F2 Chemicals Limited

Active02680159 Private limited company
Incorporated
23 January 1992 (34 years)
Industry
Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals (20140)
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (20590)
Directors
W21S Directors Limited
Andrew James Penman
Accounts type
Full
Region
North West
Address
F2 Chemicals Ltd
Lea Lane Lea Town
Preston
PR4 0RZ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
24 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
10 April 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 4 September 2025
W21s Directors Limited
Corporate Director · Appointed 4 September 2025
Penman, Andrew James
Director · Appointed 4 January 2016
British
Born June 1972 (54)
Officer history (65 former)
4 September 2025
Resigned Maruhashi, Akira as Director
4 September 2025
Appointed W21s Directors Limited as Corporate Director
4 September 2025
Appointed Cossey Cosec Services Limited as Corporate Secretary
4 September 2025
Resigned Ohara, Yoshinori as Director
4 September 2025
Resigned Muranishi, Takahito as Director
4 September 2025
Resigned Mori, Masatoshi as Director
1 February 2024
Appointed Muranishi, Takahito as Director
1 February 2024
Resigned Tani, Takashi as Director
31 October 2023
Appointed Maruhashi, Akira as Director
31 October 2023
Resigned Usami, Takashi as Director
26 June 2023
Appointed Mori, Masatoshi as Director
26 June 2023
Resigned Kotsuka, Takashi as Director
1 January 2023
Appointed Ohara, Yoshinori as Director
1 January 2023
Resigned Yamamasu, Kenjiro as Director
16 October 2021
Resigned Ukita, Hiroshi as Director
16 October 2021
Appointed Kotsuka, Takashi as Director
6 January 2020
Resigned Yagishita, Masamichi as Director
6 January 2020
Appointed Yamamasu, Kenjiro as Director
4 January 2019
Appointed Tani, Takashi as Director
4 January 2019
Resigned Hiro, Toshitaka as Director
16 November 2018
Resigned Sakurai, Kazuhiro as Director
1 June 2018
Appointed Usami, Takashi as Director
1 June 2018
Resigned Wada, Osamu as Director
16 January 2018
Appointed Ukita, Hiroshi as Director
16 January 2018
Resigned Kimura, Ken as Director
16 October 2016
Resigned Denison, William as Director
4 January 2016
Appointed Yagishita, Masamichi as Director
4 January 2016
Resigned Ono, Hiromoto as Director
4 January 2016
Resigned Miyota, Yoshiaki as Director
4 January 2016
Appointed Hiro, Toshitaka as Director
4 January 2016
Appointed Penman, Andrew James as Director
4 January 2016
Resigned Denison, William as Secretary
4 January 2016
Resigned Morikawa, Kohei as Director
6 January 2014
Appointed Sakurai, Kazuhiro as Director
6 January 2014
Resigned Tagoshi, Hirotaka, Dr as Director
6 January 2014
Resigned Miyamura, Makoto as Director
6 January 2014
Appointed Miyota, Yoshiaki as Director
16 April 2013
Appointed Wada, Osamu as Director
16 April 2013
Resigned Yamamoto, Tohru as Director
4 January 2013
Appointed Miyamura, Makoto as Director
4 January 2013
Resigned Iwasaki, Hirokazu as Director
15 March 2012
Appointed Tagoshi, Hirotaka, Dr as Director
4 January 2012
Appointed Morikawa, Kohei as Director
4 January 2012
Resigned Ando, Masami as Director
4 January 2011
Appointed Iwasaki, Hirokazu as Director
4 January 2011
Resigned Oi, Toshio as Director
5 March 2010
Appointed Kimura, Ken as Director
5 March 2010
Resigned Arai, Tatsuharu as Director
5 March 2010
Resigned Yagishita, Masamichi as Director
5 March 2010
Appointed Ando, Masami as Director
30 September 2008
Appointed Oi, Toshio as Director
30 September 2008
Appointed Ono, Hiromoto as Director
30 September 2008
Appointed Yamamoto, Tohru as Director
30 September 2008
Resigned Minato, Takashizu as Director
30 September 2008
Resigned Mcglynn, Brian as Director
30 September 2008
Appointed Yagishita, Masamichi as Director
30 September 2008
Resigned Sasaki, Jun as Director
30 September 2008
Appointed Arai, Tatsuharu as Director
30 September 2008
Resigned Hosoda, Maki as Director
30 September 2008
Resigned Suetsune, Yuji as Director
30 September 2008
Resigned Okuno, Hiroyuki as Director
14 December 2007
Appointed Mcglynn, Brian as Director
14 December 2007
Resigned Gloria, Carlo Maria as Director
14 December 2007
Resigned Mori, Hiroo as Director
14 December 2007
Appointed Sasaki, Jun as Director
2 October 2006
Appointed Mori, Hiroo as Director
2 October 2006
Resigned Ide, Takayasu as Director
2 October 2006
Resigned Kimura, Nadyuki as Director
2 October 2006
Appointed Suetsune, Yuji as Director
2 October 2006
Appointed Okuno, Hiroyuki as Director
2 October 2006
Resigned Yasuda, Arata as Director
23 March 2004
Resigned Saito, Kazuhiko as Director
23 March 2004
Appointed Ide, Takayasu as Director
19 September 2003
Appointed Saito, Kazuhiko as Director
19 September 2003
Resigned Samejima, Shunichi as Director
26 March 2003
Resigned Komamura, Junichi as Director
26 March 2003
Appointed Kimura, Nadyuki as Director
26 March 2003
Resigned Kaino, Michiyoshi as Director
26 March 2003
Resigned Miyazaki, Jun as Director
26 March 2003
Appointed Minato, Takashizu as Director
26 March 2003
Resigned Misumi, Takatoshi as Director
28 May 2002
Appointed Denison, William as Secretary
28 May 2002
Resigned Hosoda, Maki as Secretary
21 December 2001
Appointed Miyazaki, Jun as Director
21 December 2001
Resigned Kamata, Satoru as Director
28 February 2001
Appointed Kaino, Michiyoshi as Director
28 February 2001
Resigned Ishizuki, Shigenori as Director
28 March 2000
Resigned Dowds, Andrew Mclean as Director
28 March 2000
Resigned Shuttleworth, Alvin Joseph as Secretary
28 March 2000
Appointed Yasuda, Arata as Director
28 March 2000
Resigned Chambers, Richard Dickinson, Professor as Director
28 March 2000
Appointed Gloria, Carlo Maria as Director
28 March 2000
Appointed Kamata, Satoru as Director
28 March 2000
Appointed Hosoda, Maki as Director
28 March 2000
Appointed Hosoda, Maki as Secretary
28 March 2000
Appointed Misumi, Takatoshi as Director
28 March 2000
Appointed Komamura, Junichi as Director
28 March 2000
Appointed Samejima, Shunichi as Director
28 March 2000
Appointed Ishizuki, Shigenori as Director
28 March 2000
Resigned Clarkson, Iain Geoffrey as Director
9 September 1999
Resigned Bingham, Michael Bernard as Director
18 November 1998
Resigned Duncan, Ian Barnet as Director
18 November 1998
Appointed Dowds, Andrew Mclean as Director
6 November 1997
Resigned Vasey, Simon Dawson as Director
3 September 1997
Appointed Clarkson, Iain Geoffrey as Director
3 September 1997
Appointed Vasey, Simon Dawson as Director
31 August 1997
Resigned Birch, Douglas as Director
29 August 1997
Resigned Laycock, John Hugh Spencer as Director
19 December 1996
Appointed Duncan, Ian Barnet as Director
4 October 1996
Appointed Birch, Douglas as Director
1 October 1996
Resigned Bleasdale, Peter Anthony as Director
1 October 1996
Resigned Williams, Ted as Director
26 September 1995
Resigned Smith, John Raymond as Director
26 September 1995
Appointed Williams, Ted as Director
19 April 1995
Appointed Bleasdale, Peter Anthony as Director
19 April 1995
Appointed Chambers, Richard Dickinson, Professor as Director
19 April 1995
Resigned Peebles, Richard Henry as Director
26 January 1995
Appointed Bingham, Michael Bernard as Director
13 October 1994
Appointed Laycock, John Hugh Spencer as Director
13 October 1994
Resigned Westcott, Michael William as Director
19 August 1994
Resigned Wilkinson, William Lionel, Dr as Director
29 September 1992
Appointed Westcott, Michael William as Director
30 June 1992
Resigned Birkinshaw, Charles Stephen as Director
6 April 1992
Appointed Peebles, Richard Henry as Director
6 April 1992
Appointed Birkinshaw, Charles Stephen as Director
6 March 1992
Resigned Green, Peter Derrick as Secretary
23 January 1992
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
23 January 1992
Appointed Denison, William as Director
20 January 1992
Appointed Green, Peter Derrick as Secretary
20 January 1992
Appointed Wilkinson, William Lionel, Dr as Director
20 January 1992
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
20 January 1992
Appointed Smith, John Raymond as Director

Ownership 2 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 4 September 2025
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 16411725
Corporate entity · Notified 4 September 2025
Has significant influence or control
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 16225822
Former controllers (2)
4 September 2025
Ceased Rosonac Corporation — Owns 75–100% of shares
4 September 2025
Ceased Resonac Holdings Corporation — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 26 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Adams Aviation Holdings Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
Adams Aviation Supply Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Charnwood Holdco Limited Status not confirmedOwns 50–75% of shares
ES Broadcast Topco Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
ES Broadcast Hire Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Altura Broadcast Hire Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Film Store Rental Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
F2 Chemicals Holdings Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
F2 Chemicals Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
FGPS Holdings Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
FGP Systems Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
FGP Lufton Limited In insolvency proceedingsOwns 75–100% of shares
Gap Personnel Topco Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
Gap Personnel Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Iom Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Iom Consulting Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Millduit Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
Memnon Archiving Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
RSC Group Holdings Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
Heartland Engineering Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ramp Surface Coatings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sapphire Investco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
CP Seven Limited DissolvedOwns 50–75% of shares
Range Cylinders Limited In administrationOwns 75–100% of shares
Woodmews Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£15,695,969
Cash
£4,907,274
Turnover
£13,357,541
Profit Before Tax
£3,982,531
Employees
44
Debt Ratio
18%
Current Ratio
4.5x
Profit Margin
30%
Return on Equity
20%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £5.0M £10.0M £15.0M 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 £10,315,000 £10,213,363 £11,880,443 £13,555,558 £14,732,999 £13,357,541
Balance sheet detail
202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£6,562,634£6,674,916£6,975,899£5,784,350£5,972,275£6,401,000
Current Assets£12,612,559£10,730,193£8,442,233£8,690,046£9,011,967£6,917,000
Debtors£3,410,378£2,656,790£2,954,957£2,010,475£1,902,646£779,000
Cash£4,907,274£4,558,173£1,857,811£3,268,154£3,141,963£2,586,000
Creditors (< 1 year)£2,820,161£2,577,305£1,760,335£2,605,013£3,991,319£3,460,000
Creditors (> 1 year)£0
Net Current Assets£9,792,398£8,152,888£6,681,898£6,085,033£5,020,648£3,457,000
Net Assets£15,695,969£14,176,846£13,178,413£11,663,070£10,810,252£9,670,000
Shareholder Funds£15,695,969£14,176,846£13,178,413£11,663,070£10,810,252£9,670,000

Turnover£13,357,541£14,732,999£13,555,558£11,880,443£10,213,363£10,315,000
Staff Costs£2,199,584£2,563,378£2,650,550£2,564,243£2,158,997£1,965,000
Operating Profit£3,822,105£2,425,441£1,873,620£1,689,520£1,366,587£1,063,000
Profit Before Tax£3,982,531£2,441,769£1,874,035£1,673,459£1,333,118£1,006,000
Tax£805,408£593,336£258,192£342,641£140,853£285,000
Profit for Period£3,177,123£1,848,433£1,615,843£1,330,818£1,192,265£721,000

Filings 255

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
30 September 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
10 April 2026Confirmation statement with updates10 April 2026
23 January 2026Confirmation statement with updates23 January 2026
5 December 2025Notification of a person with significant control
15 September 2025Registration of a charge
Show all 255 filings

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