Chemai Limited

Active05845469 Private limited company
Incorporated
13 June 2006 (20 years)
Previously known as
Deepmatter Group Limited (until 20 August 2024)
Cronin Group PLC (until 16 May 2018)
Oxaco PLC (until 15 September 2015)
Earlier: Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group PLC, Kanyon PLC
This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
Industry
Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors
Antonin Robert Rollet De Fourgerolles
David Robert Norwood
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Yorkshire
Address
West Hill House Allerton Hill
Chapel Allerton
Leeds
LS7 3QB

Filing status

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

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Rollet De Fourgerolles, Antonin Robert
Director · Appointed 1 September 2024
American,Canadian
Born August 1965 (61)
Norwood, David Robert
Director · Appointed 19 August 2024
British
Born October 1968 (58)
Hand, Jenny Grace
Secretary · Appointed 1 September 2023
Director · Appointed 27 May 2022
British
Born April 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 15 September 2015
British
Born May 1975 (51)
Officer history (36 former)
1 May 2026
Resigned Walter, Mirko as Director
11 March 2026
Resigned Roberts, Bryn Richard as Director
1 September 2024
Appointed Rollet De Fourgerolles, Antonin Robert as Director
19 August 2024
Appointed Norwood, David Robert as Director
1 September 2023
Resigned Benson, Fraser as Director
1 September 2023
Appointed Hand, Jenny Grace as Secretary
1 September 2023
Resigned Benson, Fraser as Secretary
1 May 2023
Resigned Ede, Laurence John as Director
27 May 2022
Resigned Bach, Karen as Director
27 May 2022
Appointed Aubrey, Alan John as Director
1 August 2021
Appointed Roberts, Bryn Richard as Director
9 March 2021
Appointed Walter, Mirko as Director
9 March 2021
Resigned Goerner, Bettina as Director
23 November 2020
Appointed Benson, Fraser as Secretary
23 November 2020
Resigned Warne, Mark Robert, Dr as Secretary
1 November 2020
Appointed Bach, Karen as Director
1 November 2020
Appointed Benson, Fraser as Director
19 October 2020
Resigned Lees, Lauren Rachel as Director
19 October 2020
Appointed Warne, Mark Robert, Dr as Secretary
19 October 2020
Resigned Lees, Lauren Rachel as Secretary
25 June 2020
Resigned Ede-Golightly, James Lawrence as Director
28 June 2019
Appointed Lees, Lauren Rachel as Director
28 June 2019
Resigned Bretherton, Michael Anthony as Director
28 June 2019
Appointed Lees, Lauren Rachel as Secretary
28 June 2019
Resigned Bretherton, Michael Anthony as Secretary
12 April 2019
Resigned Cleevely, David Douglas, Dr as Director
12 April 2019
Resigned Cronin, Leroy, Professor as Director
15 March 2019
Appointed Goerner, Bettina as Director
8 November 2017
Appointed Cleevely, David Douglas, Dr as Director
26 April 2017
Appointed Ede, Laurence John as Director
12 May 2016
Resigned Spinks, Philip Graham as Director
15 September 2015
Resigned Spinks, Philip Graham as Secretary
15 September 2015
Appointed Bretherton, Michael Anthony as Secretary
15 September 2015
Appointed Warne, Mark Robert, Dr as Director
15 September 2015
Appointed Cronin, Leroy, Professor as Director
3 June 2015
Appointed Bretherton, Michael Anthony as Director
8 September 2014
Resigned Rowley, Peter John, Dr as Director
8 September 2014
Resigned Bott, David Charles, Dr as Director
21 July 2014
Appointed Ede-Golightly, James Lawrence as Director
14 July 2014
Resigned Meldrum, Adrian Gilmour as Director
24 September 2013
Resigned Bretherton, Michael Anthony as Director
13 September 2013
Resigned Edwards, Michael John as Director
1 October 2012
Appointed Meldrum, Adrian Gilmour as Director
17 October 2011
Appointed Rowley, Peter John, Dr as Director
29 March 2011
Appointed Edwards, Michael John as Director
29 March 2011
Resigned Eason, Michael Douglas, Dr as Director
8 February 2010
Appointed Bott, David Charles, Dr as Director
8 February 2010
Resigned Scudamore, Jeremy Paul as Director
8 February 2010
Resigned Naylor, Andrew James as Director
31 December 2009
Resigned Bravo, Marcelo Leonardo as Director
1 October 2009
Appointed Eason, Michael Douglas, Dr as Director
7 January 2009
Resigned Moloney, Mark Gerard, Professor as Director
31 December 2008
Resigned Norwood, David Robert as Director
19 May 2008
Appointed Spinks, Philip Graham as Secretary
15 May 2008
Resigned Gordon, Nigel Raymond as Secretary
27 February 2008
Appointed Spinks, Philip Graham as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Sutcliffe, Matthew Leslie as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Aubrey, Alan John as Director
31 December 2007
Appointed Moloney, Mark Gerard, Professor as Director
31 December 2007
Appointed Scudamore, Jeremy Paul as Director
31 December 2007
Appointed Naylor, Andrew James as Director
31 December 2007
Appointed Bravo, Marcelo Leonardo as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Lloyd, Byron David as Director
27 April 2007
Appointed Aubrey, Alan John as Director
27 April 2007
Appointed Norwood, David Robert as Director
26 September 2006
Appointed Sutcliffe, Matthew Leslie as Director
8 August 2006
Resigned Scrip Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
8 August 2006
Appointed Gordon, Nigel Raymond as Secretary
13 June 2006
Appointed Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
13 June 2006
Appointed Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
13 June 2006
Resigned Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
13 June 2006
Appointed Scrip Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
13 June 2006
Resigned Waterlow Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
13 June 2006
Appointed Lloyd, Byron David as Director
13 June 2006
Appointed Waterlow Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
13 June 2006
Appointed Bretherton, Michael Anthony as Director
13 June 2006
Resigned Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

Ownership 0 active

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

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 2

Companies where Chemai Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Former controllers (4)
10 September 2025
Ceased Ora Limited — Owns 25–50% of shares
8 August 2024
Ceased David Robert Norwood — Owns 25–50% of shares
23 January 2023
Ceased IP Group PLC — Owns 25–50% of shares
21 June 2019
Ceased Richard Ian Griffiths — Owns 25–50% of shares

Financials

Cash
£783,541
Employees
4
Current Ratio
30.6x

Trend

Shareholder Funds
£0 £2.0M £4.0M 2023 2024 £1,090,534 £3,368,057
Balance sheet detail
20242023
Current Assets£3,096,794£962,502
Debtors£2,313,253£831,031
Cash£783,541£131,471
Creditors (< 1 year)£101,288£230,642
Net Current Assets£2,995,506£731,860
Shareholder Funds£3,368,057£1,090,534

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