WILLIAM BLYTHE LIMITED
Company number 02628212 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
William Blythe Limited presents a stable operational profile characterized by over 30 years of trading history, full regulatory compliance, and the implicit financial backing of its ultimate parent, Synthomer Holdings. However, the inability to assess standalone financial metrics from the provided data, coupled with the inherent risks of the inorganic chemical manufacturing sector, means that its risk profile is heavily intertwined with group-level strategy. Further due diligence is required to review the latest full accounts and assess any contingent liabilities or intercompany dependencies.
Shareholders' funds
£37,386,679
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
William Blythe Limited's ("the Company") principal activities during the year were the manufacture and sale of inorganic chemicals for a variety of industrial applications, such as metal salts.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1991-07-10
- Employees
- 79 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Bridge Street Bridge Street, Church, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, England, BB5 4PD
- Postcode
- BB5 4PD
- Capital
- 102 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-22
- Next due by
- 2027-09-05
Nature of business (SIC)
- 20130 Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals
Officers 4 current · 42 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by WILLIAM BLYTHE BIDCO LIMITED — since 2025-05-30
Controlled by SYNTHOMER HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2020-12-31) as part of the SYNTHOMER PLC group statement.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8858348 (Tier 2), registered since 2004.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- williamblythe.com
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.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SIMCO 417 LIMITED | 1991-08-20 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| YULE CATTO BUILDING, TEMPLE FIELDS, HARLOW, ESSEX, CM20 2BH | 2015-08-03 |
| TEMPLE FIELDS, HARLOW, ESSEX CM20 2BH | 2003-07-01 |
| CHURCH, ACCRINGTON, LANCASHIRE, BB5 4PD | 1998-08-18 |
| P O BOX B22, DEIGHTON WORKS, LEEDS ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD HD2 1UH | 1991-09-18 |
| P O BOX B22, DEIGHTON WORKS, LEEDS ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD HD2 1UH | 1991-09-18 |
| 41 PARK SQUARE, LEEDS, LS1 2NS | 1991-08-28 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 38 similar companies in BB — measured against the wider sector
3rd largest employer among its local peers (79 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1991.
The class of 1991
49%
of the 20,887 companies incorporated in 1991 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 5 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 1996-12-12
- Where
- Lancashire (5)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA790041 | Lancashire | Freehold | 1996-12-12 | — |
| LA717262 | Lancashire | Freehold | 1993-07-12 | — |
| LA625028 | Lancashire | Freehold | 1991-10-08 | — |
| LA688692 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 1991-10-08 | — |
| LA694052 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 1991-10-08 | — |
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