Libra Speciality Chemicals Limited
Active01009166ManufacturingIncorporated 27 Apr 1971 · Sheffield
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the manufacture and distribution of chemical products.
Revenue
£52.0m
▲ +36.8% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£5.1m
Margin 12.0%
Employees
73
▲ +1.4% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£20.0m
Total assets £32.1m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2019Not available
Dec 2020
£33.9m
Dec 2021
£38.0m▲ +12.1%
Dec 2022
£52.0m▲ +36.8%
Dec 2023Not available
Dec 2024Not available
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | — | — | £2.5m | 73 | £20.0m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | — | — | £2.4m | 72 | £20.0m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £52.0m | ▲ +36.8% | £6.1m | 69 | £16.6m |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £38.0m | ▲ +12.1% | £3.6m | 66 | £13.7m |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £33.9m | — | £5.7m | 59 | £10.9m |
| 31 Dec 2019 | — | — | — | — | £10.1m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2022. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £52.0m
- Gross profit
- £12.9m
- Operating profit
- £6.2m
- Profit before tax
- £6.1m
- Profit after tax
- £5.1m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £32.1m
- Cash
- £6.2m
- Total liabilities
- £12.1m
- Net assets
- £20.0m
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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