PRETORIA ENERGY COMPANY (ARABLE) LIMITED
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Cash
£191k
-62.7% vs 2024
Net assets
-£613k
+93% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£8m
+233.2% highest 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 Consumer Staples 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 | £23,935,724 | £35,296,026 | £41,191,493 | +16.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,566,276 | £4,010,060 | £10,091,440 | +151.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,023,496 | £2,395,980 | £7,982,853 | +233.2% | |
| Net profit | £566,718 | £2,111,483 | £8,198,460 | +288.3% | |
| Cash | £138,386 | £510,340 | £190,531 | -62.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,797,126 | £9,751,292 | £17,565,188 | +80.1% | |
| Net assets | -£10,922,906 | -£8,811,423 | -£612,963 | +93% | |
| Equity | -£10,922,906 | -£8,811,423 | -£612,963 | +93% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,935,605 | £2,276,489 | £3,289,493 | +44.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £99,463 | £137,507 | £139,133 | +1.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £319 | £264 | £264 | 0% |
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 | 10.7% | 11.4% | 24.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 6.0% | 19.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.2% | 41.1% | 57.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 118.5% | 111.3% | 100.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.95x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | 1.66x | 2.48x | 4.79x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the forecasts prepared, the expected trading performance of the company and the support available from its parent undertaking, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “During the prior year, the company recognised an exceptional gain of £498,985 arising from the waiver of an amount previously accrued and payable to a connected company, The Produce Connection Limited.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASTE, Adam John | Director | 2023-07-31 | Nov 1971 | British |
| RIPLEY, Steven David Ely | Director | 2015-12-11 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERRARD, Philip Neil | Director | 2016-08-03 | 2018-12-11 |
| LEE, Richard John | Director | 2015-12-11 | 2026-07-07 |
| SHAW, Andrew Rhead | Director | 2015-12-11 | 2023-04-07 |
| VERNAU, Andrew Michael | Director | 2016-08-03 | 2018-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretoria Energy Company Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-12-11 | Active |
| Mr Steven David Ely Ripley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.