
Company Number
SC119368
Next Accounts
Jul 2025
Directors
Shareholders
james macdonald & dorothy mae macdonald
Group Structure
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Industry
Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.
Registered Address
fairfield banks road, watten, wick, caithness, KW1 5YL
Website
caithness-business.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of CAITHNESS CHEMICALS LIMITED at £174.6k based on a Turnover of £799.3k and 0.22x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CAITHNESS CHEMICALS LIMITED at £29.8k based on an EBITDA of £14.2k and a 2.09x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CAITHNESS CHEMICALS LIMITED at £874.4k based on Net Assets of £647.7k and 1.35x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Caithness Chemicals Limited is a live company located in wick, KW1 5YL with a Companies House number of SC119368. It operates in the support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 01629. Founded in August 1989, it's largest shareholder is james macdonald & dorothy mae macdonald with a 100% stake. Caithness Chemicals Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £799.3k with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Caithness Chemicals Limited a 2.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
3 Strong
1 Regular
6 Weak
Size
annual sales of £799.3k, make it larger than the average company (£619.5k)
- Caithness Chemicals Limited
£619.5k - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -5%, show it is growing at a slower rate (6.1%)
- Caithness Chemicals Limited
6.1% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 18.8%, this company has a higher cost of product (38.2%)
- Caithness Chemicals Limited
38.2% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 1.8% make it less profitable than the average company (3.8%)
- Caithness Chemicals Limited
3.8% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 2 employees, this is below the industry average (8)
2 - Caithness Chemicals Limited
8 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £32.2k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£32.2k)
- Caithness Chemicals Limited
£32.2k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £399.7k, this is more efficient (£101.1k)
- Caithness Chemicals Limited
£101.1k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 77 days, this is later than average (36 days)
- Caithness Chemicals Limited
36 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 421 days, this is slower than average (32 days)
- Caithness Chemicals Limited
32 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- Caithness Chemicals Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
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- - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 53.7%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (21.6%)
53.7% - Caithness Chemicals Limited
21.6% - Industry AVG
Caithness Chemicals Limited's latest turnover from October 2023 is estimated at £799.3 thousand and the company has net assets of £647.7 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Caithness Chemicals Limited has 2 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2009 | |
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Number Of Employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,226,941 | 1,236,131 | 1,214,533 | 1,223,419 | 1,220,838 | 1,116,173 | 413,560 | 417,026 | 420,577 | 425,776 | 430,154 | 438,182 | 431,115 | 100,762 | 105,560 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 1,226,941 | 1,236,131 | 1,214,533 | 1,223,419 | 1,220,838 | 1,116,173 | 413,560 | 417,026 | 420,577 | 425,776 | 430,154 | 438,182 | 431,115 | 100,762 | 105,560 |
Stock & work in progress | 107,150 | 111,440 | 6,550 | 36,886 | 46,820 | ||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 170,653 | 246,659 | 171,631 | 181,188 | 196,659 | 215,179 | 231,974 | 238,413 | 267,267 | 320,259 | 220,349 | 25,556 | 20,412 | 18,620 | 94,816 |
Group Debtors | 73,490 | 73,490 | |||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Cash | 9,618 | 5,476 | 8,552 | 38,671 | 196 | ||||||||||
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 170,653 | 246,659 | 171,631 | 181,188 | 196,659 | 215,179 | 231,974 | 238,413 | 267,267 | 320,259 | 337,117 | 142,472 | 109,004 | 167,667 | 141,832 |
total assets | 1,397,594 | 1,482,790 | 1,386,164 | 1,404,607 | 1,417,497 | 1,331,352 | 645,534 | 655,439 | 687,844 | 746,035 | 767,271 | 580,654 | 540,119 | 268,429 | 247,392 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 749,874 | 845,746 | 775,525 | 697,565 | 720,853 | 671,534 | 101,169 | 94,338 | 113,119 | 118,901 | 51,277 | 32,642 | 64,603 | 40,213 | 59,488 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 67,287 | 74,316 | 32,593 | 92,975 | 11,368 | ||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | |||||||||||||||
total current liabilities | 749,874 | 845,746 | 775,525 | 697,565 | 720,853 | 671,534 | 101,169 | 94,338 | 113,119 | 118,901 | 118,564 | 106,958 | 97,196 | 133,188 | 70,856 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 125,000 | 134,948 | 6,807 | 12,641 | 18,475 | 24,305 | |||||||||
provisions | 2,202 | 2,871 | 1,933 | 2,308 | |||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 125,000 | 134,948 | 125,973 | 6,807 | 12,641 | 18,475 | 26,507 | 2,871 | 1,933 | 2,308 | |||||
total liabilities | 749,874 | 845,746 | 775,525 | 822,565 | 855,801 | 797,507 | 107,976 | 106,979 | 131,594 | 145,408 | 121,435 | 108,891 | 99,504 | 133,188 | 70,856 |
net assets | 647,720 | 637,044 | 610,639 | 582,042 | 561,696 | 533,845 | 537,558 | 548,460 | 556,250 | 600,627 | 645,836 | 471,763 | 440,615 | 135,241 | 176,536 |
total shareholders funds | 647,720 | 637,044 | 610,639 | 582,042 | 561,696 | 533,845 | 537,558 | 548,460 | 556,250 | 600,627 | 645,836 | 471,763 | 440,615 | 135,241 | 176,536 |
Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2013 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2009 | |
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Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 5,717 | 5,618 | 5,407 | 5,274 | 5,891 | ||||||||||
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | |||||||||||||||
Stock | -107,150 | -4,290 | 104,890 | -30,336 | -9,934 | 46,820 | |||||||||
Debtors | -76,006 | 75,028 | -9,557 | -15,471 | -18,520 | -16,795 | -6,439 | -28,854 | -52,992 | 99,910 | 194,793 | -68,346 | 1,792 | -2,706 | 94,816 |
Creditors | -95,872 | 70,221 | 77,960 | -23,288 | 49,319 | 570,365 | 6,831 | -18,781 | -5,782 | 67,624 | 18,635 | -31,961 | 24,390 | -19,275 | 59,488 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -2,202 | -669 | 938 | -375 | 2,308 | ||||||||||
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Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -67,287 | -7,029 | 41,723 | -60,382 | 81,607 | 11,368 | |||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -125,000 | -9,948 | 134,948 | -6,807 | -5,834 | -5,834 | -5,830 | 24,305 | |||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
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cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -9,618 | 4,142 | -3,076 | -30,119 | 38,475 | 196 | |||||||||
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -9,618 | 4,142 | -3,076 | -30,119 | 38,475 | 196 |
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CAITHNESS CHEMICALS LIMITED group structure
Caithness Chemicals Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
CAITHNESS CHEMICALS LIMITED
SC119368
Caithness Chemicals Limited currently has 1 director, Mr James MacDonald serving since Dec 1990.
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr James MacDonald | 78 years | Dec 1990 | - | Director |
P&L
October 2023turnover
799.3k
-56%
operating profit
14.2k
0%
gross margin
18.9%
-0.47%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
October 2023net assets
647.7k
+0.02%
total assets
1.4m
-0.06%
cash
0
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
SC119368
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
01629 - Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c.
incorporation date
August 1989
age
36
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Micro-Entity Accounts
last accounts submitted
October 2023
previous names
addvale limited (September 1989)
accountant
THOR ACCOUNTANCY LTD
auditor
-
address
fairfield banks road, watten, wick, caithness, KW1 5YL
Bank
BANK OF SCOTLAND
Legal Advisor
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