MERSEYSIDE ENERGY RECOVERY LTD
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Cash
£40m
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£16m
+17.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.3m
+14.8% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £39,987,000 | £45,412,000 | £48,187,000 | +6.1% | |
| Operating profit | £5,849,000 | £9,074,000 | £9,617,000 | +6% | |
| Profit before tax | £296,000 | £2,910,000 | £3,340,000 | +14.8% | |
| Net profit | -£174,000 | £1,818,000 | £2,204,000 | +21.2% | |
| Cash | £36,843,000 | £38,348,000 | £40,427,000 | +5.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £243,319,000 | £225,940,000 | £214,464,000 | -5.1% | |
| Net assets | -£24,663,000 | -£19,171,000 | -£15,818,000 | +17.5% | |
| Equity | -£24,663,000 | -£19,171,000 | -£15,818,000 | +17.5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.6% | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | 4.0% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.4% | 4.0% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 109.1% | 107.8% | 106.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.47x | 28.16x | 20.64x | |
| Interest cover | 0.28x | 0.45x | 0.52x |
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
- MERSEYSIDE ENERGY RECOVERY LTD 2015-11-09 → present
- SITA SEMBCORP UK LIMITED 2012-04-30 → 2015-11-09
- SHUKCO 312A LIMITED 2012-04-17 → 2012-04-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having taken account of all available information and forecasts for at least the next 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements, and having performed the appropriate sensitivity analysis; the directors are of the opinion that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “A dispute was settled post year end regarding Joint Insurance Cost Sharing between Merseyside Energy Recovery Limited and Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority. Merseyside Energy Recovery Limited benefited £2,771,000 from the outcome of this claim.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2013-10-30 | — | — |
| LITTLE, Richard Geoffrey, Mr. | Director | 2025-11-30 | Oct 1979 | British |
| MORRIS, David Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2025-05-07 | Jan 1968 | British |
| PADFIELD, Amanda | Director | 2014-03-07 | Feb 1968 | British |
| RAE, Neil, Mr. | Director | 2024-08-15 | Oct 1971 | British |
| SIDHU, Iqbal Singh, Mr. | Director | 2025-02-20 | Jun 1969 | British |
| THOMPSON, Mark Hedley | Director | 2021-06-28 | Dec 1973 | British |
| THORN, Christopher Derrick | Director | 2021-12-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT, Joan | Secretary | 2012-04-17 | 2013-10-30 |
| AHMAD, Nauman | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2020-07-10 |
| ANNAN, Douglas Stuart, Dr | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2016-02-05 |
| BONE, Dugald John, Dr | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2014-03-26 |
| CHAPRON, Christophe Andre Bernard | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2013-10-30 |
| CHONG, Kwong Fatt | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2017-01-01 |
| COTTRELL, Andrew John | Director | 2023-12-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| FUKAO, Kazuma | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2024-08-15 |
| GAVIN, Paul | Director | 2013-10-30 | 2014-03-07 |
| HANDS, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2016-02-05 | 2021-09-21 |
| HIBINO, Tsuneharu | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2015-12-15 |
| HIGASHIYAMA, Eiichiro | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2017-07-24 |
| KADIWAR, Rahul Dipinkumar | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2024-08-15 |
| KANAI, Masashi | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| KNOX, Belinda Faith | Director | 2015-12-15 | 2023-09-01 |
| MCCLAY, Catherine Isabel, Dr | Director | 2021-11-02 | 2022-09-21 |
| MCKENNA-MAYES, Graham Arthur | Director | 2013-10-30 | 2021-06-28 |
| NG, Meng Poh | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2017-10-30 |
| NORTH, Daniel Geoffrey | Director | 2024-08-15 | 2025-11-30 |
| PALMER-JONES, David Courtenay | Director | 2012-04-17 | 2013-10-30 |
| PATRICK, Michael Thomas | Director | 2022-09-21 | 2025-02-20 |
| SCRIMSHAW, Matthew Giles | Director | 2020-08-12 | 2021-10-22 |
| SEXTON, Ian Anthony | Director | 2013-10-30 | 2020-03-31 |
| SHEFFER, Philip Bruce, Mr. | Director | 2025-02-20 | 2025-04-25 |
| SUZUKI, Yuji | Director | 2017-07-24 | 2021-07-20 |
| THOMPSON, David Keith | Director | 2021-10-22 | 2023-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merseyside Energy Recovery Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.