S&P GLOBAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£744m
-13.8% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£243m
+309.9% highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £160,769,000 | £51,164,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £160,768,000 | -£206,000 | -£14,978,000 | -7,170.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £159,528,000 | £59,204,000 | £242,651,000 | +309.9% | |
| Net profit | £159,528,000 | £58,071,000 | £240,618,000 | +314.4% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £867,626,000 | £745,510,000 | -14.1% | |
| Net assets | £406,340,000 | £862,855,000 | £743,965,000 | -13.8% | |
| Equity | £406,340,000 | £862,855,000 | £743,965,000 | -13.8% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 100.0% | -0.4% | — | |
| Net margin | 99.2% | 113.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.0% | -2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.6% | 5.2% | 4.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.23x | 11.10x | 10.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.14x | -5.02x |
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
- S&P GLOBAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED 2016-06-17 → present
- MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED 2013-12-19 → 2016-06-17
- STEEL BUSINESS BRIEFING LIMITED 2001-04-13 → 2013-12-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“No material uncertainties that cast doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern have been identified by the Directors. The Directors have concluded that the Company has the financial resources to manage its business risks successfully and continue in operational existence for the period to 30 April 2027.”
Group structure
- S&P GLOBAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED · parent
- Platts (U.K.) Limited 100%
- Platts Information Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 100%
- S&P Global Informacoes do Brasil Ltda. 99.93%
- Green Power Conferences Limited 100%
- Commodity Flow Limited 100%
- Platts Benchmarks UK Limited 100%
- S&P Global Commodity Insights Nigeria Limited 100%
- SP Global Turkey Pazar Geliştirme Dijital Ürün ve Teknoloji Limited Şirketi 100%
- S&P Global Switzerland SA 100%
- Tradenet Commercial Networking Limited UK 100%
- TTN Polska SP Z.o.o 100%
- IHS Markit Agribusiness Brazil LTDA. 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2016-06-20 | — | — |
| WESTLEY, Catherine | Secretary | 2016-06-20 | — | — |
| HITHERSAY, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2016-10-31 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WALLACE, Kate Isabel | Director | 2022-07-18 | Oct 1978 | British |
| WEELSON, Ryan | Director | 2023-08-17 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Georgina Denise | Secretary | 2001-04-13 | 2011-05-09 |
| MONTAGUE, Anthony Bernard Theodore | Secretary | 2011-07-01 | 2016-06-20 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-04-13 | 2001-04-13 |
| DOUSE, James Alexander | Director | 2016-10-31 | 2022-07-18 |
| FLOCKHART, Patrick John | Director | 2001-04-13 | 2011-07-01 |
| GOLDBERG, Glenn | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2014-10-14 |
| GOODWIN, Andrew | Director | 2006-09-24 | 2016-05-06 |
| GOODWIN, Andrew | Director | 2006-01-15 | 2006-05-08 |
| HINCHCLIFFE, Richard | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2004-01-01 |
| KNIGHT, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-09-17 |
| MANSER, Roger | Director | 2001-06-08 | 2011-07-01 |
| NEAL, Lawrence Patrick | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-11-02 |
| OWEN, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2022-07-18 | 2023-08-16 |
| PERKINS, Frederick James | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2011-07-01 |
| RANDALL, Paul | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2011-07-01 |
| RANDALL, Steven Kingsley | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-06-28 |
| ROY CHOUDHURI, Ranjit | Director | 2006-01-15 | 2006-12-31 |
| RUSEV, Kalin Sashov | Director | 2009-07-07 | 2011-07-01 |
| SANSOM, Paul James | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Hywel Rees | Director | 2014-10-15 | 2016-10-31 |
| WEELSON, Ryan | Director | 2019-02-11 | 2019-04-23 |
| WISE, Kevin | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2022-07-18 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-13 | 2001-04-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P Global Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-04-03 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-04-03 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.