Croda Europe Limited
Active00167236ManufacturingIncorporated 7 May 1920 · East Yorkshire
Manufacture, sales and distribution of speciality chemicals
Revenue
£432.4m
▲ +0.3% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£24.9m
Margin -8.7%
Employees
926
▼ -3.5% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£360.2m
Total assets £575.2m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
3 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jan 2024Not available
Dec 2024
£431.1m
Dec 2025
£432.4m▲ +0.3%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £432.4m | ▲ +0.3% | -£28.4m | 926 | £360.2m |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £431.1m | — | £14.0m | 960 | £380.5m |
| 1 Jan 2024 | — | — | — | — | £501.1m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £432.4m
- Gross profit
- £103.4m
- Operating profit
- -£37.6m
- Profit before tax
- -£28.4m
- Profit after tax
- -£24.9m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £575.2m
- Cash
- £7.2m
- Total liabilities
- £215.0m
- Net assets
- £360.2m
- Revenue per employee
- £467k
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