COFCO INTERNATIONAL UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-21 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
-£103K
+0.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
+11.5% vs 2023
Employees
98
-1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+5.9% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £226,856,121 | £146,780,880 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,738,624 | £2,898,017 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,642,467 | £2,797,101 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,990,354 | £2,075,823 | |
| Cash | -£1,704,697 | -£2,150,206 | -£2,368,148 | -£106,982 | -£102,987 | -£103,512 | -£103,262 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £18,049,182 | £20,125,005 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £18,049,182 | £20,125,005 | |
| Equity | — | £694,746 | £684,108 | £673,470 | £17,558,828 | £18,049,182 | £20,125,005 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 98 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,390,287 | £5,683,549 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £306,823 | £266,100 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-35.3%
£226,856,121 £146,780,880
-
Cash
+0.2%
-£103,512 -£103,262
-
Net assets
+11.5%
£18,049,182 £20,125,005
-
Employees
-1%
99 98
-
Operating profit
+5.8%
£2,738,624 £2,898,017
-
Profit before tax
+5.9%
£2,642,467 £2,797,101
-
Wages
+5.4%
£5,390,287 £5,683,549
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 15.2% | 14.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.53x | 1.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 13.36x | 12.73x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. 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 5 times since incorporation
- COFCO INTERNATIONAL UK LTD 2017-04-21 → present
- NIDERA UK LIMITED 2002-06-17 → 2017-04-21
- INTERNATIONAL CORN COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED 1986-06-11 → 2002-06-17
- ROSS T. SMYTH LIMITED 1983-02-21 → 1986-06-11
- ROSS T. SMYTH & CO. (SOUTH AMERICA) LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1983-02-21
- ROSS T.SMYTH & COMPANY,LIMITED 1920-03-27 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ensors Accountants LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of their assessment of the financial position of the company and availability of banking facilities provided by the parent undertaking the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue to be able to meet its obligations as they fall due. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the period, there were no material changes to the operating environment of the sector in which the Company is active.”
- “The Company has benefited from an ongoing capital expenditure programme. Directors consider that the Company is well placed to meet future challenges successfully.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REED, Christine | Secretary | 2021-07-12 | — | — |
| DORDERY, Mark Stuart | Director | 2001-05-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
| REED, Christine | Director | 2025-09-17 | Jul 1979 | British |
| SAVIGNAC-BAUDIER, Jerome Romain | Director | 2025-10-15 | Oct 1974 | French |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DORDERY, Mark Stuart | Secretary | 2005-11-22 | 2008-10-31 |
| KERRIDGE, Nicholas Adam | Secretary | 2008-11-01 | 2021-07-12 |
| KERRIDGE, Nicholas Adam | Secretary | 2005-08-01 | 2005-11-22 |
| RENDLE, John Michael | Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 2005-08-01 |
| SMITH, Geoffery | Secretary | — | 1996-08-08 |
| CAPEY, Timothy Edward | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2021-03-01 |
| DE WITTE, Johannes Josephus | Director | 1993-09-17 | 1997-11-01 |
| DEWSBERY, Dennis | Director | 2005-09-22 | 2020-03-31 |
| DEWSBERY, Dennis | Director | 2003-12-23 | 2004-03-31 |
| ECCLES, Andrew | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2019-03-08 |
| HILL, John Warren | Director | 2003-12-23 | 2006-06-15 |
| KENNY, Joe | Director | 2008-01-25 | 2011-03-18 |
| KERRIDGE, Nicholas Adam | Director | 2006-05-22 | 2021-03-01 |
| MCCORKELL, Michael William, Sir | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| MERTON, Andrew James | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| MONCK, Richard | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2015-07-31 |
| RENDLE, John Michael | Director | 1996-12-04 | 2005-08-01 |
| RIETKERK, Job | Director | 2011-05-24 | 2014-05-06 |
| RODITI, Piero Giacobbe | Director | 1997-12-22 | 2000-02-15 |
| RUBERTI REZENDE, Vladimir | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2025-09-17 |
| SALZER LEVI, Marc Lucien | Director | 1993-09-17 | 1994-06-30 |
| SHIELLS, Stuart | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2021-03-01 |
| SIMMONDS, Peter Graham William | Director | 1995-07-24 | 2012-04-25 |
| SMITH, Geoffery | Director | — | 1996-08-08 |
| STOCKTON, Neil Martin | Director | — | 2001-09-30 |
| THOMSEN, Brian Rask | Director | 2000-02-16 | 2004-03-18 |
| VINE, Martin | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2021-03-01 |
| WALLACE, Simon Blackett | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2013-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglo Netherlands Grain Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-21 |
| Cofco International Netherlands B.V. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Cofco Cooperation | Corporate entity | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.