PRETORIA ENERGY GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£75m
+210.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£88m
+8.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
155
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8m
-64.9% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of PRETORIA ENERGY GROUP LIMITED's latest filing
UK biogas producer Pretoria Energy Group saw turnover tick past £105m, but rising admin and finance costs squeezed profits hard. The standout? A massive £74.5m cash pile. ⚡️📊
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 | £85,228,968 | £97,652,163 | £105,882,985 | +8.4% | |
| Operating profit | £33,356,663 | £30,283,393 | £24,216,337 | -20% | |
| Profit before tax | £23,199,343 | £22,858,901 | £8,012,522 | -64.9% | |
| Net profit | £14,480,722 | £14,317,552 | £4,937,915 | -65.5% | |
| Cash | £27,067,575 | £24,040,538 | £74,566,764 | +210.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £224,153,161 | £264,010,411 | £373,635,414 | +41.5% | |
| Net assets | £57,677,424 | £81,260,492 | £88,150,359 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £57,677,424 | £81,260,492 | £88,150,359 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | 113 | 139 | 155 | +11.5% | |
| Wages | £4,482,945 | £6,153,268 | £7,244,634 | +17.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £219,570 | £160,000 | £165,000 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,320 | £1,320 | £1,321 | +0.1% |
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 | 39.1% | 31.0% | 22.9% | |
| Net margin | 17.0% | 14.7% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.9% | 11.5% | 6.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.0% | 74.3% | 78.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.50x | 2.53x | 4.62x | |
| Interest cover | 3.13x | 2.67x | 1.47x |
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
- Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the forecasts prepared, the expected trading performance of the company and the group, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and group will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- PRETORIA ENERGY GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Pretoria Energy Company Holdings Limited 100%
- Pretoria Energy Company (Arable) Limited 100%
- Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering) Limited 100%
- Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal) Limited 100%
- Genesis Biomass 60%
- Pretoria Energy Company Holdings 2 Limited 100%
- Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering 2) Limited 100%
- Pretoria Energy Company (Mepal 2) Limited 100%
- Pretoria Energy Company (Services) Limited 100%
- Roadgas Holdings Limited 100%
- Engire Limited 100%
- Roadgas Limited 100%
- Pretoria Energy Company (Chittering 3) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 May 2026, Pretoria Energy Company (Arable) Limited acquired 50% of the ordinary share capital of 5 Counties Contracting Limited through the subscription of one £1 ordinary share at a subscription price of £1,000,000.”
- “On 7 July 2026, Pretoria Energy Group Limited completed a capital reduction and a related off-market share buyback for consideration of £18.4 million, funded from existing cash resources.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAY, Harrison Straus | Director | 2023-05-16 | Oct 1973 | American |
| KNOX, Mark James | Director | 2021-12-16 | Apr 1984 | British |
| RIPLEY, Steven | Director | 2021-11-19 | Oct 1968 | British |
| WOODARD, Luke Andrew | Director | 2024-08-19 | Oct 1986 | Australian |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAUGHIE, David William | Director | 2021-12-16 | 2023-05-16 |
| LEE, Richard | Director | 2021-11-19 | 2026-07-07 |
| SHAW, Andrew Rhead | Director | 2021-12-16 | 2023-04-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Ripley | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-07-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-09-21 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-07-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-07-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.