
Company Number
01761700
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
tato holdings ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
+1Registered Address
wincham avenue, wincham, northwich, cheshire, CW9 6GB
Website
www.thor.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of THOR SPECIALITIES (UK) LIMITED at £67.9m based on a Turnover of £68.8m and 0.99x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THOR SPECIALITIES (UK) LIMITED at £32.3m based on an EBITDA of £5.2m and a 6.2x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THOR SPECIALITIES (UK) LIMITED at £154.2m based on Net Assets of £84m and 1.84x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Thor Specialities (uk) Limited is a live company located in northwich, CW9 6GB with a Companies House number of 01761700. It operates in the manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products sector, SIC Code 20200. Founded in October 1983, it's largest shareholder is tato holdings ltd with a 100% stake. Thor Specialities (uk) Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £68.8m with low growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Thor Specialities (Uk) Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
3 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £68.8m, make it larger than the average company (£32.5m)
£68.8m - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
£32.5m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 4%, show it is growing at a slower rate (6.6%)
4% - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
6.6% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 18.5%, this company has a higher cost of product (26.7%)
18.5% - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
26.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 5.6% make it as profitable than the average company (6.4%)
5.6% - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
6.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 102 employees, this is above the industry average (71)
102 - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
71 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £68.7k, the company has a higher pay structure (£55.8k)
£68.7k - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
£55.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £674.1k, this is more efficient (£459.9k)
£674.1k - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
£459.9k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 41 days, this is near the average (46 days)
41 days - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
46 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 21 days, this is quicker than average (32 days)
21 days - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
32 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 143 days, this is more than average (81 days)
143 days - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
81 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 9 weeks, this is average cash available to meet short term requirements (11 weeks)
9 weeks - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
11 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 17.7%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (42.1%)
17.7% - Thor Specialities (uk) Limited
42.1% - Industry AVG
Thor Specialities (Uk) Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £68.8 million and the company has net assets of £84 million. According to their latest financial statements, Thor Specialities (Uk) Limited has 102 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.9 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 68,760,000 | 75,911,000 | 64,188,000 | 61,299,000 | 55,062,000 | 51,501,000 | 47,021,000 | 41,093,000 | 39,409,000 | 39,315,173 | 35,970,007 | 35,423,630 | 36,201,166 | 29,275,707 | 26,321,287 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 56,051,000 | 57,820,000 | 50,750,000 | 47,524,000 | 44,022,000 | 40,822,000 | 37,943,000 | 31,603,000 | 31,099,000 | 33,333,900 | 28,380,769 | 27,455,616 | 29,355,738 | 22,493,354 | 20,945,086 |
Gross Profit | 12,709,000 | 18,091,000 | 13,438,000 | 13,775,000 | 11,040,000 | 10,679,000 | 9,078,000 | 9,490,000 | 8,310,000 | 5,981,273 | 7,589,238 | 7,968,014 | 6,845,428 | 6,782,353 | 5,376,201 |
Admin Expenses | 8,868,000 | 8,725,000 | 7,125,000 | 8,483,000 | 9,694,000 | 6,820,000 | 6,362,000 | 6,263,000 | 5,929,000 | 5,767,494 | 5,754,093 | 5,777,332 | 5,552,172 | 5,189,164 | 4,782,729 |
Operating Profit | 3,841,000 | 9,366,000 | 6,313,000 | 5,292,000 | 1,346,000 | 3,859,000 | 2,716,000 | 3,227,000 | 2,381,000 | 213,779 | 1,835,145 | 2,190,682 | 1,293,256 | 1,593,189 | 593,472 |
Interest Payable | 226,000 | 39,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 88,000 | 242,000 | 227,000 | 212,000 | 27 | 3,869 | 14,118 | 15,288 | 11,153 | 5,161 | |
Interest Receivable | 3,109,000 | 1,110,000 | 428,000 | 345,000 | 15,000 | 25,000 | 184,000 | 244,000 | 237,000 | 44,422 | 8,719 | 5,780 | 3,382 | 6,045 | 2,335 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 6,724,000 | 10,437,000 | 6,741,000 | 5,636,000 | 1,358,000 | 3,863,000 | 2,722,000 | 3,246,000 | 2,406,000 | 225,174 | 1,839,995 | 2,182,344 | 1,281,350 | 1,588,081 | 590,646 |
Tax | -1,098,000 | -1,723,000 | -2,806,000 | -1,535,000 | -348,000 | -858,000 | -454,000 | -524,000 | -478,000 | -39,144 | -439,304 | -444,131 | -297,526 | -186,068 | -236,938 |
Profit After Tax | 5,626,000 | 8,714,000 | 3,935,000 | 4,101,000 | 1,010,000 | 3,005,000 | 2,268,000 | 2,722,000 | 1,928,000 | 186,030 | 1,400,691 | 1,738,213 | 983,824 | 1,402,013 | 353,708 |
Dividends Paid | 1,000,000 | 9,000,000 | 5,000,000 | ||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 5,626,000 | 7,714,000 | -5,065,000 | -899,000 | 1,010,000 | 3,005,000 | 2,268,000 | 2,722,000 | 1,928,000 | 186,030 | 1,400,691 | 1,738,213 | 983,824 | 1,402,013 | 353,708 |
Employee Costs | 7,005,000 | 6,029,000 | 5,282,000 | 4,869,000 | 4,861,000 | 4,516,000 | 4,257,000 | 3,994,000 | 3,858,000 | 3,712,344 | 3,659,176 | 3,471,806 | 3,272,824 | 3,263,391 | 3,076,591 |
Number Of Employees | 102 | 96 | 87 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 87 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
EBITDA* | 5,201,000 | 10,902,000 | 7,896,000 | 6,928,000 | 3,022,000 | 5,533,000 | 4,583,000 | 5,038,000 | 4,070,000 | 1,801,844 | 3,406,394 | 3,671,116 | 2,613,333 | 2,850,755 | 1,782,380 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 61,131,000 | 61,284,000 | 60,968,000 | 61,498,000 | 62,043,000 | 58,894,000 | 53,868,000 | 49,123,000 | 28,571,000 | 24,257,291 | 20,085,166 | 15,852,176 | 14,145,581 | 14,457,383 | 14,535,204 |
Intangible Assets | 166,000 | 81,000 | 80,000 | 72,000 | 65,000 | 54,000 | 73,000 | 102,000 | 98,000 | 18,659 | |||||
Investments & Other | 915,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 | ||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 62,212,000 | 61,421,000 | 61,104,000 | 61,626,000 | 62,164,000 | 59,004,000 | 53,997,000 | 49,225,000 | 28,669,000 | 24,275,950 | 20,085,166 | 15,852,176 | 14,145,581 | 14,457,383 | 14,535,204 |
Stock & work in progress | 22,100,000 | 23,447,000 | 14,728,000 | 16,626,000 | 16,890,000 | 19,278,000 | 13,909,000 | 13,984,000 | 10,090,000 | 11,403,070 | 16,305,208 | 16,431,908 | 8,873,659 | 7,265,532 | 5,102,241 |
Trade Debtors | 7,752,000 | 9,023,000 | 8,098,000 | 10,203,000 | 6,008,000 | 8,582,000 | 6,875,000 | 6,411,000 | 5,923,000 | 5,271,769 | 5,324,277 | 5,738,197 | 5,171,490 | 3,912,007 | 3,866,113 |
Group Debtors | 7,488,000 | 317,000 | 1,186,000 | 915,000 | 847,000 | 863,000 | 1,000,000 | 535,000 | 576,000 | 566,156 | 484,284 | 621,313 | 424,352 | 467,350 | 421,372 |
Misc Debtors | 603,000 | 172,000 | 145,000 | 439,000 | 647,000 | 695,000 | 879,000 | 593,000 | 308,000 | 424,269 | 137,576 | 155,831 | 175,490 | 54,325 | 165,267 |
Cash | 1,920,000 | 1,873,000 | 4,387,000 | 5,025,000 | 5,432,000 | 242,000 | 4,322,000 | 2,778,000 | 6,903,000 | 6,269,788 | 1,404,001 | 1,232,371 | 2,369,070 | 2,648,175 | 975,292 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 39,863,000 | 34,832,000 | 28,544,000 | 33,208,000 | 29,824,000 | 29,660,000 | 26,985,000 | 24,301,000 | 23,800,000 | 23,935,052 | 23,655,346 | 24,179,620 | 17,014,061 | 14,347,389 | 10,530,285 |
total assets | 102,075,000 | 96,253,000 | 89,648,000 | 94,834,000 | 91,988,000 | 88,664,000 | 80,982,000 | 73,526,000 | 52,469,000 | 48,211,002 | 43,740,512 | 40,031,796 | 31,159,642 | 28,804,772 | 25,065,489 |
Bank overdraft | 253,000 | 291,000 | |||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 3,289,000 | 3,860,000 | 2,517,000 | 2,152,000 | 2,037,000 | 3,136,000 | 2,137,000 | 2,931,000 | 662,000 | 1,200,431 | 1,226,361 | 2,210,581 | 691,333 | 1,104,922 | 819,726 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 5,155,000 | 536,000 | 1,551,000 | 1,895,000 | 1,025,000 | 1,096,000 | 945,000 | 858,000 | 693,000 | 644,767 | 582,699 | 1,281,952 | 2,554,946 | 2,788,934 | 814,858 |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 1,950,000 | 2,094,000 | 1,821,000 | 2,499,000 | 1,954,000 | 1,135,000 | 1,404,000 | 1,355,000 | 860,000 | 1,231,488 | 989,242 | 1,047,909 | 1,064,993 | 1,049,657 | 677,043 |
total current liabilities | 10,394,000 | 6,490,000 | 5,889,000 | 6,546,000 | 5,016,000 | 5,620,000 | 4,486,000 | 5,435,000 | 2,215,000 | 3,076,686 | 2,798,302 | 4,540,442 | 4,311,272 | 4,943,513 | 2,311,627 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 7,683,000 | 8,313,000 | 8,930,000 | 7,968,000 | 5,413,000 | 2,441,000 | 1,849,000 | 1,154,000 | 1,103,000 | 849,208 | 843,132 | 792,967 | 888,196 | 1,034,909 | 1,329,525 |
total long term liabilities | 7,683,000 | 8,313,000 | 8,930,000 | 7,968,000 | 5,413,000 | 2,441,000 | 1,849,000 | 1,154,000 | 1,103,000 | 849,208 | 843,132 | 792,967 | 888,196 | 1,034,909 | 1,329,525 |
total liabilities | 18,077,000 | 14,803,000 | 14,819,000 | 14,514,000 | 10,429,000 | 8,061,000 | 6,335,000 | 6,589,000 | 3,318,000 | 3,925,894 | 3,641,434 | 5,333,409 | 5,199,468 | 5,978,422 | 3,641,152 |
net assets | 83,998,000 | 81,450,000 | 74,829,000 | 80,320,000 | 81,559,000 | 80,603,000 | 74,647,000 | 66,937,000 | 49,151,000 | 44,285,108 | 40,099,078 | 34,698,387 | 25,960,174 | 22,826,350 | 21,424,337 |
total shareholders funds | 83,998,000 | 81,450,000 | 74,829,000 | 80,320,000 | 81,559,000 | 80,603,000 | 74,647,000 | 66,937,000 | 49,151,000 | 44,285,108 | 40,099,078 | 34,698,387 | 25,960,174 | 22,826,350 | 21,424,337 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 3,841,000 | 9,366,000 | 6,313,000 | 5,292,000 | 1,346,000 | 3,859,000 | 2,716,000 | 3,227,000 | 2,381,000 | 213,779 | 1,835,145 | 2,190,682 | 1,293,256 | 1,593,189 | 593,472 |
Depreciation | 1,296,000 | 1,497,000 | 1,552,000 | 1,605,000 | 1,632,000 | 1,638,000 | 1,832,000 | 1,777,000 | 1,663,000 | 1,588,065 | 1,571,249 | 1,480,434 | 1,320,077 | 1,257,566 | 1,188,908 |
Amortisation | 64,000 | 39,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 44,000 | 36,000 | 35,000 | 34,000 | 26,000 | ||||||
Tax | -1,098,000 | -1,723,000 | -2,806,000 | -1,535,000 | -348,000 | -858,000 | -454,000 | -524,000 | -478,000 | -39,144 | -439,304 | -444,131 | -297,526 | -186,068 | -236,938 |
Stock | -1,347,000 | 8,719,000 | -1,898,000 | -264,000 | -2,388,000 | 5,369,000 | -75,000 | 3,894,000 | -1,313,070 | -4,902,138 | -126,700 | 7,558,249 | 1,608,127 | 2,163,291 | 5,102,241 |
Debtors | 6,331,000 | 83,000 | -2,128,000 | 4,055,000 | -2,638,000 | 1,386,000 | 1,215,000 | 732,000 | 544,806 | 316,057 | -569,204 | 744,009 | 1,337,650 | -19,070 | 4,452,752 |
Creditors | -571,000 | 1,343,000 | 365,000 | 115,000 | -1,099,000 | 999,000 | -794,000 | 2,269,000 | -538,431 | -25,930 | -984,220 | 1,519,248 | -413,589 | 285,196 | 819,726 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -144,000 | 273,000 | -678,000 | 545,000 | 819,000 | -269,000 | 49,000 | 495,000 | -371,488 | 242,246 | -58,667 | -17,084 | 15,336 | 372,614 | 677,043 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -630,000 | -617,000 | 962,000 | 2,555,000 | 2,972,000 | 592,000 | 695,000 | 51,000 | 253,792 | 6,076 | 50,165 | -95,229 | -146,713 | -294,616 | 1,329,525 |
Cash flow from operations | -2,226,000 | 1,376,000 | 9,765,000 | 4,817,000 | 10,392,000 | -758,000 | 2,939,000 | 2,703,000 | 3,704,137 | 6,571,173 | 2,670,272 | -3,668,338 | -1,174,936 | 883,660 | -5,183,257 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 859,000 | 56,000 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 4,619,000 | -1,015,000 | -344,000 | 870,000 | -71,000 | 151,000 | 87,000 | 165,000 | 48,233 | 62,068 | -699,253 | -1,272,994 | -233,988 | 1,974,076 | 814,858 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 2,883,000 | 1,071,000 | 428,000 | 344,000 | 12,000 | -63,000 | -58,000 | 17,000 | 25,000 | 44,395 | 4,850 | -8,338 | -11,906 | -5,108 | -2,826 |
cash flow from financing | 4,424,000 | -1,037,000 | -342,000 | 874,000 | -113,000 | 3,039,000 | 5,471,000 | 15,246,000 | 3,011,125 | 4,106,463 | 3,305,597 | 5,718,668 | 1,904,106 | 1,968,968 | 21,882,661 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 47,000 | -2,514,000 | -638,000 | -407,000 | 5,190,000 | -4,080,000 | 1,544,000 | -4,125,000 | 633,212 | 4,865,787 | 171,630 | -1,136,699 | -279,105 | 1,672,883 | 975,292 |
overdraft | -253,000 | 253,000 | -291,000 | 291,000 | |||||||||||
change in cash | 47,000 | -2,514,000 | -638,000 | -407,000 | 5,443,000 | -4,333,000 | 1,835,000 | -4,416,000 | 633,212 | 4,865,787 | 171,630 | -1,136,699 | -279,105 | 1,672,883 | 975,292 |
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THOR SPECIALITIES (UK) LIMITED group structure
Thor Specialities (Uk) Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Thor Specialities (Uk) Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr David Hewitt (Jul 1991) and Mr Scott Betts (Jul 2013).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr David Hewitt | England | 64 years | Jul 1991 | - | Director |
Mr Scott Betts | England | 57 years | Jul 2013 | - | Director |
Mr Stephen Charlton | England | 59 years | Jul 2013 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
68.8m
-9%
operating profit
3.8m
-59%
gross margin
18.5%
-22.44%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
84m
+0.03%
total assets
102.1m
+0.06%
cash
1.9m
+0.03%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
01761700
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
20200 - Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
20590 - Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
incorporation date
October 1983
age
42
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
thor chemicals (uk) limited (July 1999)
accountant
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auditor
FORVIS MAZARS LLP
address
wincham avenue, wincham, northwich, cheshire, CW9 6GB
Bank
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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