ARGENT ENERGY LIMITED
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Cash
£509K
-95.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£43M
+46.5% vs 2024
Employees
162
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£30M
-5.5% vs 2024
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 | £292,229,000 | £281,033,000 | £292,050,000 | +3.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£91,346,000 | -£24,778,000 | -£29,985,000 | -21% | |
| Profit before tax | -£91,268,000 | -£28,069,000 | -£29,626,000 | -5.5% | |
| Net profit | -£81,143,000 | -£44,910,000 | -£16,430,000 | +63.4% | |
| Cash | £2,108,000 | £10,533,000 | £509,000 | -95.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,864,000 | £31,788,000 | £50,105,000 | +57.6% | |
| Net assets | £44,083,000 | £29,173,000 | £42,743,000 | +46.5% | |
| Equity | £44,083,000 | £29,173,000 | £42,743,000 | +46.5% | |
| Average employees | 151 | 157 | 162 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | £8,362,000 | £7,991,000 | £8,779,000 | +9.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £506,000 | £345,000 | £482,000 | +39.7% |
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 | -31.3% | -8.8% | -10.3% | |
| Net margin | -27.8% | -16.0% | -5.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -194.9% | -77.9% | -59.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 1.25x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | -67.36x | -4.41x | -13.35x |
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
- ARGENT ENERGY LIMITED 2015-12-24 → present
- ARGENT ENERGY TRADING LIMITED 2005-06-30 → 2015-12-24
- HOPEVIEW LIMITED 2005-05-17 → 2005-06-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “The production at our Stanlow production facility was adversely impacted by an incident which damaged key components of the plant during 2024. Following repairs, production at reduced capacity resumed in early 2025, with the facility returning to full operation and production capacity in August 2025.”
- “Monies recovered from insurer following incident in main manufacturing site in October 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORRIS, David Charles | Secretary | 2018-10-03 | — | — |
| CALVIOU, Louise Jacqueline, Dr | Director | 2023-10-24 | Jul 1966 | British |
| DALL'AGLIO, Marco | Director | 2023-10-24 | May 1968 | Italian |
| POSNETT, Dickon Walker | Director | 2019-03-12 | Dec 1962 | British |
| WELCH, Caroline | Director | 2025-03-28 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Andrew John | Secretary | 2005-06-10 | 2005-10-12 |
| BOND, Christopher David | Secretary | 2007-05-04 | 2009-01-28 |
| BOYD, James Arthur Richard | Secretary | 2009-01-30 | 2015-12-17 |
| DIBBEN, Ann Marie | Secretary | 2016-08-23 | 2018-07-13 |
| HOULKER, Georgia | Secretary | 2005-05-20 | 2005-06-10 |
| HYND, Russell John | Secretary | 2006-04-21 | 2007-04-27 |
| MACEACHRAN, Ronald Bannatyne | Secretary | 2005-10-12 | 2006-04-21 |
| MORRIS, David Charles | Secretary | 2015-12-17 | 2016-08-23 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-05-17 | 2005-05-20 |
| ACTON, Craig Howard | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2022-05-13 |
| BARNES, Andrew John | Director | 2005-05-20 | 2005-10-24 |
| BOYD, James Arthur Richard | Director | 2008-04-07 | 2019-03-12 |
| CURRAN, Hamish | Director | 2005-06-10 | 2005-10-31 |
| DANE, Andrew William | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2020-07-09 |
| DEAN, Nicola | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2025-03-28 |
| GAGGIOTTI, Lamberto | Director | 2022-05-13 | 2023-02-23 |
| GRAY, David John | Director | 2005-06-08 | 2009-08-18 |
| HUNTER, Andrew Pennington Havard | Director | 2005-06-08 | 2018-03-31 |
| MACEACHRAN, Ronald Bannatyne | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2008-04-06 |
| MATTHEWS, Hazel Elizabeth | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2020-09-30 |
| RABELINK, Dirk Willem | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2021-06-30 |
| RAE-SMITH, John Bruce | Director | 2018-08-03 | 2019-03-12 |
| RIETKERK, Erik Peter | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2023-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Michael William | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2022-12-15 |
| WALKER, James Lamont | Director | 2017-05-15 | 2018-08-03 |
| SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-05-17 | 2005-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argent Energy Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.