TATE & LYLE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE PLC
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Cash
£212m
-7.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£396m
+13.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£62m
+1.1% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Accordingly, the Directors have concluded that a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern should the transaction complete within the going concern assessment period.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £63,617,000 | £61,077,000 | £61,765,000 | +1.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £61,077,000 | £61,765,000 | +1.1% | |
| Net profit | £47,713,000 | £45,808,000 | £46,324,000 | +1.1% | |
| Cash | £354,008,000 | £228,616,000 | £212,275,000 | -7.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £840,624,000 | £1,427,050,000 | £1,612,354,000 | +13% | |
| Net assets | £303,456,000 | £349,264,000 | £395,588,000 | +13.3% | |
| Equity | £303,456,000 | £349,264,000 | £395,588,000 | +13.3% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 7.6% | 4.3% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.1% | 90.0% | 89.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.69x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | 0.60x | 0.57x | 0.53x |
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
- TATE & LYLE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE PLC 1988-07-05 → present
- TATE & LYLE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1970-01-16 → 1988-07-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Accordingly, the Directors have concluded that a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern should the transaction complete within the going concern assessment period.”
Significant events
- “On 28 October 2025, the Company entered into a US$180 million (£136 million) two-year term loan facility and drew it down. The funds generated from this were used to repay on 29 October 2025 a US$180 million (£136 million) US private placement at maturity.”
- “After the balance sheet date, on 15 July 2026, the Company published a prospectus for a £3,000,000,000 Guaranteed Euro Medium Term Note Programme and listed the Programme on the London Stock Exchange. No notes have been issued following the Programme establishment due to a potential cash acquisition of Tate & Lyle by Ingredion, refer to events after the balance sheet date.”
- “On 28 July 2026, in satisfaction of a condition to completion of the potential cash acquisition of Tate & Lyle by Ingredion, the Court Meeting and General Meeting of Scheme Shareholders and Tate & Lyle Shareholders was held and all the resolutions proposed were duly passed. The acquisition remains conditional on receipt of regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.”
- “On 10 June 2026, the Company entered into a new US$180 million (£136 million) three-year term loan facility, maturing in June 2029, with one one-year extension option at the Lender's consent, and drew it down. Floating rate interest on the new facility is charged based on SOFR plus margin. The funds generated were drawn on 24 June 2026 and used on the same day to repay the US$180 million two-year term loan facility entered into on 28 October 2025, with the previous facility then cancelled before its maturity in 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Rebecca Jayne | Secretary | 2024-07-12 | — | — |
| AU-YEUNG, Marianna | Director | 2020-08-05 | Jul 1978 | British |
| KIPPING, Angela | Director | 2025-10-16 | Sep 1980 | British |
| KUIJLAARS, Sarah Mary | Director | 2024-09-16 | Sep 1967 | British |
| ROLLS, Sarah | Director | 2023-10-05 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Rowan Daniel Justin | Secretary | 2007-09-27 | 2008-07-25 |
| ADAMS, Rowan Daniel Justin | Secretary | 2001-05-11 | 2005-07-28 |
| BOND, Anna | Secretary | 2005-07-28 | 2007-09-27 |
| GILBERT, Lucie Sarah | Secretary | 2008-06-17 | 2016-12-05 |
| MULLIGAN, Alan Gerard | Secretary | 1995-05-29 | 1998-02-20 |
| STAMFORD-MOROZ, Phoebe | Secretary | 2021-07-15 | 2024-07-12 |
| STEBBINGS, David Scott | Secretary | — | 1995-05-29 |
| THAM, Jaime | Secretary | 2016-12-06 | 2021-07-15 |
| WILSON, Diane Meriel | Secretary | 1998-02-20 | 2001-05-11 |
| ALLEN, Dawn Amanda | Director | 2022-05-16 | 2024-09-15 |
| BROWN, Philip Ian | Director | 1998-06-30 | 2016-09-26 |
| CANNINGS, Barry John | Director | 2007-10-22 | 2020-08-04 |
| COLE, Erin | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2025-08-29 |
| COOPER, Graham Paul | Director | — | 1992-03-26 |
| CREED, David Ronald | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| DERODRA, Mehul Andrew | Director | 2011-09-30 | 2013-11-01 |
| GARRED, Andrew | Director | 2020-08-05 | 2023-10-05 |
| GIFFORD, Simon | Director | 1996-01-08 | 2006-07-19 |
| HAMPTON, Anthony Nicholas Seymour | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| HENLEY, Andrew | Director | 2019-07-15 | 2023-03-31 |
| HICKS, William Beverley | Director | 2008-07-09 | 2011-09-30 |
| HURST, Adam Howard | Director | 2005-06-24 | 2007-12-07 |
| KING, Charles Lawrence Edward | Director | 1998-07-03 | 2000-12-15 |
| LEWIS, Paul Scott | Director | — | 1996-11-28 |
| LODGE, Timothy Ralph Henry | Director | 2007-10-22 | 2014-08-31 |
| LODGE, Timothy Ralph Henry | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2003-12-01 |
| MCLEISH, Chris | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2005-06-24 |
| MCLEISH, Christopher Mark | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2019-07-15 |
| METCALF, James Harry | Director | — | 2001-06-30 |
| MITCHELL, Simon John | Director | 1992-07-24 | 1996-05-30 |
| NAWAZ, Imran | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| NICHOLAS, John Edward | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2008-09-30 |
| PETERSEN, Antony Gerard | Director | — | 1997-03-19 |
| PIGOTT, John Christopher | Director | 1994-07-27 | 1998-05-13 |
| QUINN, James Anthony | Director | 1997-11-04 | 2022-03-31 |
| ROBINSON, Mark | Director | 1996-05-30 | 2007-10-25 |
| SEHGAL, Vivid | Director | 2021-03-19 | 2021-11-03 |
| STEBBINGS, David Scott | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1998-07-15 |
| TWENTY, Jared William | Director | — | 1994-07-27 |
| WHIDDETT, Oliver Andrew | Director | 2016-09-26 | 2020-08-04 |
| WILLIAMS, Anthony Charles Wallace | Director | 1998-01-05 | 2000-06-07 |
| WOODHOUSE, Barry George | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate & Lyle Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 235 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.