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Croda Europe Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Previous officers 24
- Jennifer Wilson Hart 2021-2022 View profile
- Chloe Jane Frankish 2019-2021 View profile
- Dr Nicholas Ian Challoner 2019-2024 View profile
- Maarten Willem Heijbroek 2017-2021 View profile
- Stuart Arnott 2017-2021 View profile
- Paul Anthony Newton 2015-2019 View profile
- Stephen Edward Foots 2012-2019 View profile
- Martin Conleth Campbell 2012-2019 View profile
- Michael Sean Christie 2006-2015 View profile
- David Edward Barraclough 2003-2014 View profile
- Barbara Mary Richmond 1998-2006 View profile
- Geoffrey David Bull 1998-2003 View profile
- Albert Roy Fenney 1994-2001 View profile
- Francisco Peter Stefanini 1994-1995 View profile
- Dr Keith George Grant Hopkins 1998 View profile
- John Gordon Raeside 1995 View profile
- Clifford Holt 1995 View profile
- Michael Humphrey 2011 View profile
- Anthony Craig Longden 1993 View profile
- John Stephen Pitt 1993 View profile
- David James Clifton 1993 View profile
- Alexandra Louise Scott 2006-2012 View profile
- John Roy Ainger 1999-2005 View profile
- George Edwin Bates 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/05/1920
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Croda Investments NO 3 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Croda Europe Limited
is controlled by Croda Investments NO 3 Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Croda Investments NO 3 Limited.
17 other companies in this group
- Croda Leek Limited
- Croda Universal Limited
- Croda Overseas Holdings Limited
- Croda Colloids Limited
- Croda Application Chemicals Limited
- Croda(Goole)Limited
- P. I. Bioscience Limited
- SC468237
- Plant Impact Limited
- Croda CE Limited
- Croda Limited
- Croda JDH Limited
- Croda Investments Limited
- Croda Chemicals Limited
- Croda Trustees Limited
- BIO Futures PI Limited
- Croda Investments NO 3 Limited
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £360,192,000
- Total assets
- £458,505,000
- Cash
- £7,178,000
- Employees
- 926
- Turnover
- £432,408,000
- Profit/loss
- -£24,896,000
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
11 grants · £1,114,662 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £923,795 (4 grants)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £186,367 (5 grants)
- Department for Education · £4,500 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
5 directors on the board
- Sandra Elaine Breene Director · appointed 2012
- Laura Jayne Thornton Director · appointed 2023
- Anthony Damien Fitzpatrick Director · appointed 2017
- Thomas Michael Brophy Director · appointed 2012
- James William Firth Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Sandra Elaine Breene Director · appointed 2012
- Anthony Damien Fitzpatrick Director · appointed 2017
- Thomas Michael Brophy Director · appointed 2012
- James William Firth Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Laura Jayne Thornton Director · appointed 2023
- James William Firth Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (3)
- Sandra Elaine Breene Director · appointed 2012
- Anthony Damien Fitzpatrick Director · appointed 2017
- Thomas Michael Brophy Director · appointed 2012
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00167236
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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