CARGILL BIOINDUSTRIAL UK LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the global Cargill group, the company researches and manufactures nature-derived organic chemicals to replace petroleum-based products in industrial applications.
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Cash
£156K
-94.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£376M
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
249
-7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£11M
+68.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £421,210,000 | £171,566,000 | £102,400,000 | -40.3% | |
| Operating profit | £21,783,000 | -£33,548,000 | -£27,959,000 | +16.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£16,071,000 | -£33,920,000 | -£10,707,000 | +68.4% | |
| Net profit | -£12,037,000 | -£26,336,000 | -£8,133,000 | +69.1% | |
| Cash | £5,717,000 | £2,900,000 | £156,000 | -94.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £413,539,000 | £390,270,000 | £384,306,000 | -1.5% | |
| Net assets | £410,385,000 | £384,071,000 | £375,957,000 | -2.1% | |
| Equity | £410,385,000 | £384,071,000 | £375,956,000 | -2.1% | |
| Average employees | 245 | 268 | 249 | -7.1% | |
| Wages | £17,699,000 | £15,869,000 | £14,760,000 | -7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £947,000 | £1,031,000 | £259,000 | -74.9% |
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 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.2% | -19.6% | -27.3% | |
| Net margin | -2.9% | -15.4% | -7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.3% | -8.6% | -7.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | 1.98x | 1.87x | |
| Interest cover | 20.65x | -85.15x | -29.06x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CARGILL BIOINDUSTRIAL UK LIMITED 2023-11-01 → present
- EQUUS UK TOPCO LTD 2021-09-24 → 2023-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue to operate as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- CARGILL BIOINDUSTRIAL UK LIMITED · parent
- Cargill Bioindustrial UK Holding Limited 100%
- Equus Sales India Private Ltd 0%
- Equus Mexico No.3, S.A. de C.V. 0%
- IonPhasE Oy* 100%
- Cargill Bioindustrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.* 100%
- Cargill Bioindustrial B.V.* 100%
- Cargill Bioindustrial Germany GmbH* 100%
- Cargill Trading FZE* 100%
- Cargill Bioindustrial Italy S.r.L.* 100%
- Equus Sales India Private Ltd* 0%
- Equus Japan KK* 0%
- Cargill Bioindustrial Singapore Pte. Ltd* 100%
- Equus USA, Inc.* 0%
- Equus Mexico No.3, S.A. de C.V.* 0%
- Equus Columbia S.A.S.* 0%
Significant events
- “In January 2025, Cargill Bioindustrial UK Limited completed the sale of its Energy Technology intellectual property and trademarks to a third party. The transaction included the disposal of inventory, intangible assets, fixed assets and related licensing rights. The sale resulted in a statutory gain of £18.2 million, which has been presented as an exceptional item due to its size and non recurring nature.”
- “In October 2025, Cargill Inc. announced the continuation of its Cargill 2030 strategy.”
- “In early 2026, Cargill Bioindustrial initiated their own restructuring.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBDAY, Ian Stuart | Director | 2024-09-06 | Jun 1985 | British |
| SHEPHERD, Claire Margaret | Director | 2022-06-30 | May 1983 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LO'BUE, Dena Michelle | Secretary | 2022-09-22 | 2025-02-06 |
| BROPHY, Thomas Michael | Director | 2021-09-24 | 2022-06-30 |
| MILLINGTON, Michael Joseph Paul | Director | 2024-03-20 | 2024-09-06 |
| TWEDDLE, Graeme Andrew | Director | 2021-09-24 | 2024-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargill Velocity Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2022-06-30 | Active |
| Croda International Public Limited Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-24 | Ceased 2022-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 32 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-20 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2023-11-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-20 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2023-11-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2022-11-10 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares |
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.