EXOL LUBRICANTS (ROTHERHAM) LIMITED
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Cash
£74k
-17.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
0% vs 2024
Employees
29
+3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.2m
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Energy median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £73,451,945 | £61,158,755 | £64,022,545 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,886,255 | £3,062,368 | £3,258,190 | +6.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,809,566 | £3,070,393 | £3,192,957 | +4% | |
| Net profit | £2,143,267 | £2,308,385 | £2,400,308 | +4% | |
| Cash | £686,063 | £90,353 | £74,470 | -17.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,127,148 | £12,033,560 | £12,052,803 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £11,159,653 | £11,168,038 | £11,168,346 | 0% | |
| Equity | — | £11,168,038 | £11,168,346 | 0% | |
| Average employees | — | 28 | 29 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | — | £1,752,341 | £1,729,994 | -1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £506,351 | £510,643 | +0.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 5.0% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 3.8% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.8% | 25.4% | 27.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.9% | 38.9% | 36.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.37x | 2.34x | 2.45x | |
| Interest cover | 34.75x | — | 48.60x |
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
- EXOL LUBRICANTS (ROTHERHAM) LIMITED 2012-06-26 → present
- GREEN LINE OILS LIMITED 1993-07-06 → 2012-06-26
- OPTIONBLEND LIMITED 1993-04-13 → 1993-07-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- bk plus Audit Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Ordinary dividends were paid amounting to £2,400,000.”
- “Developmert work continued throughout 2025 and into 2026 following the acquisition in 2024 of the site and warehouse adjacent to the Group's All Saints Road facility.”
- “In May 2025, Exol was honoured to receive the King's Award for Enterprise in International Trade.”
- “During the year, the Group commenced preparations to migrate its core finance and operational systems from Microsoft Dynamics to Microsoft Business Central, with implementation planned for late 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVERITT, Steven David | Secretary | 2003-03-28 | — | British |
| DONALDSON, Scott William | Director | 2013-01-01 | Oct 1970 | British |
| DUNN, Stephen Lang | Director | 2013-01-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| EVERITT, Steven David | Director | 2009-01-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
| FROGSON, Darren Barber | Director | 2002-05-23 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURDOCK, Denis Andrew | Secretary | 2001-10-01 | 2003-03-28 |
| FODEN, Kenneth Ernest | Secretary | 2000-11-30 | 2001-10-01 |
| MCCOY, Adrian Patrick | Secretary | 1996-02-22 | 2000-07-20 |
| ROSE, Derek Neil | Secretary | 1993-06-24 | 1996-02-22 |
| UNSWORTH, Anthony Richard | Secretary | 2000-07-20 | 2000-11-30 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-04-13 | 1993-06-24 |
| ARMSTRONG, Gilbert | Director | 1993-08-26 | 1996-02-22 |
| HOOLE, Jonathan | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| MARTIN, Philip James | Director | 1993-06-24 | 2010-03-10 |
| ROSE, David Neil | Director | 1993-08-26 | 1996-02-22 |
| ROSE, Derek Neil | Director | 1993-06-24 | 1996-02-22 |
| STENTON, Charles Harry | Director | 1993-08-26 | 1996-02-22 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-04-13 | 1993-06-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darren Barber Frogson | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-07-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2020-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.