How much does Blackburn Chemicals Limited make?

Blackburn Chemicals Limited reported revenue of £66m and £9.1m profit in the year to 31 May 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Blackburn Chemicals Limited have?

Blackburn Chemicals Limited reported an average of 87 employees in the year to 31 May 2025.

Is Blackburn Chemicals Limited profitable?

Yes — Blackburn Chemicals Limited reported a profit of £9.1m in the year to 31 May 2025.

Company No. 01112362 · Incorporated 8 May 1973

Blackburn Chemicals Limited

Registered name: BLACKBURN CHEMICALS LIMITED

Part of Blackburn Chemicals (Holdings) Limited group

Blackburn Chemicals Limited made £66m revenue and £9.1m profit in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text

Blackburn Chemicals Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £66m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £9.1m profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other chemical products” and is based in Blackburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20590Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.SIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Blackburn, North West
Age: 53 yrs · since 1973
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: “The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackburn Chemicals (Holdings) Limited, a company under”

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£66m

Growth ▼2.5%

Profit

£9.1m

Growth ▲18.6%

Profit margin

13.7%

Gross 42.1%

Employees

Change ▲8.8%

Profit / employee

£104k

Revenue/employee £759k

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 May 2022	31 May 2023	31 May 2024	31 May 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)	£67.3m	£71.4m	£67.7m	£66m
Cost of sales	£40.9m	£46.8m	£42.2m	£38.2m
Gross profit	£26.4m	£24.6m	£25.5m	£27.8m
Operating profit	£11.4m	£9.8m	£10.3m	£10.5m
Profit before tax	£11.4m	£9.9m	£10.3m	£10.6m
Profit after tax	£9.4m	£8m	£7.6m	£9.1m
Profit (best available)	£9.4m	£8m	£7.6m	£9.1m
Staff costs	£4.4m	£4.4m	£4.6m	£5.3m
Employees (average)	87	82	80	87
Ratios
Profit margin	14%	11.2%	11.3%	13.7%
Gross margin	39.2%	34.4%	37.7%	42.1%
Revenue per employee	£774k	£871k	£847k	£759k
Profit per employee	£108k	£97.5k	£95.6k	£104k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲6.1%	▼5.2%	▼2.5%
Profit growth	—	▼15%	▼4.4%	▲18.6%
Headcount growth	—	▼5.8%	▼2.4%	▲8.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.6m	£4m	£2.5m	£2m
Net assets	£19.9m	£18.9m	£18.6m	£19.7m
Fixed assets	£69.3k	£112k	£215k	£188k
Current assets	£35.5m	£32.1m	£27.7m	£29.5m
Debtors	£17.8m	£15.1m	£14.7m	£14.5m
Deferred income	£345k	£310k	£373k	£247k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024	Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 13.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 42.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £759k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £104k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 21.9%; 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: ▲6%; Now £19.7m
Cash at bank: ▼20%; Now £2m
Headcount: ▲9%; Now 87
Deferred income: ▼34%; Now £247k
Fixed assets: ▼13%; Now £188k

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

Blackburn Chemicals (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Blackburn Chemicals Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (3)

BCHL Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Key Chemicals LimitedFigures not disclosed
Silect Chemicals 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 May 2025 (profit £9.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026

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