Plater Chemicals Group Limited
Registered name: PLATER CHEMICALS GROUP LIMITED
Part of Plater Emi Limited groupPlater Chemicals Group Limited made £516k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Plater Chemicals Group Limited reported £516k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, down 22% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 1 employee. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Burton on Trent; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Burton on Trent, East Midlands
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
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 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £2.9m | £345k | £660k | £516k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.9m | £345k | £660k | £516k |
| Employees (average) | 56 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £51.9k | £6.5k | £660k | £516k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼88.1% | ▲91.3% | ▼21.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.4% | ▼98.1% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £37k | £59.8k | £59.8k | £59.8k |
| Fixed assets | £37.4k | £37.6k | — | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £22.8k | £22.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 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
- £516k
- 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
- ▼0%
- Now £59.8k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Plater Emi Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- Plater Chemicals Group Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (6)
- Plater Chemicals LimitedRev. £16.7m · Profit £3.5m
- Daltrade Chemicals LimitedFigures not disclosed
- High Purity Chemicals LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Plater Bio LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Plater Chemicals Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Plater Production LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £516k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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