CERES ENERGY LIMITED
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Cash
£17m
+3.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.8m
-51.8% vs 2024
Employees
20
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-54.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £112,799,207 | £82,902,949 | £89,905,812 | +8.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,371,729 | £3,911,359 | £2,004,101 | -48.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,306,572 | £4,129,492 | £1,885,247 | -54.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,193,280 | £3,032,592 | £1,330,301 | -56.1% | |
| Cash | £2,975,107 | £1,996,123 | £20,361,649 | £16,294,478 | £16,891,143 | +3.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,652,853 | £4,491,407 | £14,656,652 | £16,383,573 | £8,127,722 | -50.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,597,607 | £4,435,451 | £14,020,107 | £16,184,320 | £7,795,344 | -51.8% | |
| Equity | £2,597,607 | £4,435,451 | £14,020,107 | £16,184,320 | £7,795,344 | -51.8% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | £780,785 | £935,772 | £1,051,201 | +12.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £270,000 | £324,850 | £307,837 | -5.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £49,000 | £39,000 | £39,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £110,000 | £179,850 | £145,750 | -19% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.9% | 4.7% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.8% | 3.7% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 29.8% | 23.9% | 24.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.2% | 60.9% | 67.6% | 60.4% | 77.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.44x | 1.56x | 1.19x |
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
- CERES ENERGY LIMITED 2013-06-28 → present
- TETHRA ENERGY LIMITED 2008-03-19 → 2013-06-28
- CROSSCO (1088) LIMITED 2008-02-01 → 2008-03-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Counting North
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- CERES ENERGY LIMITED · parent
- Barrow Shipping Limited 90%
- Ceres Energy Solutions Limited 100%
- Eris Energy Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Ceres Energy Limited transitioned to an employee owned business on 2nd September 2025, and is now majority owned by Ceres Energy Trustee Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTERS, Rosanna Marie | Director | 2022-10-04 | Nov 1991 | British |
| CRAIG, Mary Agnes Ballingall | Director | 2020-08-13 | Feb 1956 | British |
| EDWARDS, Helen Mary | Director | 2008-04-03 | Apr 1956 | Canadian |
| HUNTER, Graeme John | Director | 2020-07-10 | May 1973 | British |
| HURREN, David Andrew | Director | 2024-11-07 | May 1963 | British |
| WHITAKER, Michael John, Professor | Director | 2008-04-03 | Mar 1953 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Helen Mary | Secretary | 2008-04-03 | 2024-04-19 |
| PRIMA SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2008-04-03 |
| HARPER, Jean Alison | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2023-04-30 |
| HARPER, Richard | Director | 2024-09-23 | 2025-09-02 |
| HARPER, Richard | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2023-04-30 |
| JOSHI, Jaswant Rai | Director | 2024-11-05 | 2025-09-02 |
| PRIMA DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-02-01 | 2008-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres Energy Trustee Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2025-09-02 | Active |
| Mr Richard Harper | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-10 |
| Ms Helen Mary Edwards | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-01 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-09-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.