Johnson Matthey

Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. · Royston, Hertfordshire

Johnson Matthey

Johnson Matthey PLC

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Loss-makingCash down 40%ActiveLatest figures: 2026Group consolidated135 years on the register

Public limited company registered in Royston, classed under “Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.” and 3 other activities.

Headline figures

FY to Mar 2026 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

−£96m

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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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

Pro
£2023202420252026
Profit after tax−£96m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 4 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 sheet2023202420252026
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 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 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Statement of capital on 10 August 2026 · GBP 196,654,874.98 (and 1 more like it since 14 August 2026)
  2. Shares
    Consolidation of shares on 17 August 2026
  3. Filing
    Resolutions (and 6 more like it since 12 August 2022)
  4. Filing
    Memorandum and Articles of Association
  5. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2026
  6. Address
    Registered office address changed from 5th Floor 2 Gresham Street London EC2V 7AD United Kingdom to Hq Building Orchard Road Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5HE on 4 August 2026
  7. Directors
    Appointment of Julie Southern as a director on 16 July 2026
  8. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Joachim Rosenberg as a director on 16 July 2026
  9. Directors
    Termination of appointment of John Edward O'higgins as a director on 16 July 2026
  10. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Barbara Susanne Jeremiah as a director on 16 July 2026
  11. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Alastair Anthony Judge as a director on 1 January 2026
  12. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2025
  13. 27 earlier
    1. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Andrew Peter Cosslett as a director on 17 July 2025
    2. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Patrick Webster Thomas as a director on 17 July 2025
    3. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Richard Neil Pike as a director on 1 April 2025
    4. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Stephen Richard Oxley as a director on 31 March 2025
    5. Shares
      Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 12 December 2024 · GBP 186,174,385.01 (and 15 more like it since 27 April 2022)
    6. Shares
      Purchase of own shares (and 30 more like it since 27 April 2022)
    7. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Douglas Russell Webb on 3 February 2025
    8. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Stephen Richard Oxley on 3 February 2025
    9. Directors
      Secretary's details changed for Dr Simon James Price on 3 February 2025
    10. Directors
      Director's details changed for Ms Sinead Caitlin Lynch on 3 February 2025
    11. Directors
      Director's details changed for Dr Xiaozhi Liu on 3 February 2025
    12. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Liam Condon on 3 February 2025
    13. Directors
      Director's details changed for Rita Forst on 3 February 2025
    14. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr John Edward O'higgins on 3 February 2025
    15. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Patrick Webster Thomas on 3 February 2025
    16. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mrs Barbara Susanne Jeremiah on 3 February 2025
    17. Address
      Registered office address changed from 5th Floor 25 Farringdon Street London EC4A 4AB to 5th Floor 2 Gresham Street London EC2V 7AD on 3 February 2025
    18. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Sinead Caitlin Lynch as a director on 1 January 2025
    19. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Jane Veronica Griffiths as a director on 31 December 2024
    20. Shares
      Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital: · GBP 11,062,222.709836
    21. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2024
    22. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Christopher John Mottershead as a director on 26 January 2024
    23. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2023
    24. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Barbara Susanne Jeremiah as a director on 1 July 2023
    25. Directors
      Appointment of Dr Simon James Price as a secretary on 7 June 2023
    26. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Nicholas Ian Cooper as a secretary on 6 June 2023
    27. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr Stephen Richard Oxley on 1 September 2022

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 Johnson Matthey do?

Public limited company registered in Royston, classed under “Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.” and 3 other activities. In its own words: “Johnson Matthey is a global leader in platinum group metals (PGMs).”

›How much turnover does Johnson Matthey make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Johnson Matthey profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £96m in the year to 31 March 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Johnson Matthey?

Its directors are Simon James Price, Liam Condon, Andrew Peter Cosslett, Rita Forst, Alastair Anthony Judge and 6 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is Johnson Matthey based?

Its registered office is Hq Building, Orchard Road, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 5HE, in Royston, Hertfordshire.

›When was Johnson Matthey founded?

Johnson Matthey PLC was incorporated on 11 April 1891.

›Is Johnson Matthey still trading?

The register lists Johnson Matthey PLC as active.

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