E D & F MAN LIQUID PRODUCTS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£64K
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.2M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
45
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.8M
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £83,105,000 | £82,830,000 | £104,274,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,950,000 | £3,067,000 | £3,842,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,870,000 | £2,433,000 | £3,813,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £553,000 | £2,230,000 | £3,503,000 | — | |
| Cash | £46,000 | -£40,000 | £64,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,591,000 | £13,195,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,673,000 | £5,903,000 | £7,181,000 | — | |
| Equity | £3,673,000 | £5,903,000 | £7,181,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 48 | 45 | 45 | — | |
| Wages | £2,405,000 | £2,482,000 | £3,839,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £564,000 | £508,000 | £833,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 15 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 2.7% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 29.0% | 29.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 74.3% | 76.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 1.19x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 2.73x | 4.84x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- E D & F MAN LIQUID PRODUCTS UK LIMITED 2007-08-14 → present
- E D & F MAN RESEARCH LIMITED 2006-03-08 → 2007-08-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company has changed its fiscal year-end from 30 September to 31 December, effective this year.”
- “Hartree completed the acquisition of E D & F Man Commodities Limited and its subsidiaries ("Commodities Group") on the 1st of July 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIE VAN DER SPEK, Gijsbert | Director | 2012-12-31 | Apr 1967 | Dutch |
| BROERSEN, Marcus Cornelis | Director | 2017-03-27 | Apr 1973 | Dutch |
| HOLDER, Philip, Dr | Director | 2007-09-11 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASSEY, Gaynor Antigha | Secretary | 2007-09-28 | 2024-12-20 |
| MOORE, Jane | Secretary | 2006-03-08 | 2007-09-28 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-03-08 | 2006-03-08 |
| HILL, Russell David | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2010-08-18 |
| HUIJBREGTS, Joannes Petrus | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-02-26 |
| KAMPHOF, Jan | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2012-12-31 |
| LAING, John Bernard Gordon | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2008-05-13 |
| PECK, John Robert | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2009-10-26 |
| SATINK, Ruben Menno | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2016-08-25 |
| VERHAAR, Petrus Antonius Maria | Director | 2010-08-18 | 2014-04-01 |
| AGMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-03-08 | 2007-09-11 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-03-08 | 2006-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartree Partners Power & Gas Company (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-07-01 | Active |
| E D & F Man Intermediary Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-01-14 | Ceased 2025-07-01 |
| E D & F Man Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2020-04-15 | Ceased 2021-01-14 |
| E D & F Man Commodities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-04-15 | Ceased 2020-04-15 |
| Agman Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-28 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-05-15 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-01-29 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address |
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.