COFCO INTERNATIONAL UK LTD
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Cash
-£84k
+18.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£21m
+3.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
98
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£854k
-69.5% first positive since 2020
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COFCO International UK sees profits drop by two-thirds as a margin squeeze hits the British grain trader. 🌾📉
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £211,500,655 | £199,972,153 | £277,556,168 | £226,856,121 | £146,780,880 | £133,091,094 | -9.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,062,204 | £1,951,698 | — | £2,738,624 | £2,898,017 | £935,446 | -67.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£342,425 | £2,089,174 | £4,090,681 | £2,642,467 | £2,797,101 | £854,403 | -69.5% | |
| Net profit | — | £2,089,174 | £2,959,543 | £1,990,354 | £2,075,823 | £697,284 | -66.4% | |
| Cash | -£2,368,148 | £304 | £707 | -£103,512 | -£103,262 | -£83,734 | +18.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £18,049,182 | £20,125,005 | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £18,049,182 | £20,125,005 | £20,822,289 | +3.5% | |
| Equity | £684,108 | £14,599,285 | £17,558,828 | £18,049,182 | £20,125,005 | £20,822,289 | +3.5% | |
| Average employees | 100 | 105 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,859,250 | £4,450,148 | £4,845,782 | £5,390,287 | £5,683,549 | £5,946,113 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £536,370 | £266,929 | £275,864 | £306,823 | £292,003 | £359,691 | +23.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £25,309 | £25,903 | £33,207 | +28.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £332,132 | £292,003 | £324,480 | +11.1% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.5% | 1.0% | — | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 15.2% | 14.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 58.4% | 52.3% | 48.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.53x | 1.68x | 1.89x | |
| Interest cover | -3.46x | 8.63x | — | 13.36x | 12.73x | 3.19x |
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
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company has taken out insurance to indemnify, against third party proceedings, the directors of the Company whilst serving on the board of the Company.”
- “The Company has benefited from an ongoing capital expenditure programme.”
- “In the normal course of trade the company gives guarantees in respect of certain contractual obligations.”
- “In addition the company, as a direct subsidary of COFCO International BV, has entered into an arrangement of cross guarantees with group bankers.”
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 (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 180 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.