NORKEM LIMITED

Active
Company number 01091369Private limited companyIncorporated 1973

Key figures

£34,229,000+11.6%
Net assets 2025
+11.6%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
010 m20 m30 m40 m20242025

† NORKEM LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 46750

Where the company stands among the 1,482 active companies whose first SIC code is 46750 (Wholesale of chemical products).

Turnover£111,628,000
Higher than 95% · median £14,649,160 among 82 that publish turnover
Net assets£34,229,000
Higher than 99% · median £57,991
Total assets£50,447,000
Higher than 98% · median £239,254
Cash£4,467,000
Higher than 96% · median £100,030
Employees72
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age53.8 years
Older than 98% · median 9.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. CHAMPION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED£91.3m
  2. VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD£83.8m
  3. TENNANTS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£74.6m
  4. SURVENTIS SURFACE TREATMENT LTD.£69.2m
  5. SOLVENTIS LTD.£59.6m
  6. ETERNIS UK LIMITED£37m
  7. SURFACHEM LIMITED£36m
  8. CLARIANT PRODUCTION UK LTD£34.8m
  9. NORKEM LIMITED£34.2m
  10. SAFIC-ALCAN UK LIMITED£28.6m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,482. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: NORKEM LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

NORKEM LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01091369. It was incorporated on 18 Jan 1973. Its status is active. The registered office is in Knutsford (WA16). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of chemical products (46750).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £111,628,000. Profit for the year was £3,568,000. Net assets were £34,229,000, up 11.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,467,000. The company had an average of 72 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,482 active companies whose first SIC code is 46750: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 82 that publish turnover (median £14,649,160). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £57,991). By total assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £239,254). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £100,030). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 98% of them (median age 9.5 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 12 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover96,285,000111,628,000
Profit for the year4,535,0003,568,000
Cash at bank and in hand7,268,0004,467,000
Total assets48,914,00050,447,000
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity30,661,00034,229,000
Average number of employees6872

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.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements5
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORKEM HOLDINGS PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORKEM HOLDINGS PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORKEM HOLDINGS PLC)
Earlier years (2)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORKEM HOLDINGS PLC)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (NORKEM HOLDINGS PLC)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

8 events
  1. Norkem Holdings Plc registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mr Alan Nicholson ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £111.6m, net assets £34.2m, 72 employees
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £96.3m, net assets £30.7m, 68 employees
  5. Mrs Lynne Patricia Smith ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Mr Alan Nicholson registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mrs Lynne Patricia Smith registered as a person with significant control
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.