SOP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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Cash
£865K
+4.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£33M
+14.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
136
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.1M
-37.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £148,773,412 | £163,019,217 | £173,898,793 | +6.7% | |
| Operating profit | £7,308,454 | £10,295,883 | £7,207,846 | -30% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,393,576 | £9,747,781 | £6,111,447 | -37.3% | |
| Net profit | £4,773,464 | £6,819,954 | £4,595,636 | -32.6% | |
| Cash | £3,445,841 | £826,654 | £865,437 | +4.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,646,139 | £28,593,773 | £32,652,095 | +14.2% | |
| Net assets | £25,453,818 | £28,466,833 | £32,580,501 | +14.5% | |
| Equity | £25,453,818 | £28,466,833 | £32,580,501 | +14.5% | |
| Average employees | 125 | 130 | 136 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | £8,999,756 | £10,990,410 | £9,601,575 | -12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,567,074 | £4,084,269 | £4,336,189 | +6.2% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 6.3% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 4.2% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.5% | 36.0% | 22.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.8% | 57.6% | 51.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.63x | 1.84x | |
| Interest cover | 7.95x | 18.53x | 6.56x |
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
- SOP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2006-08-08 → present
- SOUTHERN OIL PRODUCTS (LONDON) LIMITED 1984-12-21 → 2006-08-08
- BRANDMAY LIMITED 1984-11-21 → 1984-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SOP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · parent
- ML Rice Limited 100%
- Liroy BV 100%
- Liroy UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 17 October 2025 the company entered into a new lease agreement, with a minimum commitment of approximately £7.5 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKHANI, Raees | Secretary | 2022-10-04 | — | — |
| CHATTWELL, David Simon | Director | 2008-07-01 | May 1977 | British |
| CHOWDHURY, Rafiul Islam | Director | 2014-07-07 | Jun 1971 | British |
| GRAINGE, Antony David Barrie | Director | 2009-07-06 | Nov 1964 | British |
| JETHWA, Kamal | Director | 2021-07-14 | Apr 1972 | British |
| LAKHANI, Raees | Director | 2022-10-04 | Sep 1957 | British |
| PATEL, Shabir | Director | 1996-11-27 | Apr 1958 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURDON, Richard Thomas | Secretary | 1996-04-23 | 1996-11-27 |
| GARLAND, Roderick John | Secretary | — | 1996-11-27 |
| LANGLEY, Andrew Frederick George | Secretary | 2013-05-30 | 2022-08-30 |
| MARNEY, Michael George | Secretary | 2009-07-06 | 2013-05-30 |
| PATEL, Shabir | Secretary | 2002-09-01 | 2009-07-06 |
| RAMTOOLA, Ashraf | Secretary | 1996-11-27 | 2002-12-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Lesley | Director | 2001-08-31 | 2020-12-31 |
| CHATTWELL, Raymond | Director | — | 1996-11-27 |
| CHEUNG, Gary | Director | 2020-01-10 | 2023-10-06 |
| GOODWIN, John Charles | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| GRAINGE, Alexander Barrie | Director | — | 1995-02-24 |
| LANGLEY, Andrew Frederick George | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2022-08-30 |
| MAYOR, Yash Pal | Director | 1996-11-27 | 2001-08-31 |
| SUTERWALLA, Fakhruddin Taherally | Director | — | 1996-11-27 |
| SUTERWALLA, Hatim Taherally | Director | — | 1996-11-27 |
| SUTERWALLA, Jiraj Taherally | Director | — | 1996-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Raymond Chattwell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-25 |
| Mr Antony Chattwell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Patricia Chattwell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-01 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-10-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.