SUMITOMO CORPORATION GLOBAL COMMODITIES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.9m
USD 5,151,000
+1,431.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£132m
USD 175,023,000
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
83
+16.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£12m
USD 16,456,000
-17.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,177,486 | £43,623,928 | £45,545,558 | +4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £15,073,623 | £13,817,915 | £13,998,488 | +1.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,966,276 | £15,007,342 | £12,443,100 | -17.1% | |
| Net profit | £10,615,896 | £11,416,647 | £9,928,166 | -13% | |
| Cash | £208,201 | £254,270 | £3,894,896 | +1,431.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £147,689,994 | £200,226,447 | £302,291,115 | +51% | |
| Net assets | £116,466,909 | £125,120,179 | £132,342,533 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £116,466,909 | £125,120,179 | £132,342,533 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 71 | 83 | +16.9% | |
| Wages | £9,421,311 | £12,038,797 | £16,244,991 | +34.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,120,171 | £706,392 | £620,794 | -12.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £186,035 | £263,544 | £305,482 | +15.9% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.756 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 38.5% | 31.7% | 30.7% | |
| Net margin | 27.1% | 26.2% | 21.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.2% | 6.9% | 4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.7% | 91.4% | 96.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.10x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | 1.58x | 1.95x | 1.41x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 1st April 2026, SCGC has transferred its Nat Gas and Power business to a new company "Summit Energy Europe Ltd." (SEE).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUMITOMO CORPORATION EUROPE LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2006-03-09 | — | — |
| DRABWELL, Peter Dennis | Director | 2021-05-04 | May 1965 | British |
| KAMBAYASHI, Hideyuki | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jan 1974 | Japanese |
| OURA, Tetsu | Director | 2021-05-10 | Jun 1978 | Japanese |
| TAKAGI, Shintaro | Director | 2026-04-22 | Sep 1973 | Japanese |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNR DENTON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-02-16 | 2006-03-09 |
| HAGA, Takuro | Director | 2014-06-05 | 2019-10-21 |
| HIGAKI, Genichiro | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2006-09-01 |
| ISHIDA, Hitoshi | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2026-04-22 |
| ITO, Yoshikazu | Director | 2020-09-29 | 2022-05-01 |
| IWANAGA, Koichi | Director | 2008-06-06 | 2012-07-09 |
| IZUTA, Takahiro | Director | 2011-05-23 | 2012-10-01 |
| KAWASE, Ken | Director | 2021-01-25 | 2023-05-09 |
| KAWATO, Yoichi | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2014-06-06 |
| KIDO, Manabu | Director | 2012-07-09 | 2017-05-02 |
| KIDO, Manabu | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2008-04-01 |
| MIYAZAKI, Jiro | Director | 2024-04-26 | 2026-03-31 |
| NAGAO, Eijiro | Director | 2017-05-15 | 2021-04-01 |
| NAGAO, Eijiro | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2010-11-15 |
| NAKAMURA, Hirofumi | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2024-04-26 |
| OHASHI, Toshikatsu | Director | 2019-10-21 | 2021-11-01 |
| OKUI, Keisuke | Director | 2014-06-05 | 2015-08-03 |
| SATO, Takeshi | Director | 2010-11-15 | 2011-05-23 |
| TAKAI, Hiroyuki | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2007-09-01 |
| TAKESHITA, Tomo | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2026-03-31 |
| YAMAMURA, Hironobu | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2021-05-10 |
| YANO, Takahiro | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2008-08-01 |
| YOKOI, Tatsuyuki | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-06-06 |
| DWS DIRECTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2006-02-16 | 2006-03-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumitomo Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.