How much does Orthene Chemicals Limited make?

Orthene Chemicals Limited reported revenue of £43.4m and £1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Orthene Chemicals Limited have?

Orthene Chemicals Limited reported an average of 76 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Orthene Chemicals Limited profitable?

Yes — Orthene Chemicals Limited reported a profit of £1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01249728 · Incorporated 18 Mar 1976

Orthene Chemicals Limited

Registered name: ORTHENE CHEMICALS LIMITED

Part of Orthene Holdings Limited group

Orthene Chemicals Limited made £43.4m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Orthene Chemicals Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £43.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1m profit and 76 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other chemical products” and is based in Harrow; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Harrow, London
Age: 50 yrs · since 1976
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 immediate parent company is Orthene Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. Orthene Holdings Limited is controlled by the family of C J Ker, a director of the company.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£43.4m

Growth ▲11.6%

Profit

£1m

Growth ▲13.8%

Profit margin

2.4%

Gross 22%

Employees

Change ▲10.1%

Profit / employee

£13.6k

Revenue/employee £571k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£38.2m	£38.9m	£43.4m
Cost of sales	£30.5m	£30.5m	£33.8m
Gross profit	£7.8m	£8.4m	£9.5m
Operating profit	£1.9m	£1.5m	£992k
Profit before tax	£1.9m	£1.5m	£954k
Profit after tax	£1.5m	£911k	£1m
Profit (best available)	£1.5m	£911k	£1m
Staff costs	£4m	£5.7m	£6.8m
Employees (average)	66	69	76
Ratios
Profit margin	3.8%	2.3%	2.4%
Gross margin	20.3%	21.5%	22%
Revenue per employee	£579k	£563k	£571k
Profit per employee	£22.2k	£13.2k	£13.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲1.6%	▲11.6%
Profit growth	—	▼37.7%	▲13.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.5%	▲10.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£485k	£964k	£1.2m
Net assets	£7.7m	£7.6m	£7m
Fixed assets	£4.3m	£4.1m	£3.7m
Current assets	£10.6m	£12.4m	£12.6m
Debtors	£7.3m	£7.3m	£7.2m
Deferred income	£359k	£505k	£1.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 22%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £571k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £13.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.6%; 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: ▼9%; Now £7m
Cash at bank: ▲28%; Now £1.2m
Headcount: ▲10%; Now 76
Deferred income: ▲225%; Now £1.6m
Fixed assets: ▼11%; Now £3.7m

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

Orthene Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Orthene Chemicals Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Halo Global Holdings LtdFigures not disclosed

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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