ARCH EMERGING MARKETS PARTNERS LIMITED
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Cash
£980k
USD 1,321,000
+188.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.5m
USD 1,995,000
+207.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
21
-4.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.2m
USD -2,994,000
-44.9% vs 2024
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,526,043 | £3,543,457 | £2,676,809 | -24.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,471,760 | -£1,532,951 | -£2,221,892 | -44.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,532,951 | -£2,221,892 | -44.9% | |
| Net profit | -£1,902,259 | -£2,318,529 | -£2,347,310 | -1.2% | |
| Cash | £100,408 | £339,860 | £980,334 | +188.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£1,381,726 | £1,480,519 | +207.1% | |
| Net assets | £898,180 | -£1,381,726 | £1,480,519 | +207.1% | |
| Equity | £898,180 | — | £1,480,519 | — | |
| Average employees | 26 | 22 | 21 | -4.5% | |
| Wages | £2,544,713 | £2,287,488 | £2,119,481 | -7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £460,464 | £468,800 | £334,694 | -28.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,767 | £11,939 | £8,163 | -31.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £218,328 | £227,187 | £199,365 | -12.2% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | -70.1% | -43.3% | -83.0% | |
| Net margin | -53.9% | -65.4% | -87.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -150.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.7% | 231.7% | 26.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 0.42x | 3.71x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The shareholders have agreed to provide financial support not less than 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The Group and Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- ARCH EMERGING MARKETS PARTNERS LIMITED · parent
- ARCH Cold Chain Solutions Limited 100%
- ARCH Cold Chain Solutions East Africa GP Co Limited 100%
- ARCH EM (Kenya) Limited 100%
- ARCH EM SA Holdco Limited 100%
- ARCH Emerging Markets Partners Limited Türkiye İrtibat Bürosu
Significant events
- “In March 2026 the company recapitalised through issue of shares in the amount of $550,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNINGS, Marlene | Director | 2018-06-14 | Feb 1974 | South African |
| PRITCHARD, Michael Andrew | Director | 2018-06-14 | Dec 1976 | British |
| VAN DER MERWE, Johannes Hendrik Petrus | Director | 2018-06-14 | Feb 1965 | South African |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON, Charlotte Elin Sofia | Secretary | 2018-12-06 | 2019-11-29 |
| ERDEN, Murat Dogan | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2026-04-23 |
| HATTINGH, Johan Christiaan | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jch & Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-05-05 | Ceased 2025-10-17 |
| Mr Johan Christiaan Hattingh | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-13 | Ceased 2023-05-05 |
| Dr Precious Elizabeth Makgosi Moloi-Motsepe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-02 | Ceased 2019-10-15 |
| Jch & Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-03-29 | Ceased 2021-12-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-09-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-09-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-30 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-10-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 7
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.