UNITED MOLASSES (IRELAND) LIMITED
Trading as UMI, the company is a Belfast-based distributor and storage agent of liquid animal feeds for the island of Ireland, operating as part of the privately owned W&R Barnett group.
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Cash
£4.3M
+267.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£665K
-11.6% vs 2024
Employees
6
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£127K
+1.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,621,984 | £1,684,975 | +3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £114,138 | £102,022 | -10.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £125,190 | £127,282 | +1.7% | |
| Net profit | £88,074 | £89,602 | +1.7% | |
| Cash | £1,180,950 | £4,338,191 | +267.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £802,007 | £702,648 | -12.4% | |
| Net assets | £752,296 | £665,239 | -11.6% | |
| Equity | £752,296 | £665,239 | -11.6% | |
| Average employees | 6 | 6 | 0% | |
| Wages | £336,668 | £333,599 | -0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.2% | 14.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.6% | 89.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.09x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements of the company on a going concern basis. In the opinion of the directors, no material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Dividends of £150,000 were paid during the year ended 31 July 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORMLEY, Seamus Gerard | Director | 2000-05-06 | Nov 1956 | Irish |
| MACER, James Benjamin | Director | 2014-12-11 | Jun 1969 | British |
| O'DONNELL, Niall | Director | 2020-12-02 | Jul 1974 | Irish |
| POTTER, Brian Damian | Director | 2007-07-31 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALSEED, David Henry | Secretary | 1981-02-11 | 2015-05-29 |
| BURDEN, Roderick John | Director | 2005-04-07 | 2010-05-05 |
| BUTLER, Aisling | Director | 2019-04-11 | 2020-12-02 |
| DAVIES, Spencer George | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2014-04-09 |
| DILGER, David John | Director | 1981-02-11 | 2002-04-19 |
| FLINT, Tony | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2019-04-11 |
| GANNON, John Cyril | Director | 1981-02-11 | 1999-12-22 |
| HARLOW, Rodney James | Director | 1981-02-11 | 2002-03-04 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Timothy David | Director | 1981-02-11 | 1999-02-26 |
| HYNES, Anthony Martin | Director | 2002-04-19 | 2007-07-31 |
| HYNES, Emma | Director | 2015-08-28 | 2017-12-08 |
| MALSEED, David Henry | Director | 1981-02-11 | 2015-05-29 |
| MARTIN, Marius James | Director | 2002-04-19 | 2007-07-31 |
| MAYES, Colin Henry | Director | 1981-02-11 | 2007-04-19 |
| O'FLAHERTY, Liam | Director | 1981-02-11 | 2002-04-19 |
| O'LEARY, Conor | Director | 2009-10-14 | 2019-02-01 |
| ODLUM, Philip Edwin | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2015-08-28 |
| REES, Christian Lambert Mr | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2005-04-07 |
| ROBERTS, Christopher Finch | Director | 2003-04-10 | 2020-12-09 |
| SCANLON, Emma Mary | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2020-12-02 |
| THOMAS, Martin Peter | Director | 2002-03-04 | 2003-04-10 |
| TONGE, Eoin | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2009-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kruden | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| United Molasses Marketing Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audited abridged | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-08-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2022-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.