GREENBOTTLE RE-REFINING (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£651K
+94.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7.4M
-3% first positive since 2021
Employees
49
-16.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£250K
-102.6% vs 2023
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
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,877,000 | £13,367,000 | -10.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,767,000 | -£179,000 | +89.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £9,473,000 | -£250,000 | -102.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£79,000 | £9,473,000 | -£293,000 | -103.1% | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £1,000 | — | £334,000 | £651,000 | +94.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£232,000 | -£241,000 | -£320,000 | £7,982,000 | £7,641,000 | -4.3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £7,655,000 | £7,425,000 | -3% | |
| Equity | -£232,000 | -£241,000 | -£320,000 | £7,655,000 | £7,425,000 | -3% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 49 | -16.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,252,000 | £3,079,000 | -5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £10,000 | — | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -11.9% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 63.7% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -22.1% | -2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 44.4% | 46.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.37x | 0.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -60.93x | -2.32x |
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
- GREENBOTTLE RE-REFINING (UK) LIMITED 2019-07-02 → present
- HYDRODEC RE-REFINING (UK) LIMITED 2014-09-26 → 2019-07-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ormerod Rutter Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- GREENBOTTLE RE-REFINING (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Hydrodec Inc 67%
- Hydrodec of North America LLC 67%
- Szoka Properties LLC 67%
- Cleveland Industrial Recycling LLC 67%
- Cleveland green Management LLC 67%
Significant events
- “The current year results were impacted by lower copper mill and refinery activity owing to tariff changes and decreased demand for base and transformer oil, reflecting subdued economic conditions.”
- “During the year, as part of a group restructuring project, the Group established ClearGuard LLC to focus on speciality high performance dielectric and base oils and to leverage the Group's patented refining technology and commitment to sustainability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Andrew | Director | 2016-03-04 | May 1963 | British |
| DINWOODIE, David Alan | Director | 2016-03-04 | Jun 1979 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODGES, James | Secretary | 2014-09-26 | 2016-03-04 |
| ELLIS, Christopher John | Director | 2014-09-26 | 2016-03-04 |
| OLPIN, Mark Warner | Director | 2016-03-04 | 2024-08-30 |
| SMALE, Ian Michael | Director | 2014-09-26 | 2015-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wilson Black | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-08-30 | Active |
| Greenbottle Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-18 | Ceased 2024-08-30 |
| Mr Andrew Wilson Black | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 53 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-12-21 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-01-13 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.