BUREAU VERITAS COMMODITIES UK LIMITED
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Cash
£84k
+42.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£33m
+6.1% vs 2024
Employees
202
-16.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3m
-11.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £25,040,000 | £25,220,000 | £26,569,000 | +5.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,697,000 | £3,203,000 | £2,908,000 | -9.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,646,000 | £3,393,000 | £3,016,000 | -11.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,598,000 | £2,110,000 | £1,853,000 | -12.2% | |
| Cash | £201,000 | £59,000 | £84,000 | +42.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,295,000 | £31,287,000 | £33,094,000 | +5.8% | |
| Net assets | £37,089,000 | £31,089,000 | £32,972,000 | +6.1% | |
| Equity | £37,089,000 | £31,089,000 | £32,972,000 | +6.1% | |
| Average employees | 244 | 243 | 202 | -16.9% | |
| Wages | £8,674,000 | £9,046,000 | £7,943,000 | -12.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £133,000 | £162,000 | £167,000 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,000 | £7,000 | £7,000 | 0% |
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 | 14.8% | 12.7% | 10.9% | |
| Net margin | 10.4% | 8.4% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.9% | 10.2% | 8.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.4% | 12.8% | 5.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.37x | 1.82x | 5.88x | |
| Interest cover | 72.49x | — | — |
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
- BUREAU VERITAS COMMODITIES UK LIMITED 2021-04-23 → present
- TENPLETH LIMITED 2004-04-06 → 2021-04-23
- 2230TH SINGLE MEMBER SHELF INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED 2003-11-18 → 2004-04-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Bureau Veritas Commodities UK Limited have continued to utilise a cash pooling arrangement with other Bureau Veritas group companies however the business is able to support itself with meeting its liabilities. On this basis, the Directors have formed a judgement...”
Group structure
- BUREAU VERITAS COMMODITIES UK LIMITED · parent
- Inspectorate Malta Ltd 99.95%
Significant events
- “Commencing 1st May 2025, Bureau Veritas undertook a strategic reorganisation of its Oil and Petrochemical Testing, Inspection and Certification business... all UK Oil and Petrochemical business was moved from this entity to a new standalone UK business... consideraton paid... was £1,416,000”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANUSSOT, Aurelie Micheline Marie-Jeanne | Director | 2026-06-08 | Aug 1983 | French |
| DAVIES, Darren John | Director | 2021-04-22 | May 1965 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Donald Brian Frederick | Secretary | 2021-04-22 | 2022-04-26 |
| COOKE, Andrew James | Secretary | 2004-08-02 | 2004-08-02 |
| CROMPTON, Paul | Secretary | 2009-12-02 | 2012-01-11 |
| DERRICK, David John | Secretary | 2009-07-02 | 2009-12-02 |
| FOTHERINGHAM, Martin Muir | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2004-08-02 |
| QUIGLEY, Andrew Christopher | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2009-07-02 |
| REYNOLDS, Brian | Secretary | 2012-01-16 | 2016-02-29 |
| SHEPHERD, Andrew Norman | Secretary | 2005-02-17 | 2008-01-31 |
| THOMAS, Clare | Secretary | 2016-02-10 | 2020-04-09 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-11-18 | 2004-04-01 |
| AINSWORTH, Donald Brian Frederick | Director | 2021-04-22 | 2022-04-26 |
| BARRY, Paul | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-08-26 |
| BERMEJO, Laurent Philippe | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2010-01-01 |
| BRYAN, Richard David | Director | 2020-04-09 | 2021-01-29 |
| COOKE, Andrew James | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2004-08-02 |
| CROMPTON, James Paul | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-01-11 |
| FOTHERINGHAM, Martin Muir | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2004-08-02 |
| GORMAN, Steven | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2021-04-22 |
| GUIZE, Olivier Jaques | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2007-02-22 |
| JARRIS, David | Director | 2021-04-22 | 2026-06-08 |
| LAWLESS, Patrick | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2008-02-08 |
| MURPHY, James Robert | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2008-01-25 |
| REYNOLDS, Brian | Director | 2012-01-16 | 2016-02-29 |
| SHEPHERD, Andrew Norman | Director | 2005-02-17 | 2008-01-31 |
| SMITH, Kenneth Mar | Director | 2015-08-26 | 2021-04-22 |
| THOMAS, Clare | Director | 2016-04-05 | 2020-04-09 |
| WIROTIUS, Patrick | Director | 2008-02-08 | 2010-01-01 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-11-18 | 2004-04-01 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-11-18 | 2004-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bureau Veritas Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-01-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-04-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.