LIVENT LITHIUM UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1M
+43.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£30M
+6.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
76
-1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.4M
-26.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £70,235,000 | £42,358,000 | £39,917,000 | -5.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,831,000 | £2,334,000 | £2,218,000 | -5% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,265,000 | £3,321,000 | £2,431,000 | -26.8% | |
| Net profit | £3,193,000 | £2,469,000 | £1,838,000 | -25.6% | |
| Cash | £1,148,000 | £767,000 | £1,100,000 | +43.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,628,000 | £30,479,000 | £38,867,000 | +27.5% | |
| Net assets | £25,462,000 | £27,931,000 | £29,769,000 | +6.6% | |
| Equity | £25,462,000 | £27,931,000 | £29,769,000 | +6.6% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 77 | 76 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £3,914,000 | £4,661,000 | £4,652,000 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £252,000 | £241,000 | £255,000 | +5.8% |
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 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 5.8% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.9% | 7.7% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x | 1.80x | 2.43x | |
| Interest cover | 8.97x | — | 17.19x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- LIVENT LITHIUM UK LIMITED 2021-11-15 → present
- FMC CHEMICALS LIMITED 2001-04-23 → 2021-11-15
- FMC CHEMICAL CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED 2000-12-01 → 2001-04-23
- TINADE LIMITED 2000-10-02 → 2000-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The Company has prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.”
Group structure
- LIVENT LITHIUM UK LIMITED · parent
- Livent Korea LLC 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2026 the conflict in Iran between US/Israel and Iran broke out. This caused global volatility in the energy markets due to the impact on Brent crude prices. There have also been impacts on the movement of goods due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. To date, the Company's supply chains remain unaffected.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLEMAN, Samuel David | Secretary | 2017-12-20 | — | — |
| COLEMAN, Samuel David | Director | 2019-05-20 | Feb 1985 | British |
| FOCHTMAN, Barbara Ann | Director | 2016-11-30 | Jun 1970 | American |
| HOSKINS, Amanda Louise | Director | 2023-12-20 | Nov 1971 | British |
| KILDAY, Elaine Grace | Director | 2025-11-14 | Nov 1969 | British,Irish |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Ian Thomas | Secretary | 2014-02-14 | 2015-11-17 |
| DODDS, Jeffrey | Secretary | 2001-01-03 | 2014-02-14 |
| KILDAY, Elaine Grace | Secretary | 2015-11-17 | 2017-12-20 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2001-01-03 |
| BERTRAN, Enrique | Director | 2007-08-22 | 2012-03-31 |
| CALDELAS, Humberto | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-08-18 |
| DESSEN, Arne | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2008-02-01 |
| DODDS, Jeffrey | Director | 2001-04-20 | 2006-01-23 |
| EBERLE, Tim | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2012-06-01 |
| EVANS, Jon | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-09-01 |
| FREY, Stephen | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2002-09-01 |
| HARDWICK, Phil James | Director | 2012-10-17 | 2023-12-20 |
| HOUCK, Lou | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2009-10-24 |
| LEAK, Simon Alistair | Director | 2002-02-07 | 2003-01-10 |
| LEWIS, Stephen | Director | 2010-11-04 | 2014-03-31 |
| LEWIS, Stephen | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2006-01-23 |
| MORFORD, Terence John | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2006-05-19 |
| NORRIS, Eric Walton | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-01-09 |
| ORBISON, David Robert | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2007-08-06 |
| PATTISON, Joseph Eliot | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2018-06-01 |
| PONESSA, Sara Velazquez | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2020-12-17 |
| PRICE, Sue | Director | 2002-02-07 | 2006-01-23 |
| RIDGE, Stephen James | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2016-08-01 |
| SCHNEBERGER, Thomas | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2019-05-31 |
| SIKAND, Rakesh Singh | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2008-10-15 |
| SIMS, Stephen John | Director | 2006-05-20 | 2008-02-17 |
| STARK, Ronald | Director | 2020-12-22 | 2025-05-01 |
| VALENTE, Ana Luzia Sandoval | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2026-04-01 |
| WALLS, Rachael Graham | Director | 2025-05-01 | 2025-09-26 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-02 | 2001-01-03 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-02 | 2001-01-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Tinto Bm Subsidiary Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-06 | Active |
| Arcadium Lithium Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-01-04 | Ceased 2025-03-06 |
| Livent Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-11 | Ceased 2024-01-04 |
| Fmc Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.