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Company · Northwich

Thor Specialities (UK) Limited

Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Stephen Charlton 2013-2026 Director View profile
  2. Scott Raymond Betts 2013-2026 Director View profile
  3. Seal, Kenneth John, Doctor 1994-2013 Director View profile
  4. David Keith Wood 1994-2008 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Langford Bowman 1991-1996 Director View profile
  6. Desmond John Cowley 1992 Director View profile
  7. George William Garrard 1999 Director View profile
  8. John David Sykes 2010-2025 Secretary View profile
  9. Simon Pearson 1996-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals; Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products; Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
Incorporated
14/10/1983
Registered office
Northwich

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.

Group

  1. Thor Specialities (UK) Limited is controlled by Tato Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-07-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Tato Holdings Limited is controlled by Simon John Cowley
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares (trust) · notified 2019-02-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon John Cowley.

3 other companies in this group

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.

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.

2 directors on the board

0.6y median 0.6y
average tenure
0.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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.

Finance 1Professional services 1

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01761700
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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