AFTON COOPER LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8.2k
+308.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.4m
-61.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £8,743,547 | £3,371,429 | -61.4% | |
| Net profit | — | £8,306,370 | £3,202,858 | -61.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,000 | £2,000 | £8,161 | +308.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,000 | £2,000 | £8,161 | +308.1% | |
| Equity | £2,000 | £2,000 | £8,161 | +308.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.5% | — | 0.0% |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AFTON COOPER LIMITED 2004-06-30 → present
- ETHYL COOPER LIMITED 1901-08-01 → 2004-06-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis is appropriate due to the company's interest in a profitable trading subsidiary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, Lee Anthony | Director | 2023-09-30 | Sep 1978 | British |
| MARTIN, Catherine Charlotte | Director | 2018-06-04 | Apr 1976 | British |
| POOLE, Thomas | Director | 2022-03-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
| WALKER, Andrew David | Director | 2014-02-11 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COATES-EVANS, Mark | Secretary | 2011-09-01 | 2014-02-11 |
| GIGG, Trevor John | Secretary | — | 2011-09-01 |
| BURNS, John | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2022-02-22 |
| COATES-EVANS, Mark | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2014-02-11 |
| CROFT, Michael John Francis | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2016-08-08 |
| DONLAN, Kenneth J | Director | 1992-12-17 | 1996-02-29 |
| ELLIS, David Richard | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| FAGAN, Anthony Francis | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2001-10-01 |
| GIGG, Trevor John | Director | — | 2011-09-01 |
| GOTTWALD, Thomas Edward | Director | — | 2004-06-30 |
| HEATH, Michael John | Director | — | 1992-12-16 |
| KOLLMAN, Ronald Edward | Director | 1996-03-01 | 1996-11-01 |
| LEWIS, Michael Arnost | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| NEW, Patricia Eileen | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2010-03-31 |
| WATSON, Harvey | Director | 2016-08-10 | 2018-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Chemical Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.