CAPRICORN DETERGENTS LIMITED
Company number 04262158 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Capricorn Detergents is a well-managed niche formulator that has delivered exceptional balance sheet growth over the past decade, transforming from near-insolvency in 2015 (£3,029 net assets) to a solidly capitalized small manufacturer (£339,802 net assets). Its conservative leverage, strong cash generation, and consistent equity building outperform typical small UK detergent manufacturers, many of which struggle with raw material volatility and margin compression. However, its sub-£1 million asset base and 7-employee headcount mean it lacks the procurement economies and market power of larger sector participants, positioning it as a capable but inherently scale-constrained niche player vulnerable to customer concentration and input cost pressures.
Shareholders' funds
£477,992
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
What it does
20411
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-07-31
- Employees
- 7 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 64 Bilton Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, LU1 1UU
- Postcode
- LU1 1UU
- Capital
- 4 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption 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
- 2026-07-14
- Next due by
- 2027-07-28
Nature of business (SIC)
- 20411 Manufacture of soap and detergents
Officers 4 current · 3 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- capricorndetergents.co.uk
We manufacture quality detergents and cleaning solutions to the Catering, Janitorial, hospitality and wholesale industry.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 245 CALEDONIAN ROAD, LONDON, N1 1ED | 2001-10-11 |
| THE STUDIO, SAINT NICHOLAS CLOSE, ELSTREE, HERTFORDSHIRE WD6 3EW | 2001-08-09 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 8 similar companies in LU
2nd oldest of its local peers, trading since 2001.
Competitors Luton
This company ranks 1 among manufacture of soap and detergents in Luton.
The class of 2001
40%
of the 80,159 companies incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.