ELEMENT SIX LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£363k
-45.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£415k
-120.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
This gives rise to a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£174,511 | -£304,137 | -£291,818 | +4.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£11,555 | -£188,137 | -£414,800 | -120.5% | |
| Net profit | -£11,555 | -£188,137 | -£414,800 | -120.5% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £13,384,533 | £10,074,811 | -24.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,034,612 | £662,018 | £362,809 | -45.2% | |
| Equity | £1,034,612 | £662,018 | £362,809 | -45.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -2.3% | -2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 95.1% | 96.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 92.85x | 82.38x | |
| Interest cover | -0.26x | -0.49x | -0.47x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- ELEMENT SIX LIMITED 2002-10-02 → present
- DE BEERS INDUSTRIAL DIAMONDS (UK) LIMITED 2000-02-02 → 2002-10-02
- DE BEERS INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND DIVISION (UK) LIMITED 1995-02-27 → 2000-02-02
- DE BEERS INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND DIVISION (U.K.) LIMITED 1994-12-16 → 1995-02-27
- TONEWARD LIMITED 1994-07-08 → 1994-12-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“This gives rise to a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 14 May 2024, Anglo American plc announced its intention to divest or demerge De Beers plc as part of a wider strategic review of its portfolio.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE BEERS CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-07-01 | — | — |
| LEATHERS, Erica | Director | 2022-03-24 | May 1974 | Canadian |
| O'DONNELL, Ciaran | Director | 2017-04-07 | Feb 1984 | Irish |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR, Lynsey Ann | Secretary | 2011-05-01 | 2013-07-19 |
| HUNTLEY, Stuart Paul | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| RODRIGUES, Fernando Luis Soares | Secretary | 1994-07-12 | 2001-12-06 |
| SHAVE, Yvonne | Secretary | 2018-05-01 | 2023-07-06 |
| WILLIAMSON, Craig | Secretary | 2013-07-19 | 2016-01-01 |
| MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-03-25 | 2011-05-01 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-07-08 | 1994-07-12 |
| BOXALL, Susan | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2011-03-30 |
| BROOKS, Edward Anthony | Director | 2000-08-04 | 2005-11-11 |
| BROWN, Peter William | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2005-02-22 |
| CAMPBELL, James Wilbert, Dr | Director | 1994-07-12 | 1998-03-03 |
| COE, Steven Edward | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2015-02-25 |
| DE JAGER, Pieter Willem Gideon | Director | 2000-02-18 | 2006-02-22 |
| DUDLEY, John Leslie | Director | 1994-07-12 | 2000-12-31 |
| GUTHRIE, Andrew John | Director | 2016-07-11 | 2021-10-12 |
| HELBING, Rutger Albert | Director | 2015-02-25 | 2016-03-31 |
| HÜHN, Walter Friedrich | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2015-02-25 |
| JILLA, Cyrus David | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2010-12-16 |
| KILSHAW, John Andrew | Director | 2008-10-13 | 2017-04-07 |
| OWERS, Christopher Nicholas Comyns, Dr | Director | 1994-07-12 | 2000-08-10 |
| SPOONER, Thomas Aidan, Dr | Director | 1994-07-12 | 2005-11-11 |
| WAPLER, Horst Friedrich Karl Erich Albrecht | Director | 1994-07-12 | 1997-03-31 |
| WILSON, Adrian Stuart | Director | 2011-07-11 | 2015-04-24 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-07-08 | 1994-07-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Element Six Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-04-03 | Active |
| Anglo American Diamond Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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last 24 months
last 12 months
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