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IMERYS MINERALS LIMITED

Operating as the UK subsidiary of French multinational Imerys S.A., the company extracts and processes industrial minerals, primarily focusing on kaolin production in Cornwall for use in manufacturing sectors such as ceramics, paints, and plastics.

#00269255 · Active · Incorporated 1932-10-12 (94y) · Last filing 2026-10-09 (this month)
Basic Materials · SIC 08110 · B Mining & Quarrying · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-01-30 (in 3 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£466k

-90.3% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£116m

+1.9% vs 2024

Employees

915

-1.4% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£7.2m

+148.8% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £185,072,000£186,035,000£184,969,000 -0.6%
Operating profit -£19,775,000-£11,033,000-£12,894,000 -16.9%
Profit before tax £3,889,000-£14,835,000£7,237,000 +148.8%
Net profit £1,007,000-£10,569,000£6,164,000 +158.3%
Cash £4,133,000£4,787,000£466,000 -90.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £203,288,000£182,064,000£170,433,000 -6.4%
Net assets £117,119,000£113,722,000£115,897,000 +1.9%
Equity £117,119,000£113,722,000£115,897,000 +1.9%
Average employees 954928915 -1.4%
Wages £34,766,000£35,425,000£36,025,000 +1.7%
Directors' remuneration £451,000£448,000£505,000 +12.7%
Directors' pension contributions £31,000£33,000£34,000 +3%
Highest paid director £181,000£182,000£216,000 +18.7%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin -10.7%-5.9%-7.0%
Net margin 0.5%-5.7%3.3%
Return on capital employed -9.7%-6.1%-7.6%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 55.3%54.5%50.7%
Current ratio 1.15x0.81x0.79x
Interest cover -6.83x-2.51x-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 2 times since incorporation

  1. IMERYS MINERALS LIMITED 2000-01-06 → present
  2. ECC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1986-01-01 → 2000-01-06
  3. ENGLISH CLAYS LOVERING POCHIN & COMPANY LIMITED 1932-10-12 → 1986-01-01

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Constantin
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors believe that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

  1. IMERYS MINERALS LIMITED · parent
    1. Reclaym Ltd 75% · England and Wales · Storage, treatment and disposal of naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM).
    2. Eco-Bos Development Limited 25% · England and Wales · Development of sustainable communities within mid-Cornwall
    3. Goonamarris Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
    4. Imerys Aluminates Ltd 100% · England and Wales · Manufacture of cement

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 65 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
TRAHAIR-DAVIES, Henri Simon Secretary 2009-04-01 — British
HEWSON, Mark David Stuart Director 2022-05-27 Dec 1970 British
TOWNSEND, Richard James Director 2022-11-10 May 1976 British
WELSH, Paul Jason Director 2020-06-24 Sep 1977 British
Show 65 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DHESI, Dalvir Secretary 2008-02-01 2009-03-31
HAWKEN, Alan Geoffrey Secretary — 2002-12-31
TRAHAIR DAVIES, Henri Simon Secretary 2004-05-10 2008-01-31
WHEATLEY, Christine Berardo Secretary 2003-01-01 2004-05-10
BARNARD, Jeremy Keith Director 2020-06-24 2022-06-30
BAUDOUIN, Jerome Director 2015-07-01 2018-10-03
BAZIREAU, Paul Director 2007-05-31 2010-04-19
BESNAULT, David Pierre Director 2009-05-13 2010-04-19
BEUCHER, Frederic Director 2008-04-15 2010-04-19
BORNE, Eric Thierry Director 2015-09-04 2018-10-03
BOURG, Philippe Guy Pascal Director 2018-10-03 2019-03-15
BOWN, Richard, Dr Director 2001-07-02 2007-05-31
BUFFIERE, Gerard Director 2002-01-29 2003-04-16
CHARDON, Guy Eugene Paul Pierre Director 2001-12-20 2003-10-01
CLAPHAM, David John Director 2016-10-04 2019-03-15
CLEAVES, Christopher Edward Director 2010-04-19 2018-10-03
CLOUGH, Thomas Ashley Director — 1994-01-01
CROGGON, Jeremy Coldstream Director — 1993-02-01
DANIELLOU, Pierre Louis Marie Director 2016-12-31 2018-05-14
DANIELLOU, Pierre Louis Marie Director 2010-04-19 2015-07-01
DANIELLOU, Pierre Louis Marie Director 2007-05-31 2008-04-15
DAULMERIE, Christophe Director 2003-07-23 2007-05-31
DE GOUVEIA, Adelino Miguel Marinho Director 2019-03-15 2020-06-24
DELACROIX, Guillaume Marie Hubert Director 2019-03-15 2021-07-06
DELVILLE, Michel Director 2007-05-31 2009-05-13
DENNETT, Theresa Margaret Director 2010-04-12 2016-10-04
DHAYAL, Narender Kumar Director 2018-10-03 2020-01-17
DOBSON, John Boyd Director — 1994-01-01
DRAYTON, Patrick Director 1994-01-01 1998-10-16
ELLIOTT, Peter Muir Director 1994-01-01 1999-05-20
FRANTZ, Olivier Rene Gilbert Director 2007-05-31 2007-10-31
FUCHET, Pierre Director 2020-01-17 2020-04-30
GIRAUD, Cyril Charles Pierre Director 2010-04-19 2011-09-20
GRONOW, Clive William, Dr Director — 1998-09-30
HARE, Adrian David Director — 1994-01-01
HAUTIN, Oliver Director 2002-01-29 2007-05-31
JENNINGS, Barry Randall, Professor Director — 1994-01-01
JONES, Mark Cameron Director 2002-01-29 2003-06-20
KARCHER, Luc Director 2001-07-02 2004-07-30
LARSON, Philip Reeve Director 2001-07-02 2002-01-29
LEROY, Serge Director 1999-05-20 2001-07-02
LONGDEN, Alan Director 1999-03-01 2002-01-29
LOVERING, Graham Director — 1994-01-01
MACQUET, Francois Director 2011-09-20 2015-07-28
MCLOUGHLIN, Michael Director 2003-10-15 2005-05-01
MUSSON, Denis Philippe Marie Director 1999-05-20 2001-07-02
PECRESSE, Jerome Director 1999-05-20 2001-07-02
PRESTON, Roger Duncan Director 1998-09-30 2001-07-02
PRICE, Carl Anthony Director 2007-05-31 2010-04-19
REDIKER, Dennis Louis Director 1993-06-02 1994-01-01
ROGERS, Malcolm Francis Director 2012-12-12 2019-08-31
ROUSSEL, Benoit Pierre Gerard Director 2018-10-03 2019-03-15
ROWE, Anton Edward Richard Director 2005-05-01 2006-09-15
ROWE, Dudley Cyril Director — 1994-01-01
ROWSE, Reginald Director 2008-04-15 2012-12-12
SALMONA, Thierry Director 2002-01-29 2016-12-31
SHOPLAND, Ashley John Director 2003-07-28 2023-01-31
SIMPSON, Roland Theodore Director — 1993-01-23
SYLVESTER, John Richard Director 2001-07-02 2001-12-20
TAKERER, John Michael Director 1998-09-30 1999-12-27
TEARE, Andrew Hubert Director — 1996-03-31
TOMS, Gerald Lance Director — 1994-01-01
TRENERRY, Roger Eastmead Director 1998-09-30 1999-05-06
WANG, Shumin Director 2019-03-15 2025-11-03
WHITFORD, Barry John Director 2010-04-19 2013-07-01

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Imerys Uk Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 301 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-05-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2026-02-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2026-02-27 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-10-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-05-17 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-04-29 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2026-02-27 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-02-27 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-02-19 AAMD accounts Accounts amended with accounts type full
2026-02-18 AAMD accounts Accounts amended with accounts type full
2026-01-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-01-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-01-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-01-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-24 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-01-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-11-16 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-07-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-06-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
10

last 12 months

Capital events
1

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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