CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of DCC plc, the company is a wholesale distributor of fuels and lubricants across the UK.
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Cash
£9m
+18.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£67m
+82.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,096
-0.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£35m
+1,209.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £3,878,672,000 | £3,516,050,000 | £3,440,209,000 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £4,760,000 | £8,735,000 | £19,763,000 | +126.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,088,000 | -£3,127,000 | £34,694,000 | +1,209.5% | |
| Net profit | -£4,218,000 | -£8,241,000 | £30,314,000 | +467.8% | |
| Cash | £11,307,000 | £7,618,000 | £9,001,000 | +18.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £74,165,000 | £196,127,000 | £253,471,000 | +29.2% | |
| Net assets | £44,415,000 | £36,692,000 | £66,874,000 | +82.3% | |
| Equity | £44,415,000 | £36,692,000 | £66,874,000 | +82.3% | |
| Average employees | 2,201 | 2,115 | 2,096 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | £85,535,000 | £87,559,000 | £91,717,000 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,742,000 | £2,957,000 | £3,396,000 | +14.8% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 4.5% | 7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.1% | 96.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.65x | 0.70x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | 0.75x | 0.71x | 1.53x |
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
- CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED 2013-09-27 → present
- GB OILS LIMITED 2004-08-09 → 2013-09-27
- GW 293 LIMITED 2001-02-26 → 2004-08-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED · parent
- Maverton Limited
- Carlton Fuels Limited
- Snap Group Holdings Limited
- Alpa Group Limited
- Freedom Heat Pumps Limited
Significant events
- “On 2nd April 2026, the company acquired the trade and assets of The 'fechan Truckstop for £3,750,000 settled in cash.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILLINGTON, Richard | Director | 2020-03-31 | May 1979 | British |
| BROAD, Nathan | Director | 2024-10-18 | Mar 1968 | British |
| BROTHERTON, Eileen Frances | Director | 2023-03-30 | Dec 1970 | British |
| CASEY, Stephen | Director | 2023-03-30 | Mar 1980 | Irish |
| FORTH, Daniel Owen | Director | 2024-01-15 | Mar 1989 | British |
| LITTLE, Daniel Stephen Paul | Director | 2017-03-31 | Jan 1976 | British |
| MAIN, Bryan | Director | 2024-10-18 | May 1982 | British |
| TAYLOR, Steven Michael | Director | 2015-12-03 | Sep 1959 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABLETT, Peter | Secretary | 2001-10-01 | 2004-08-10 |
| CHAMBERS, Samuel | Secretary | 2004-08-10 | 2005-10-10 |
| CLARK, Emma Louise | Secretary | 2017-10-27 | 2022-08-01 |
| MACKIE, Ian Fraser | Secretary | 2012-10-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| ROSS, Angus | Secretary | 2016-06-30 | 2017-10-27 |
| STEWART, Jonathan | Secretary | 2005-10-10 | 2012-09-30 |
| GW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-02-26 | 2001-10-01 |
| BREEN, Tommy | Director | 2004-08-26 | 2006-09-12 |
| CHAMBERS, Samuel | Director | 2004-08-10 | 2013-06-28 |
| DEENEY, Mark Anthony | Director | 2024-10-18 | 2025-02-07 |
| DOORLY, Declan | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2023-03-30 |
| HOWLEY, Thomas | Director | 2004-08-10 | 2007-06-30 |
| HUGHES, David William | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2004-08-26 |
| KEATING, Daire | Director | 2017-09-30 | 2019-01-31 |
| KELLY, Wilma Fleming | Director | 2023-03-30 | 2025-06-06 |
| KILMARTIN, Patrick Jeremy | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| LEVY, Anthony Francis | Director | 2004-08-26 | 2008-09-30 |
| MACKIE, Ian Fraser | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| MAYO, Stephen John | Director | 2021-08-23 | 2024-04-30 |
| MURPHY, Conor Jospeh | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2017-09-30 |
| MURPHY, Donal | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2017-09-30 |
| O'BRIEN, Edward Gerard | Director | 2015-02-12 | 2023-03-30 |
| O'KEEFFE, Colman | Director | 2004-08-26 | 2010-09-13 |
| QUINN, Peter | Director | 2012-01-24 | 2014-05-30 |
| SEALEY, Stuart | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| SHAUGHNESSY, Emma | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2024-01-15 |
| STEWART, Anthony Francis | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2021-08-23 |
| STEWART, Anthony Francis | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2012-04-04 |
| STEWART, Jonathan | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| VIAN, Paul Thomas | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2015-02-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Paul John | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2024-10-18 |
| GW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-02-26 | 2001-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Acquisitions Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.