OXBOW UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£415K
-75.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+165% vs 2023
Employees
17
-10.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£6M
+80.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- OXBOW UK LIMITED 2023-09-22 → present
- OXBOW COAL LIMITED 2008-01-02 → 2023-09-22
- SSM COAL LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 2008-01-02
- SHIPPING AND COAL COMPANY,LIMITED 1913-09-25 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £42,714,788 | £37,297,437 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £5,374,585 | £7,590,149 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,525,121 | £6,357,658 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,689,119 | £4,752,298 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,712,200 | £415,074 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £4,067,219 | £8,190,028 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £2,879,981 | £7,632,279 | |
| Equity | £5,556,537 | £3,498,497 | £3,931,562 | £2,879,981 | £7,632,279 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 19 | 17 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,314,481 | £1,213,613 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 12.6% | 20.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.3% | 12.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 132.1% | 92.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 91.7% | 79.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.73x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2.89x | 5.79x |
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
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries including obtaining a letter of support from the ultimate parent and confirmation that intercompany loans will not be recalled, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- OXBOW UK LIMITED · parent
- Eldon Colliery Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The UK Governments decision to tighten environmental legislation on bituminous coal and the Sulphur content of Manufactured Smokeless Fuels will have serious implications for our sector. Oxbow UK Limited was fully compliant long before the introduction of the new legislation in May 2021 and, as such, expect to feature more strongly in a potentially diminishing market.”
- “The company is currently working in partnership with its landlord on the planned installation of a wind turbine for electricity generation at the Immingham site.”
- “The company has reviewed packaging requirements and has made a switch towards bags used in the packing process that include minimum 30% recycled content.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBSON, David John | Secretary | 2024-11-07 | — | — |
| BRUNING, Patrick Sjoerd | Director | 2008-07-01 | Jul 1966 | Dutch |
| KLEIN, Benjamin Laurence | Director | 2024-10-31 | Mar 1972 | American |
| ROBINSON, Mark Andrew | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
| WEINSTEIN, Adam | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jul 1963 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODWIN, Matthew Evelyn | Secretary | 2013-10-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| ORREY, David Brian | Secretary | — | 2013-10-01 |
| CALLAHAN, Richard Paul | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2013-04-02 |
| CLARK, David William | Director | 2016-02-02 | 2024-08-31 |
| COOK, John Christopher | Director | — | 1995-04-01 |
| CUSICK, Michael John | Director | 2009-10-08 | 2024-09-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, Brian | Director | — | 2008-07-01 |
| MANLEY, Martin John Deverell | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2008-07-01 |
| MCAULIFFE, Michael Francis | Director | 2013-04-03 | 2016-02-02 |
| PARMELEE, William Douglas | Director | 2013-04-03 | 2024-10-31 |
| SHIPLEY, Zachary Kane | Director | 2008-07-02 | 2013-04-02 |
| VAN DEN BOSCH, Joannes Franciscus Coleta | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2009-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Ingraham Koch | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-31 | Active |
| Oxbow Energy Solutions Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-22 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-16 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-12 | 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
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-12.7%
£42,714,788 £37,297,437
-
Cash
-75.8%
£1,712,200 £415,074
-
Net assets
+165%
£2,879,981 £7,632,279
-
Employees
-10.5%
19 17
-
Operating profit
+41.2%
£5,374,585 £7,590,149
-
Profit before tax
+80.4%
£3,525,121 £6,357,658
-
Wages
-7.7%
£1,314,481 £1,213,613
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers