Blackburn Chemicals Limited

Active01112362 Private limited company
Incorporated
8 May 1973 (53 years)
Industry
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (20590)
Other manufacturing n.e.c. (32990)
Directors
David John Haworth
Philip Andrew Cooper
Accounts type
Full
Region
North West
Address
Cunliffe Road
Whitebirk Industrial Estate
Blackburn
BB1 5SX

Filing status

Accounts due
28 February 2027
Last accounts
31 May 2025
Conf. stmt due
16 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
2 July 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 18 June 2026
British
Born August 1992 (34)
Haworth, David John
Director · Appointed 19 December 2022
British
Born July 1974 (52)
Grundy, Nicola
Secretary · Appointed 5 July 2019
Cooper, Philip Andrew, Dr
Director · Appointed 20 May 2015
British
Born March 1964 (62)
Lord, Nicola
Director · Appointed 20 May 2015
British
Born May 1979 (47)
Covill, John Andrew
Director · Appointed 1 January 2015
British
Born October 1962 (64)
Director · Appointed 1 April 1996
British
Born January 1949 (77)
Director
British
Born January 1935 (91)
Officer history (6 former)
18 June 2026
Appointed Lamb, Jack Harvey as Director
19 December 2022
Appointed Haworth, David John as Director
19 December 2022
Resigned Lamb, Steven George as Director
19 December 2022
Resigned Holt, Amanda Susan as Director
16 December 2021
Resigned Bratt, Jack as Director
5 July 2019
Resigned Holt, Amanda Susan as Secretary
5 July 2019
Appointed Grundy, Nicola as Secretary
20 May 2015
Appointed Lord, Nicola as Director
20 May 2015
Appointed Holt, Amanda Susan as Secretary
20 May 2015
Resigned Lamb, Philip Richard as Secretary
20 May 2015
Appointed Cooper, Philip Andrew, Dr as Director
1 January 2015
Appointed Holt, Amanda Susan as Director
1 January 2015
Appointed Covill, John Andrew as Director
31 August 2014
Resigned Crawford, John as Director
2 October 2001
Appointed Crawford, John as Director
18 September 1998
Appointed Lamb, Steven George as Director
1 April 1996
Appointed Whalley, Allan as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 05259076

Group structure 5 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Blackburn Chemicals Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
BCHL Developments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Key Chemicals Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Silect Chemicals Limited Owns 75–100% of shares (as a firm)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 May 2025 · full accounts

Cash
£2,020,139
Profit Before Tax
£10,591,846
Current Ratio
2.9x
Return on Equity
46%

Trend

Shareholder Funds
£0 £5.0M £10.0M £15.0M £20.0M 2020 2021 2023 2024 2025 £17,976,441 £18,539,653 £18,946,012 £18,594,032 £19,663,680
Balance sheet detail
20252024202320212020
Fixed Assets£187,971£214,849£112,058£44,485£87,713
Current Assets£29,548,755£27,705,924£32,087,859£23,850,760£23,351,395
Debtors£17,426,661£15,696,773£16,833,574£14,169,619£14,105,088
Cash£2,020,139£2,522,150£4,030,875£2,082,163£1,360,367
Creditors (< 1 year)£10,073,046£9,326,741£13,253,905£5,378,508£5,481,718
Net Current Assets£19,475,709£18,379,183£18,833,954£18,472,252£17,869,677
Net Assets£18,539,653£17,976,441
Shareholder Funds£19,663,680£18,594,032£18,946,012£18,539,653£17,976,441

Turnover£53,705,739£50,899,389
Cost of Sales£38,245,570£42,220,092£46,845,054£30,825,041£29,838,043
Gross Profit£22,880,698£21,061,346
Admin Expenses£11,180,998£9,513,878£8,658,626£7,846,617£7,162,363
Staff Costs£5,336,459£4,627,180£4,441,338£3,881,434£3,493,228
Operating Profit£9,817,136£9,133,280
Profit Before Tax£10,591,846£10,294,204£9,894,529£9,818,028£9,141,012
Tax£1,522,198£2,646,184£1,895,958£1,754,816£1,617,176
Profit for Period£9,069,648£7,648,020£7,998,571£8,063,212£7,523,836

Filings 128

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
2 July 2026Confirmation statement with updates2 July 2026
26 June 2026Appointment of a director
25 February 2026Full accounts31 May 2025
6 October 2025Director's details changed
6 October 2025Confirmation statement with updates5 October 2025
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