COLD LATAM LIMITED
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Cash
£28M
USD 37,568,407
+281.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£85M
USD 113,207,772
+25.8% vs 2023
Employees
321
+12.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5.2M
USD -6,945,280
+14.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,577,026 | £19,396,710 | +24.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,093,056 | -£3,446,910 | +15.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,050,178 | -£5,199,341 | +14.1% | |
| Net profit | -£5,855,758 | -£4,906,863 | +16.2% | |
| Cash | £7,367,516 | £28,124,275 | +281.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £94,902,174 | £122,504,331 | +29.1% | |
| Net assets | £67,368,435 | £84,749,043 | +25.8% | |
| Equity | £67,368,435 | £84,749,043 | +25.8% | |
| Average employees | 285 | 321 | +12.6% | |
| Wages | £5,491,660 | £5,942,848 | +8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -26.3% | -17.8% | |
| Net margin | -37.6% | -25.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.3% | -2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.8% | 36.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 3.24x | |
| Interest cover | -1.96x | -2.07x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the financial performance, cash flows, leasing and bank facility commitments of the Group for the period to 31 March 2027, including modelling sensitivities. These financial forecasts show the Group is expected to continue to be cash generative and meet its obligations. Consequently, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- COLD LATAM LIMITED · parent
- Cold Latam UK Holdings Ltd 100%
- Icestar Chile Holding SpA 100%
- Cold Chile S.A (formerly, Americold Chile S.A) 100%
- Icestar Colombia S.A.S 100%
- Cold Star Holding LTDA 100%
- Cold Brazil Holding LTDA 100%
- Friofort S.A 100%
- Icestar Mexico Holdings S.A.P.I DE C.V 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025, the Company issued further shares. A total of 1,857,373,446 shares were issued with an aggregate nominal value of $65,008,071 for aggregate cash consideration of $117,810,000.”
- “During 2025, the Group made an investment in Superfrio Armazéns Gerais S.A., acquiring a 15% equity interest. The total cash consideration for this investment amounted to approximately $58,550,000.”
- “On 3 April 2025, the acquisition of Mega Frio was completed for cash consideration of $31,800,000. The Group acquired the cold storage company in Chile, with 8 sites in the country and transportation services for clients.”
- “On 1 July 2025, the acquisition of Fripusa was completed for cash consideration of $9,300,000 and deferred consideration of $2,900,000. The first acquisition in Peru includes a cold storage facility located in the north of the country, in the port of Paita.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'IPPOLITO, Marco Nicola | Director | 2022-04-29 | Sep 1976 | Brazilian |
| SCAVAZZA, Ricardo | Director | 2022-04-29 | Dec 1977 | Brazilian |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patria Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2022-04-29 | Ceased 2022-04-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 31 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2026-01-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-12 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-08-12 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-07-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 8
- 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.