AIR LIQUIDE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£242m
Equity attributable
Employees
294
Average over period
Profit before tax
£22m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £133,379,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £10,139,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £21,579,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £22,230,000 | — | |
| Cash | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £319,150,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £241,680,000 | — | |
| Equity | £241,680,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 294 | — | |
| Wages | £15,417,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £467,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £467,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | 16.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 3.02x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- AIR LIQUIDE UK LIMITED 2004-07-06 → present
- MESSER UK LIMITED 1996-12-31 → 2004-07-06
- MG GAS PRODUCTS LIMITED 1993-09-23 → 1996-12-31
- DISTILLERS MG LIMITED 1988-06-10 → 1993-09-23
- DISTILLERS COMPANY (CARBON DIOXIDE) LIMITED(THE) 1928-08-09 → 1988-06-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- AIR LIQUIDE UK LIMITED · parent
- Engineering and Welding Supplies Limited 100%
- Energas Limited 100%
- Air Liquide Limited 100%
- Air Liquide UK Pension Trustees Limited 100%
- Two Wolves Holdings Limited 100%
- East Midland Welding Supply Company Limited 100%
- Air Liquide Healthcare Limited 100%
- Calgaz Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In December 2023, management committed to a plan to sell the remaining assets and liabilities of the Biomethane division. These activities are planned to have been sold by 31 December 2026 and accordingly have been presented as discontinued operations.”
- “During the year the discontinuation of certain activities of Air Liquide Healthcare Limited resulted in a write down to the value of the investment, which is held indirectly via Air Liquide Limited.”
- “On the 24th July 2026 the company paid a dividend of £11,095,000 to Air Liquide International SA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHENSON, Melina | Secretary | 2023-06-22 | — | — |
| DEHAN, Emmanuel. | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1961 | French |
| LANG, Brandon Gary | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| MACKEY, Peter John | Director | 2019-12-03 | Apr 1971 | British |
| NICOLAS, Jean Francois | Director | 2025-07-01 | Oct 1963 | French |
| TEN CATE, Gert Jan | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1981 | Dutch |
| VILLEPONTOUX, Sylvie | Director | 2025-07-01 | Aug 1968 | French |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAI, Yuan, Finance Manager | Secretary | 2011-03-25 | 2012-03-01 |
| GLITZ, Egon Joachim | Secretary | 2003-04-25 | 2005-06-30 |
| HASNIP, Matthew John | Secretary | 2012-03-01 | 2020-11-19 |
| HONECKER, Christopher James | Secretary | 2020-11-19 | 2023-06-22 |
| REYNOLDS, Andrew Joseph | Secretary | 2009-03-02 | 2011-03-25 |
| THOMPSON, Andrew | Secretary | 2006-05-15 | 2009-03-02 |
| TUCKER, Peter Edward Arthur | Secretary | — | 2003-04-25 |
| WILSON, Christopher John | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2006-05-15 |
| COMPANY SECRETARY | Corporate Secretary | 2012-03-01 | 2012-03-01 |
| ANDREW, Graham John | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2006-08-31 |
| BALTZER, Arno Leo | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| BENBELKACEM, Reida Abdel Krim, Mr. | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-09-01 |
| BERNARD, Jean-Philippe | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2013-12-10 |
| BERTONCINI, Dominique | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2025-09-01 |
| BRAUD-PONCET, Virginie | Director | 2023-06-22 | 2025-07-01 |
| CHALIER, Christophe | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| CUMNER, Clive | Director | — | 2003-04-25 |
| DARCHIS, Francois | Director | 2004-05-06 | 2004-06-09 |
| DELLON, Jean Baptiste | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2010-06-01 |
| DES VILLETTES, Charles-Henri | Director | 2022-12-02 | 2026-03-24 |
| DES VILLETTES, Charles-Henri | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2017-07-27 |
| DESPREAUX, Frederic | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2024-09-01 |
| DIMKE, Jorg- Reiner | Director | — | 1996-01-31 |
| DUPRIEU, Jean Pierre | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2007-04-20 |
| ETHEVENIN, Jacques | Director | 2009-06-18 | 2016-06-15 |
| GAUDOUX, Didier | Director | 2007-08-02 | 2008-07-23 |
| GLITZ, Egon Joachim | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2005-06-30 |
| HESSELMANN, Helene Marie Camille | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2021-06-19 |
| HUBERT, Etienne | Director | 2005-06-17 | 2007-08-02 |
| JOZON, Patrick | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2019-12-03 |
| LUEKEN, Andreas, Dr | Director | — | 1994-11-18 |
| LUIJTEN, Diederick Floris Juriaan Maria | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2019-12-03 |
| MCKEE, James Colin | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| MELAUGH, Mark John | Director | — | 1995-11-09 |
| MESSER, Hans, Senator Dr | Director | — | 1993-04-20 |
| MURPHY, Richard Peter | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2018-07-12 |
| NEUBERT, Manfred Erich | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1995-11-25 |
| OGE, Philippe | Director | 2017-11-28 | 2022-09-01 |
| PENNE, Francesco | Director | 2009-06-18 | 2010-12-06 |
| PETIT, Olivier | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2016-06-15 |
| RICHARD, Louis-Francois Augustin, Antoine | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2016-06-15 |
| SAINZ DE MIER, Lucia | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| SALZGEBER, Guy | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2016-06-15 |
| SARAUX, Bertrand | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2016-06-15 |
| SCHAEFER, Stefan | Director | 1998-12-31 | 2000-07-31 |
| SCHIEDER, Klaus Jurgen, Dr | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2000-10-06 |
| SCHMIDT, Winfrid | Director | — | 2004-05-06 |
| SCHMIEDER, Klaus Jurgen | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2005-06-17 |
| SCHWENCKE, Holger | Director | 1994-11-18 | 1998-12-31 |
| SERVETTO, Paolo | Director | 2021-06-19 | 2023-06-22 |
| SIEVERDING, Markus | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2010-01-28 |
| STOCKS, Peter | Director | 2000-10-06 | 2004-05-06 |
| STORCH, Gerhard Heinrich | Director | 1996-03-19 | 1998-01-01 |
| STRANDBERG, Lars | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2019-12-03 |
| THEXTON, Timothy John | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1994-09-02 |
| TUCKER, Peter Edward Arthur | Director | — | 2003-04-25 |
| VILLEPONTOUX, Sylvie | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2016-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Liquide International Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-04 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.