Stort Chemicals Limited

Active01625837 Private limited company
Incorporated
30 March 1982 (44 years)
Industry
Wholesale of chemical products (46750)
Directors
Matthew Lancelot Sanderson
Melanie Anne Sanderson
Owned by
Richard Kendrick Gilkes
Kendrick Bernard Gilkes
Accounts type
Group
Address
6 Ducketts Wharf
South Street
Bishops Stortford
CM23 3AR

Filing status

Accounts due
31 January 2027
Last accounts
30 April 2025
Conf. stmt due
9 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
25 June 2026

Charges

Total
3
Outstanding
3
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Sanderson, Matthew Lancelot
Director · Appointed 2 December 2025
British
Born April 1993 (33)
Sanderson, Melanie Anne
Director · Appointed 1 September 2024
British
Born September 1966 (60)
Marchant, Emma Elizabeth
Secretary · Appointed 16 January 2019
Director · Appointed 1 January 2007
British
Born March 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 10 June 2000
British
Born July 1968 (58)
Officer history (6 former)
2 December 2025
Appointed Sanderson, Matthew Lancelot as Director
1 June 2025
Resigned Gilkes, Kendrick Bernard as Director
1 September 2024
Appointed Sanderson, Melanie Anne as Director
31 May 2024
Resigned Cartwright, Peter Stewart as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Hayman, Christopher Frank as Director
17 May 2019
Appointed Cartwright, Peter Stewart as Director
16 January 2019
Appointed Marchant, Emma Elizabeth as Secretary
19 February 2018
Resigned Gilkes, Marguerite as Secretary
19 February 2018
Resigned Gilkes, Marguerite as Director
1 May 2014
Appointed Hayman, Christopher Frank as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Myers, Alan Wilfred as Director
1 January 2007
Appointed Marchant, Emma Elizabeth as Director
19 September 2003
Appointed Myers, Alan Wilfred as Director
10 June 2000
Appointed Gilkes, Richard Kendrick as Director

Ownership 2 active

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

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born July 1968 (58)
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born June 1940 (86)

Holdings 2

Companies where Stort Chemicals Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 April 2025 · group accounts

Net Assets
£936,389
Cash
£803,969
Employees
21
Debt Ratio
85%
Current Ratio
1.0x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £2.0M £4.0M 2019 2020 2021 2023 2025 £727,708 £1,981,022 £2,395,779 £2,543,936 £936,389
Balance sheet detail
202520232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£957,510£3,314,160£3,314,406£2,737,330£85,943
Current Assets£5,424,469£3,670,604£4,319,542£4,167,181£2,554,794
Debtors£2,596,257£1,840,674£2,144,640£2,142,121£1,166,569
Cash£803,969£423,277£365,910£432,185£254,310
Creditors (< 1 year)£5,438,160£4,250,778£4,931,825£4,248,134£4,143,326£1,903,446
Creditors (> 1 year)£0£180,556£333,334£975,007£770,000
Net Current Assets(£13,691)(£580,174)£71,408£23,855£651,348
Net Assets£936,389£2,543,936£2,395,779£1,981,022£727,708
Shareholder Funds£936,389£2,543,936£2,395,779£1,981,022£727,708

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
16 July 2026Confirmation statement with updates25 June 2026
18 May 2026Appointment of a director
22 December 2025Group of companies' accounts30 April 2025
25 September 2025Termination of appointment of a director
23 July 2025Change of share class name or designation
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