May 2026Accounts for a medium company31 December 2025
22 April 2026Appointment of a director
23 March 2026Appointment of a director
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