BRIAR CHEMICALS LIMITED
Company number 07865033 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Briar Chemicals Limited operates as a compliant, active subsidiary within a larger corporate group, exhibiting strong administrative health but an anemic standalone equity position of just £7. The company's true financial resilience is entirely dependent on the life support of its parent companies, Safex Holdings and Aurelius, rather than its own retained capital. While operationally sound, a capital restructuring is recommended to align its nominal equity with the heavy demands of the agrochemical manufacturing sector.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2011-11-29
- Registered office
- 2nd Floor, Malta House, 36-38 Piccadilly, London, England, W1J 0DP
- Postcode
- W1J 0DP
- Capital
- 7 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-29
- Next due by
- 2026-12-13
Nature of business (SIC)
- 20200 Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products
Officers 4 current · 8 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by SAFEX HOLDINGS UK LIMITED — since 2022-10-10
Controlled by Aurelius Se & Co Kgaa (00211308) — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
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Gender pay gap
18.99%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| NORWICH CHEMICALS LIMITED | 2012-04-27 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 394 similar companies in W — measured against the wider sector, trading since 2011
The class of 2011
21%
of the 450,455 companies incorporated in 2011 are still active today; 77% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Freehold
- 3
- Most recent registration
- 2012-10-01
- Where
- Norfolk (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NK136076 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2012-10-01 | — |
| NK20671 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2012-10-01 | — |
| NK79650 | Norfolk | Freehold | 2012-10-01 | — |
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