William Blythe

Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals · Oswaldtwistle, Accrington

William Blythe

William Blythe Limited

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Company only35 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Oswaldtwistle, classed under “Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Company only

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£5.36m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

For subscribers

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
£20242025
Profit after tax£5.36m
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 sheet20242025
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
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

6 balance-sheet lines and 7 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 2026-10-22

  1. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  2. Charges
    Registration of charge 026282120008, created on 31 July 2026
  3. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Stephen John Ormerod as a director on 16 January 2026
  4. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 31 December 2024
  5. Filing
    Memorandum and Articles of Association
  6. Filing
    Resolutions (and 2 more like it since 20 April 2012)
  7. Address
    Registered office address changed from Synthomer Building Temple Fields Harlow Essex CM20 2BH to Bridge Street Bridge Street Church Oswaldtwistle Accrington BB5 4PD on 3 June 2025
  8. Ownership
    Cessation of Synthomer Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 30 May 2025
  9. Ownership
    Notification of Hamsard 3806 Bidco Limited as a person with significant control on 30 May 2025
  10. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Anant Prakash as a secretary on 30 May 2025
  11. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Pauline Hale as a director on 30 May 2025
  12. Charges
    Registration of charge 026282120007, created on 30 May 2025
  13. 26 earlier
    1. Charges
      Registration of charge 026282120006, created on 30 May 2025
    2. Directors
      Secretary's details changed for Mr Anant Prakash on 6 May 2025
    3. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2023
    4. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2022
    5. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Pauline Hale as a director on 15 March 2023
    6. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Richard Atkinson as a secretary on 15 March 2023
    7. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Anant Prakash as a secretary on 15 March 2023
    8. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Craig Robert Barraclough as a director on 15 March 2023
    9. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2021
    10. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2020
    11. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Michael Francis Butler as a director on 6 July 2021
    12. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Craig Robert Barraclough as a director on 15 October 2020
    13. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Pauline Hale as a director on 14 October 2020
    14. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2019
    15. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Teresa Christina Pepper as a director on 31 December 2019
    16. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Teresa Christina Pepper as a secretary on 31 December 2019
    17. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2018
    18. Directors
      Appointment of Mrs Pauline Hale as a director on 17 January 2019
    19. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Jeremy John Diamond as a director on 31 December 2018
    20. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Kevin Charles Hudson as a director on 18 November 2018
    21. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Andrew Christopher Hurst as a director on 17 January 2019
    22. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2017
    23. Directors
      Appointment of Jeremy John Diamond as a director on 24 November 2017
    24. Directors
      Termination of appointment of John Anthony Hamnett as a director on 24 November 2017
    25. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2016
    26. Ownership
      Notification of Synthomer Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016

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 William Blythe do?

Private limited company registered in Oswaldtwistle, classed under “Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals”. In its own words: “William Blythe delivers speciality chemical solutions to help its customers meet the technological challenges of the 21st century in markets as diverse as life sciences, performance coatings, polymers, electronics, catalysts and renewable energy.”

›How much turnover does William Blythe make?

Answered in the full report

›Is William Blythe profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £5.36m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at William Blythe?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns William Blythe?

Its directors are Michael Francis Butler, David Crossley, Kevin Charles Hudson, Stephen John Ormerod. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is William Blythe based?

Its registered office is Bridge Street Bridge Street, Church, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 4PD, in Oswaldtwistle, Accrington.

›When was William Blythe founded?

William Blythe Limited was incorporated on 10 July 1991.

›Is William Blythe still trading?

The register lists William Blythe Limited as active.