VIVERGO FUELS LIMITED
Wholly owned by Associated British Foods through its AB Sugar division, the company is a non-trading entity that previously operated as a major UK manufacturer of bioethanol and animal feed.
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Cash
£2.8M
+45.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£48M
-479.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
155
+9.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£78M
-307.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £163,374,000 | £203,595,000 | £135,361,000 | -33.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£67,690,000 | -£15,600,000 | -£72,557,000 | -365.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£76,579,000 | -£19,190,000 | -£78,142,000 | -307.2% | |
| Net profit | -£55,799,000 | -£14,222,000 | -£60,584,000 | -326% | |
| Cash | £635,000 | £1,916,000 | £2,782,000 | +45.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,594,000 | £13,182,000 | -£34,396,000 | -360.9% | |
| Net assets | £26,848,000 | £12,634,000 | -£47,950,000 | -479.5% | |
| Equity | £26,848,000 | £12,634,000 | -£47,950,000 | -479.5% | |
| Average employees | 128 | 141 | 155 | +9.9% | |
| Wages | £6,983,000 | £7,854,000 | £8,172,000 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £748,000 | £925,000 | £988,000 | +6.8% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -41.4% | -7.7% | -53.6% | |
| Net margin | -34.2% | -7.0% | -44.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -245.3% | -118.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.4% | 87.7% | 157.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.87x | 0.93x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | -7.60x | -4.31x | -12.91x |
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
- VIVERGO FUELS LIMITED 2007-06-22 → present
- MEADHURST SERVICES (NO.3) LIMITED 2006-11-14 → 2007-06-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and considering the support available from the intermediate parent company described above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “As a result a decision was taken to close the plant and trading ceased on 31 August 2025.”
- “On 26th June 2025 the company entered a formal consultation process with its employees which closed on Monday 18th August 2025 resulting in the redundancy of the whole workforce over a period of several months.”
- “Due to the cessation of trading at 31st August the company is seeking all options to execute a safe and efficient disposal of the production assets.”
- “The provision relates to the closure of the bioethanol facility as detailed in the review of the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAHILL, Raymond Gerrard | Secretary | 2021-05-17 | — | — |
| HACKETT, Benjamin Dennis | Director | 2023-03-21 | Apr 1968 | British |
| USHER, Kim Valery | Director | 2024-12-18 | Nov 1966 | South African |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELVIDGE, Janet | Secretary | 2007-06-25 | 2008-07-21 |
| LADEGA, Aderemi | Secretary | 2006-11-14 | 2007-06-25 |
| SCHOFIELD, Rosalyn Sharon | Secretary | 2016-01-04 | 2020-12-24 |
| THOMAS, Andrea Margaret | Secretary | 2008-07-21 | 2008-11-26 |
| SHOOSMITHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-09-30 | 2016-01-04 |
| ANDERSON, David Thomas | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2015-05-06 |
| CARR, Mark Ian, Dr | Director | 2007-09-14 | 2022-10-10 |
| CHAPMAN, Lee Martin | Director | 2012-10-11 | 2014-02-28 |
| FEARNLEY, Robert Carl | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2007-09-14 |
| GRAUDUS, Friedrich Stuart | Director | 2013-10-23 | 2015-01-26 |
| GRIFFITHS, Neil Mark | Director | 2024-06-01 | 2025-10-04 |
| KENWARD, Paul Robert | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2023-11-04 |
| LANGLANDS, David Robin | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2010-01-19 |
| LINDENHAYN, Mario | Director | 2015-01-26 | 2015-05-06 |
| LITTLE, Adam Charles | Director | 2006-11-14 | 2007-06-01 |
| MACE, Olivier | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2010-02-04 |
| NEW, Philip Graham | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2009-03-31 |
| NOBLE, Charles | Director | 2022-10-07 | 2023-10-24 |
| PATEL, Yagnesh | Director | 2023-03-21 | 2024-06-01 |
| PIKE, Richard Neil | Director | 2010-01-19 | 2012-09-19 |
| PLATT, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2007-11-16 | 2009-06-01 |
| STARKIE, Francis William Michael | Director | 2006-11-14 | 2007-06-26 |
| STASTNY, Timothy Michael | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2012-10-11 |
| WEST, Daniel Edward | Director | 2012-10-11 | 2023-02-28 |
| WILKS, Christopher Howard | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2013-10-23 |
| WILKS, Christopher Howard | Director | 2007-06-26 | 2007-11-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abf Investments Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.