VWR INTERNATIONAL LTD
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1985-07-23
- Registered office
- Hunter Boulevard, Magna Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4XN
- Postcode
- LE17 4XN
- Capital
- 16,700,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-02
- Next due by
- 2026-10-16
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46750 Wholesale of chemical products
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Officers 4 current · 17 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by VWR HOLDCO LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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LAB 3 LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 42
£6,096,340,360 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 42.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2022 (period to 2022-03-31) — 3 years on the registry.
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 — Z5330613 (Tier 3), registered since 2001.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
18.8%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| MERCK EUROLAB LIMITED | 2002-01-02 |
| BDH CHEMICALS LTD | 1999-11-11 |
| MERCK LTD. | 1991-01-01 |
| BDH CHEMICALS LTD. | 1990-09-10 |
| BDH LTD. | 1986-03-06 |
| BDH GROUP LIMITED | 1985-11-05 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| VWR, VWRI CUSTOMER SERVICE, CENTRE, HUNTER BOULEVARD, MAGNA PARK, LUTTERWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE LE17 4XN | 2006-10-23 |
| VWRI CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE, HUNTER BOULEVARD, MAGNA PARK, LUTTERWORTH, LEICESTERSHIRE LE17 4XN | 2005-10-24 |
| MERCK HOUSE, POOLE, DORSET, BH15 1TD | 2005-09-22 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 23 similar companies in LE, trading since 1985
The class of 1985
49%
of the 15,386 companies incorporated in 1985 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2018-11-26
- Where
- Leicestershire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LT507424 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2018-11-26 | — |
| LT271964 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2004-08-25 | — |
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