British Chlorophyll Company Limited
Registered name: BRITISH CHLOROPHYLL COMPANY LIMITED
Part of Blankney Estates Limited groupBritish Chlorophyll Company Limited made £367k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
British Chlorophyll Company Limited reported £367k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 18 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of dyes and pigments” and is based in Lincoln; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lincoln, East Midlands
- Age
- 89 yrs · since 1937
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Th”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£47.2k | −£390k | −£991k | £300k |
| Profit after tax | −£64.1k | −£296k | −£990k | £367k |
| Profit (best available) | −£64.1k | −£296k | −£990k | £367k |
| Employees (average) | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£2.7k | −£12.3k | −£47.1k | £20.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼12.5% | ▼14.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £495k | £467k | £97.2k |
| Net assets | £1.2m | £877k | −£113k | £254k |
| Fixed assets | £756k | £678k | £531k | £377k |
| Current assets | £3.9m | £2.4m | £1.8m | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.4m | £926k | £1.1m |
| Deferred income | £104k | £93.1k | £35.4k | £53.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £20.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now £254k
- Cash at bank
- ▼79%
- Now £97.2k
- Headcount
- ▼14%
- Now 18
- Deferred income
- ▲52%
- Now £53.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▼29%
- Now £377k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Blankney Estates Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- British Chlorophyll Company Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- British Crop Driers LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lucerne Estates LimitedFigures not disclosed
- W.parker & Sons(Farmers)limitedFigures not disclosed
- W.parker & Sons(Mickleholme)limitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £367k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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