Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products · East Yorkshire
Croda Europe
Croda Europe Limited
Private limited company registered in East Yorkshire, classed under “Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products” and 2 other activities.
Headline figures
FY to Dec 2025 · Company only
Turnover
For subscribers
Profit after tax
−£24.9m
Net assets
For subscribers
Cash
For subscribers
Employees
For subscribers
Retained reserves
For subscribers
What the numbers say
4 findings from the figures, in plain English
Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.
History
| £ | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Profit after tax | −£24.9m | |
| Turnover | ||
| Net assets | ||
| Cash | ||
| Employees | ||
| Retained reserves | ||
| Dividends paid |
Every figure for all 2 years
“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.
Balance sheet and ratios
From the filed balance sheets · £
| Balance sheet | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Fixed assets | ||
| Current assets | ||
| of which debtors | ||
| of which cash | ||
| Creditors due within a year | ||
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| Ratios | ||
| Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover | ||
| Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets | ||
| Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit | ||
| Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year | ||
| Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year | ||
| Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets | ||
| Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff | ||
| Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end | ||
7 balance-sheet lines and 8 ratios, every year
A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.
Timeline
Checked 2026-10-24
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of James William Firth as a director on 10 August 2026
- DirectorsAppointment of Mr Adam John Humphreys as a director on 10 August 2026
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2025
- OwnershipChange of details for Croda Investments No 3 Limited as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2024
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2023
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Nicholas Ian Challoner as a director on 16 February 2024
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2022
- DirectorsAppointment of Miss Laura Jayne Thornton as a director on 20 January 2023
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2021
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Jennifer Wilson Hart as a director on 1 February 2022
- DirectorsDirector's details changed for Mrs Sandra Elaine Breene on 1 September 2020
26 earlier
- DirectorsDirector's details changed for Mr Nicholas Ian Challoner on 1 April 2021
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2020
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Stuart Arnott as a director on 30 April 2021
- DirectorsAppointment of Mrs Jennifer Wilson Hart as a director on 15 April 2021
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Maarten Willem Heijbroek as a director on 15 April 2021
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Chloe Jane Frankish as a director on 15 April 2021
- DirectorsAppointment of James William Firth as a director on 7 August 2020
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2019
- DirectorsDirector's details changed for Maarten Willem Heijbroek on 9 September 2019
- DirectorsAppointment of Mrs Chloe Jane Frankish as a director on 29 July 2019
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2018
- DirectorsAppointment of Nicholas Ian Challoner as a director on 15 July 2019
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Paul Anthony Newton as a director on 15 July 2019
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Stephen Edward Foots as a director on 15 July 2019
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Martin Conleth Campbell as a director on 15 July 2019
- AccountsAmended full accounts made up to 31 December 2017
- FilingResolutions (and 3 more like it since 23 January 2008)
- SharesChange of share class name or designation
- SharesSub-division of shares on 6 November 2018
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2017
- SharesStatement of capital following an allotment of shares on 28 February 2018 · GBP 6,296,760.6 (and 1 more like it since 13 January 2016)
- DirectorsAppointment of Mr Anthony Damien Fitzpatrick as a director on 3 July 2017
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2016
- DirectorsAppointment of Mr Thomas Michael Brophy as a director on 3 July 2017
- DirectorsAppointment of Mr Stuart Arnott as a director on 28 June 2017
- DirectorsAppointment of Maarten Willem Heijbroek as a director on 28 June 2017
- Directors
From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.
Questions people ask
›What does Croda Europe do?
Private limited company registered in East Yorkshire, classed under “Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products” and 2 other activities. In its own words: “Croda creates high-performance ingredients and technologies powering some of the world’s most successful brands.”
›How much turnover does Croda Europe make?
Answered in the full report
›Is Croda Europe profitable?
No: it made a loss after tax of £24.9m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at Croda Europe?
Answered in the full report
›Who runs and owns Croda Europe?
Its directors are Thomas Michael Brophy, Sandra Elaine Breene, Thomas Michael Brophy, Anthony Damien Fitzpatrick, Adam John Humphreys and 1 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.
›Where is Croda Europe based?
Its registered office is Cowick Hall, Snaith Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 9AA, in East Yorkshire.
›When was Croda Europe founded?
Croda Europe Limited was incorporated on 7 May 1920.
›Is Croda Europe still trading?
The register lists Croda Europe Limited as active.