BRIAR CHEMICALS LIMITED

Active
Company number 07865033Private limited companyIncorporated 2011

Key figures

£14,057,873-28.1%
Net assets 2024/25
-28.1%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
05 m10 m15 m20 m2023/242024/25

† BRIAR CHEMICALS 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

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 20200

Where the company stands among the 162 active companies whose first SIC code is 20200 (Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products).

Net assets£14,057,873
Higher than 92% · median £257,735
Total assets£35,853,117
Higher than 93% · median £661,108
Cash£329,451
Higher than 58% · median £237,866
Employees253
Higher than 96% · median 2
Company age14.9 years
Older than 67% · median 6.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. CRODA EUROPE LIMITED£360.2m
  2. FMC AGRO LIMITED£42.1m
  3. NICHINO EUROPE CO., LTD.£28.5m
  4. FINE AGROCHEMICALS LIMITED£17m
  5. BRIAR CHEMICALS LIMITED£14.1m
  6. DOFF PORTLAND LIMITED£12.7m
  7. EXWOLD TECHNOLOGY LIMITED£12.3m
  8. PELGAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£11.8m
  9. YANCO LIMITED£11.6m
  10. NOMIX ENVIRO LIMITED£6.8m

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 162. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: BRIAR CHEMICALS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

BRIAR CHEMICALS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07865033. It was incorporated on 29 Nov 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W1J). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products (20200).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £39,634,240. Loss for the year was £5,499,438. Net assets were £14,057,873, down 28.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £329,451. Total assets were £35,853,117 and total liabilities £15,748,086. The company had an average of 253 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 162 active companies whose first SIC code is 20200: By net assets it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £257,735). By total assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £661,108). By cash it ranks higher than 58% of them (median £237,866). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 2). It is older than 67% of them (median age 6.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly inorganic chemicals, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly organic chemicals, miscellaneous chemicals, machinery. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 19% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 9 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover48,198,05639,634,240
Profit for the year-5,453,980-5,499,438
Cash at bank and in hand1,915,866329,451
Total assets42,553,35435,853,117
Total liabilities16,534,92115,748,086
Net assets / total equity19,557,31114,057,873
Average number of employees259253

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

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 19% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 18.6% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter28.6% womenLower middle7.9% womenUpper middle4.8% womenUpper pay quarter6.5% women
Earlier years (2)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 21.6% lower
women 14.7% lower
2023/24
women 22% lower
women 17.1% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

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.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: inorganic chemicals, machinery, optical, medical and measuring instruments, organic chemicals and mineral fuels and oils.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: organic chemicals, miscellaneous chemicals and machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

7 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £39.6m, net assets £14.1m, 253 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £48.2m, net assets £19.6m, 259 employees
  3. Safex Holdings Uk Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Aurelius Se & Co Kgaa registered as a person with significant control
  5. Aurelius Se & Co Kgaa ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Name changed to BRIAR CHEMICALS LIMITEDPreviously NORWICH CHEMICALS LIMITED
  7. 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.