How much does Hammond Chemicals Limited make?

Hammond Chemicals Limited reported revenue of £16.6m and £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Hammond Chemicals Limited have?

Hammond Chemicals Limited reported an average of 27 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Hammond Chemicals Limited profitable?

Yes — Hammond Chemicals Limited reported a profit of £2.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00964829 · Incorporated 27 Oct 1969

Hammond Chemicals Limited

Registered name: HAMMOND CHEMICALS LIMITED

Part of Euston Holdco VII Limited group

Hammond Chemicals Limited made £16.6m revenue and £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Hammond Chemicals Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £16.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.5m profit and 27 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of chemical products” and is based in Staffs; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46750Wholesale of chemical products

Status: Active
Location: Staffs, West Midlands
Age: 56 yrs · since 1969
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: “Parent company is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£16.6m

Growth ▼7%

Profit

£2.5m

Growth ▲2.4%

Profit margin

15.3%

Gross 31.3%

Employees

Change ▲8%

Profit / employee

£93.8k

Revenue/employee £615k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£23.9m	£19.7m	£17.8m	£16.6m
Cost of sales	£18.1m	£13.8m	£12.9m	£11.4m
Gross profit	£5.8m	£5.9m	£4.9m	£5.2m
Operating profit	£4m	£3.9m	£2.8m	£3m
Profit before tax	£4m	£4m	£2.9m	£3.1m
Profit after tax	£3.3m	£3.4m	£2.5m	£2.5m
Profit (best available)	£3.3m	£3.4m	£2.5m	£2.5m
Staff costs	£651k	£936k	£1.2m	£1.3m
Employees (average)	22	23	25	27
Ratios
Profit margin	13.8%	17.2%	13.9%	15.3%
Gross margin	24.3%	29.9%	27.7%	31.3%
Revenue per employee	£1.1m	£855k	£714k	£615k
Profit per employee	£149k	£147k	£98.9k	£93.8k
Cash conversion	−197%	170%	−113.8%	−110.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼17.7%	▼9.2%	▼7%
Profit growth	—	▲2.7%	▼26.7%	▲2.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.5%	▲8.7%	▲8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£11.5m	£1.2m	£802k	£990k
Net assets	£13.3m	£15.9m	£14.7m	£14.8m
Fixed assets	£641k	£2.6m	£2.1m	£2.1m
Current assets	£15.7m	£15.5m	£14.6m	£14.7m
Debtors	£3.5m	£2.8m	£2.5m	£2.4m
Deferred income	£28.3k	£98.6k	£134k	£182k
Cash from operations	−£7.9m	£6.7m	−£3.2m	−£3.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 15.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 31.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £615k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £93.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −110.7%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 12.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.6%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲1%; Now £14.8m
Cash at bank: ▲23%; Now £990k
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 27
Deferred income: ▲36%; Now £182k
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £2.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Euston Holdco VII Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Dudley Industrial Holdings Limited75–100%
Hammond Chemicals Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (5)

Hammond Organic Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
Hammond Solvents LimitedFigures not disclosed
Hamsol LimitedFigures not disclosed
N. & S. Chemicals LimitedFigures not disclosed
N. and S. Hammond LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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