YARA UK LIMITED
Operating as the British subsidiary of the Norwegian chemical group Yara, the company manufactures and supplies nitrogen-based mineral fertilisers and crop nutrition products under brands such as YaraMila, YaraBela, and YaraVita.
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Cash
£4.4m
-65.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£266m
-7.8% vs 2024
Employees
228
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£60m
+71.4% highest in 3 filed years
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Yara UK's latest accounts show strong volume growth and a £65m dividend heading back to its Norwegian parent. 🌾📈
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials 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 | £658,294,000 | £606,391,000 | £678,445,000 | +11.9% | |
| Operating profit | £50,878,000 | £31,910,000 | £56,646,000 | +77.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £50,923,000 | £35,132,000 | £60,216,000 | +71.4% | |
| Net profit | £39,124,000 | £26,239,000 | £45,301,000 | +72.6% | |
| Cash | £0 | £12,618,000 | £4,362,000 | -65.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £322,143,000 | £361,571,000 | £352,086,000 | -2.6% | |
| Net assets | £261,518,000 | £288,502,000 | £266,116,000 | -7.8% | |
| Equity | £261,518,000 | £288,502,000 | £266,116,000 | -7.8% | |
| Average employees | 215 | 218 | 228 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | £15,927,000 | £16,861,000 | £16,796,000 | -0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £139,000 | £141,000 | £273,000 | +93.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £45,000 | £56,000 | £66,000 | +17.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £139,315 | £141,394 | £175,024 | +23.8% |
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 | 7.7% | 5.3% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 4.3% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.8% | 8.8% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.4% | 29.8% | 33.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.34x | 4.85x | 4.31x | |
| Interest cover | 15.45x | 7.82x | 14.81x |
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
- YARA UK LIMITED 2004-03-25 → present
- HYDRO AGRI (UK) LIMITED 2001-11-30 → 2004-03-25
- HYDRO FERTILIZERS LIMITED 2001-11-13 → 2001-11-30
- HYDRO RESERVE LIMITED 2000-01-04 → 2001-11-13
- HYDRO ALUMINIUM EXTRUSION LIMITED 1999-10-13 → 2000-01-04
- ECLIPSESUN LIMITED 1999-08-02 → 1999-10-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the going concern assumption given the economic climate and have formed the conclusion that there is a reasonable expectation that the company will continue to operate in the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- YARA UK LIMITED · parent
- Extran Limited 100%
- George Hadfield & Company Limited 100%
- Immingham Outflow Limited 50%
- Kemira Growhow Limited 100%
- Yara Limited 100%
- Yara Agri Limited 100%
- Yara Chafer Limited 100%
- Yara Fertilizers Limited 100%
- Yara Gas & Chemicals Limited 100%
- Yara Industrial Limited 100%
- Yara International Limited 100%
- Yara Overseas Limited 100%
- Yara Phosyn Limited 100%
- Yara Pocklington Limited 100%
- Yaravita Limited 100%
- Yara Reserve 5 Limited 100%
- Phosyn Chemicals Limited 100%
- Megalab.net Limited 100%
- Lancrop Laboratories Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Construction of the new YaraVita and YaraAmplix global production facility at Howden progressed, achieving Practical Completion of civil, structural and architectural works in October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HANCOCK, James Henry Domhnull | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | — | — |
| FRANKE, Maren | Director | 2025-02-24 | Jan 1989 | German |
| HANCOCK, James Henry Domhnull | Director | 2025-12-04 | Jan 1979 | British |
| OUGHDOUD, Abdelmajid | Director | 2022-07-11 | Nov 1984 | Moroccan |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADKINS, Bernard James | Secretary | 1999-10-06 | 2001-11-13 |
| GORBUTT, Lynne Helen | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2018-10-31 |
| MATTIUZZO, Mauro | Secretary | 1999-08-10 | 1999-10-06 |
| SPINDLER, David Kenneth | Secretary | 2001-11-13 | 2010-08-31 |
| THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-08-02 | 1999-08-10 |
| ADKINS, Bernard James | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2001-11-13 |
| ANDERSON, Tove | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| AXELSEN, Bent Kilsund | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2015-08-28 |
| CATTERMOLE, Robin Charles | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| DALANE, Anne Grethe | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2022-07-11 |
| FERGUSSON, Peter | Director | 1999-10-06 | 2004-06-10 |
| GREY, Charles Spenser | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2025-08-31 |
| HOLBA, Tor | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2004-07-05 |
| KLEIV, Nina | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2014-01-01 |
| KNUTSEN, Terje | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2015-12-01 |
| KVIDAL, Torgeir | Director | 2005-01-13 | 2006-03-01 |
| LAMAISON, Benoit Franck | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2015-12-01 |
| LYCETT, Lynn-Marie | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| MATTIUZZO, Mauro | Director | 1999-08-10 | 1999-10-06 |
| MELLOR, Philip Graham | Director | 1999-08-10 | 1999-10-06 |
| OMBUDSTVEDT, Sven | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2002-11-21 |
| PENTINMAKI, Jari Janne Tapani | Director | 2022-07-11 | 2024-12-05 |
| PREW, Jeremy Edward | Director | 2008-07-22 | 2015-12-01 |
| ROSVOLL, Alvin Kristian | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2012-06-15 |
| SCHUTZ, Frederik | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2010-11-25 |
| SHAW, Douglas James | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2004-07-05 |
| SLOOT, Wilhelmus Caspar Maria | Director | 2004-07-05 | 2006-07-05 |
| SMITH, Peter Lawrie | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2018-01-15 |
| SPEIRS, John Garrett | Director | 1999-10-06 | 2001-11-13 |
| SPINDLER, David Kenneth | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2010-08-31 |
| TOMKINSON, David John | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-08-02 | 1999-08-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry Of Trade, Industry And Fisheries, (Norway) | Legal person | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-12 | 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
- 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.