SENSIENT UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-12 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£406M
+4.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£16M
+61.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-29 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£54,406 | £8,951 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £8,629,340 | — | £13,922,995 | — | £10,186,329 | £16,494,134 | |
| Net profit | — | £8,734,186 | — | £13,992,757 | — | £9,879,101 | £16,127,513 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £365,590,931 | — | £379,583,688 | — | £389,462,789 | £405,590,302 | |
| Net assets | — | £365,590,931 | — | £379,583,688 | — | £389,462,789 | £405,590,302 | |
| Equity | — | £365,590,931 | £365,590,931 | £379,583,688 | £379,583,688 | £389,462,789 | £405,590,302 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.748 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
—
Not reported
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Net assets
+4.1%
£389,462,789 £405,590,302
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
—
Not reported
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Operating profit
+116.5%
-£54,406 £8,951
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Profit before tax
+61.9%
£10,186,329 £16,494,134
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-29 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2272.29x | 788.76x |
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
- Kinnair Associates Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company, as an intermediate holding company, is reliant on the Sensient Technologies Group in order to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Having made appropriate enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for a period of 12 months from the date of approving the financial statements. Accordingly, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SENSIENT UK LIMITED · parent
- Sensient Technologies Hong Kong Ltd 100%
- Sensient Technologies CV 99.62%
- Sensient Technologies Brazil Ltda 99.53%
- Sensient Cosmetic Technologies Ltda 99.53%
- Sensient Colors Canada Ltd 99.62%
- Sensient Flavors Canada Inc 99.62%
- Sensient Natural Extraction Inc 99.62%
- Sensient Technologies Colombia Ltda 98.62%
- Sensient Food Colors Czech Republic SRO 94.54%
- Sensient Cosmetic Technologies SAS 99.62%
- Sensient Flavors and Fragrances SAS 99.62%
- Sensient Savory Flavors France SAS 99.62%
- Sensient Technologies Real Estate GmbH 94.54%
- Sensient Technologies Europe GmbH 94.54%
- Sensient Technologies Holding Deutschland GmbH 99.62%
- Sensient Food Colors Hungary Kft 94.54%
- Sensient India Private Limited 99.62%
- PT Sensient Technologies Indonesia 89.66%
- Sensient Flavors Italy SRL 99.62%
- Sensient Food Colors Italy SRL 99.62%
- Sensient Technologies Luxembourg SARL 99.62%
- Sensient Holdings Malta Limited 99.62%
- Sensient Technologies The Netherlands BV 99.62%
- Sensient Technologies Poland SP ZOO 94.54%
- Sensient Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd 99.62%
- Sensient Technologies Essential Oils SLU 99.62%
- SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES MENA FZE 99.62%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENSGEN, Patrick | Director | 2022-05-23 | May 1986 | American |
| WATSON, Leroy Clark | Director | 2021-03-30 | May 1973 | American |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLAUTZ, David | Director | 2021-03-30 | 2022-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensient Technologies Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 24 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-01-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-25 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-24 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-08-20 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-30 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-12-12 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-12-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-29 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.