E D & F MAN SUGAR LIMITED
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Cash
£40M
USD 52,901,000
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£70M
USD 93,230,000
Equity attributable
Employees
51
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5.8M
USD 7,747,000
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,296,143,135 | £2,513,952,688 | £2,529,331,487 | — | |
| Operating profit | £59,568,798 | -£5,824,974 | £13,063,333 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £57,001,797 | -£12,992,963 | £5,799,521 | — | |
| Net profit | £43,528,223 | -£9,961,821 | £4,878,724 | — | |
| Cash | £15,667,016 | £52,068,423 | £39,602,485 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £77,073,664 | £69,605,480 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £76,929,930 | £64,914,658 | £69,793,382 | — | |
| Equity | £76,929,930 | £64,914,658 | £69,793,382 | — | |
| Average employees | 48 | 54 | 51 | — | |
| Wages | £16,397,664 | £13,538,703 | £15,602,635 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £6,096,721 | £9,663,123 | £5,086,839 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 15 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | -0.2% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | -0.4% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 77.3% | -8.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.7% | 84.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 1.23x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 11.14x | -0.79x | 1.54x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- E D & F MAN SUGAR LIMITED 1991-05-03 → present
- E.D. & F. MAN (SUGAR) LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1991-05-03
- E.D. & F. MAN LIMITED 1950-12-08 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' going concern assessment relates to the period up to 30 June 2027, such date being at least 12 months after the date of approval of the financial statements. The directors believe preparing the financial statements on a going concern basis is appropriate due to the Company's continued participation as obligors in the financial facilities of the parent company E D & F Man Commodities Limited.”
Group structure
- E D & F MAN SUGAR LIMITED · parent
- E D & F Man Brasil S.A. 100%
- E D & F Man Ingredients s.r.o 100%
- Femis Limited 100%
- LLC "E D & F Man" 100%
- Simba Commodities Limited 100%
- E D & F Man Nigeria Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A dividend of USD $4,150,000 was declared and paid by ED&F Man Sugar Limited post period end.”
- “The Company supported the Commodities Group in putting in place a new secured lending to 30 June 2029.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASSEY, Gaynor Antigha | Secretary | 2007-09-28 | — | British |
| BAUCHE, Alexandre Charles Edouard | Director | 2021-01-22 | Feb 1979 | French |
| GALINDO GARCIA, Mario Andres | Director | 2018-11-09 | Dec 1978 | British |
| SUTCLIFF, Johanna Louise | Director | 2018-06-05 | Sep 1970 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Peter Lawrence | Secretary | 1996-04-04 | 1998-11-03 |
| CUTTILL, Anne Linda | Secretary | 1993-11-08 | 1995-04-03 |
| MOORE, Jane Alison | Secretary | 2000-04-07 | 2007-09-28 |
| PERMAN, Michael Stephen | Secretary | 1995-04-03 | 1996-04-04 |
| PULLEN, John Arthur | Secretary | — | 1993-11-08 |
| WAKEFIELD, Barry John | Secretary | 1998-11-03 | 2000-03-24 |
| ALBA, Eduardo Francisco Carmona | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2002-01-01 |
| BELL, Robin Graham | Director | — | 1995-06-15 |
| BONAVERO, Olivier Maurice Henri | Director | 2007-05-08 | 2008-08-05 |
| BOYLE, Jonathan Richard | Director | 1994-08-16 | 2006-07-31 |
| BROMFIELD, Farideh | Director | 1994-08-16 | 2006-07-26 |
| CARMONA, Eduardo Francisco | Director | 2003-05-14 | 2014-06-20 |
| CESSFORD, James | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1999-05-21 |
| CRONK, Michael Anthony Justin | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| DE PASS, Philip Robert | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2010-05-28 |
| DIFFLEY, Sean Martin | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2006-01-03 |
| FORDHAM, Lynn Rosanne | Director | 1999-08-06 | 2000-08-09 |
| GOFF, Joan Amanda | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1999-04-30 |
| HARLEY, Athol Lee | Director | 1996-10-14 | 1999-10-01 |
| HELLER, Jahn Eric | Director | 2007-05-08 | 2011-05-05 |
| HUBBLE, Simon James | Director | 2018-02-20 | 2019-01-08 |
| HUGH, Jonathan Laurence | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2017-01-24 |
| JONES, Alun Wyn | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2001-09-26 |
| KENNY, Joseph Noel | Director | 2018-11-08 | 2019-09-24 |
| KINDER, John Martineau | Director | — | 1999-08-31 |
| LABROOY, Stephen | Director | — | 1992-04-30 |
| LAING, John Bernard Gordon | Director | 2010-06-21 | 2011-11-02 |
| LAKHANI, Raees | Director | 2017-01-24 | 2018-06-29 |
| MARICOT, Jean Paul | Director | 1995-09-06 | 2000-11-27 |
| MCNOUGHER, Paul David | Director | 2019-05-07 | 2019-11-25 |
| MCNOUGHER, Paul David | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2018-06-05 |
| MITCHELL, Simon John | Director | 2007-05-08 | 2010-06-21 |
| MUGUIRO, Rafael | Director | — | 1991-11-01 |
| MUGUIRO SARTORIUS, Rafael | Director | 1999-08-06 | 2005-06-01 |
| MUNOZ ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO, Joaquin | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2018-07-25 |
| MURPHY, Christopher | Director | — | 1996-10-18 |
| O'HANA, Keith Jeffrey | Director | — | 1995-01-20 |
| O'HANLON, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 1998-12-04 |
| PARKER, David John | Director | 2021-01-22 | 2025-12-31 |
| PROUDLOCK, James Hamilton | Director | 1996-04-24 | 1997-12-09 |
| RAADTGEVER, Jascha Bob | Director | 2010-06-21 | 2018-06-07 |
| RIVOIRE, Arthur Constant Stephane | Director | 2015-02-22 | 2019-05-16 |
| ROSENZWEIG, David Aaron | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| ROWSELL, Katharine | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1998-11-27 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Hillyer | Director | — | 1995-08-09 |
| SLACK, Thomas William | Director | 2011-11-02 | 2013-09-27 |
| SLACK, Thomas William | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2007-10-15 |
| STONE, Michael John Christopher | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| SUTCLIFF, Johanna Louise | Director | 2014-02-13 | 2017-03-31 |
| VESTERDAL, Niels | Director | — | 2015-02-22 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Michael | Director | 1996-06-18 | 1999-04-30 |
| WOODHOUSE, Philip John | Director | 1994-05-23 | 1998-07-31 |
| ZAREMBA, Bogdan Mark | Director | 2000-05-15 | 2004-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartree Partners Power & Gas Company (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-07-01 | Active |
| E D & F Man Intermediary Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-01-14 | Ceased 2025-07-01 |
| E D & F Man Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-04-15 | Ceased 2021-01-14 |
| E D & F Man Commodities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-04-15 | Ceased 2020-04-15 |
| E D & F Man Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-04-15 | Ceased 2020-04-15 |
| Agman Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 311 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-15 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.