LIBRA SPECIALITY CHEMICALS LIMITEDActive

Company number 01009166Private limited companyIncorporated 1971

Key figures

£18,870,406-5.7%
Net assets 2025
+11.6%
Average annual growth 2020–2025
010 m20 m30 m202020212022202320242025

LIBRA SPECIALITY CHEMICALS LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2025
Balance sheet structure
Current assetsFixed assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
010 m20 m30 m202020212022202320242025

Dividends

from the accounts
2025

Dividends paid in the financial year: £2,000,000 (230% of the profit for the year).

History
2025£2,000,000
2024£2,000,000
2023£2,211,002
2022£2,140,000
2020£3,801,253
Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025
Turnover38,020,86652,009,461———
Profit for the year2,780,1345,094,1201,981,5052,025,955869,501
Cash at bank and in hand2,875,4173,625,1694,128,8496,245,1733,000,925
Total assets15,051,38119,008,29716,977,26017,338,91117,269,757
Total liabilities10,118,80911,672,2459,643,1369,721,10610,424,062
Net assets / total equity13,684,02416,638,14419,974,95020,000,90518,870,406
Average number of employees66697211
Average pay (per year)39,17845,38844,9053,695,2223,718,561
Dividends paid—2,140,0002,211,0022,000,0002,000,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the manufacture and distribution of chemical products.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Summary: LIBRA SPECIALITY CHEMICALS LIMITED

Company

LIBRA SPECIALITY CHEMICALS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01009166. It was incorporated on 27 Apr 1971. Its status is active. The registered office is in Sheffield (S8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals (20130), manufacture of other organic basic chemicals (20140), manufacture of soap and detergents (20411), manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (20590).

Accounts

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £869,501. Net assets were £18,870,406, down 5.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £3,000,925. Total assets were £17,269,757 and total liabilities £10,424,062. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

Control and charges

The company has 8 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 2 of 19 registered charges are outstanding.

Filing deadlines

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 17 Aug 2027.