How much does Celtic Chemicals Limited make?

Celtic Chemicals Limited reported revenue of £13.6m and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Celtic Chemicals Limited have?

Celtic Chemicals Limited reported an average of 32 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Celtic Chemicals Limited profitable?

Yes — Celtic Chemicals Limited reported a profit of £1.3m in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 01438896 · Incorporated 20 Jul 1979

Celtic Chemicals Limited

Registered name: CELTIC CHEMICALS LIMITED

Celtic Chemicals Limited made £13.6m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Celtic Chemicals Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £13.6m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £1.3m profit and 32 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals” and is based in Port Talbot; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20130Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals

Status: Active
Location: Port Talbot, Wales
Age: 47 yrs · since 1979
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£13.6m

Growth ▲4%

Profit

£1.3m

Growth ▼15.3%

Profit margin

9.2%

Gross 37.7%

Employees

Change ▲14.3%

Profit / employee

£39.1k

Revenue/employee £425k

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 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£13.5m	£12.3m	£13.1m	£13.6m
Cost of sales	£8.7m	£7.6m	£8.2m	£8.5m
Gross profit	£4.8m	£4.8m	£4.9m	£5.1m
Operating profit	£2.1m	£2m	£1.9m	£1.6m
Profit before tax	£2.1m	£2m	£2m	£1.7m
Profit after tax	£1.7m	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.3m
Profit (best available)	£1.7m	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.3m
Staff costs	£2.3m	£2.3m	£2.3m	£2.8m
Employees (average)	32	29	28	32
Ratios
Profit margin	12.8%	12.5%	11.3%	9.2%
Gross margin	35.5%	38.6%	37.7%	37.7%
Revenue per employee	£423k	£425k	£468k	£425k
Profit per employee	£54.4k	£53.3k	£52.8k	£39.1k
Cash conversion	−38.1%	−144%	−46.3%	−178.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼9.1%	▲6.3%	▲4%
Profit growth	—	▼11.2%	▼4.3%	▼15.3%
Headcount growth	—	▼9.4%	▼3.5%	▲14.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.9m	£3.8m	£3.4m	£5.1m
Net assets	£5.4m	£5.8m	£6.7m	£6.9m
Fixed assets	£551k	£698k	£915k	£976k
Current assets	£8m	£7.7m	£8.4m	£9.5m
Debtors	£2.3m	£1.7m	£2.4m	£1.9m
Deferred income	—	—	£516k	£1.2m
Cash from operations	−£814k	−£2.8m	−£878k	−£2.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 9.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 37.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £425k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £39.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −178.7%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 7.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.2%; 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: ▲3%; Now £6.9m
Cash at bank: ▲49%; Now £5.1m
Headcount: ▲14%; Now 32
Deferred income: ▲126%; Now £1.2m
Fixed assets: ▲7%; Now £976k

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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