AIR LIQUIDE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-03-25
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£253M
+4.8% vs 2023
Employees
292
-0.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£19M
-10.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-25.
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- AIR LIQUIDE UK LIMITED 2004-07-06 → present
- MESSER UK LIMITED 1996-12-31 → 2004-07-06
- MG GAS PRODUCTS LIMITED 1993-09-23 → 1996-12-31
- DISTILLERS MG LIMITED 1988-06-10 → 1993-09-23
- DISTILLERS COMPANY (CARBON DIOXIDE) LIMITED(THE) 1928-08-09 → 1988-06-10
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £133,379,000 | £112,355,000 | |
| Operating profit | £10,139,000 | £5,776,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £21,579,000 | £19,287,000 | |
| Net profit | £22,230,000 | £18,065,000 | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £319,150,000 | £317,157,000 | |
| Net assets | £241,680,000 | £253,215,000 | |
| Equity | £241,680,000 | £253,215,000 | |
| Average employees | 294 | 292 | |
| Wages | £15,417,000 | £16,239,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 16.7% | 16.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | 1.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | 3.02x | 2.24x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. As of the date of the board of directors approving the company's 2024 financial statements, the company's management has determined that there were no material uncertainties that cast a doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months.”
Group structure
- AIR LIQUIDE UK LIMITED · parent
- Engineering and Welding Supplies Limited 100%
- Energas Limited 100%
- Air Liquide Limited 100%
- Air Liquide UK Pension Trustees Limited 100%
- Two Wolves Holdings Limited 100%
- East Midland Welding Supply Company Limited 100%
- Air Liquide Healthcare Limited 100%
- Calgaz Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In December 2023, management committed to a plan to sell the remaining assets and liabilities of the Biomethane division. These activities are planned to have been sold by 31 December 2025 and accordingly have been presented as discontinued operations in the statement of comprehensive income in both 2023 and 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHENSON, Melina | Secretary | 2023-06-22 | — | — |
| DEHAN, Emmanuel. | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1961 | French |
| LANG, Brandon Gary | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1971 | British |
| MACKEY, Peter John | Director | 2019-12-03 | Apr 1971 | British |
| NICOLAS, Jean Francois | Director | 2025-07-01 | Oct 1963 | French |
| TEN CATE, Gert Jan | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1981 | Dutch |
| VILLEPONTOUX, Sylvie | Director | 2025-07-01 | Aug 1968 | French |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAI, Yuan, Finance Manager | Secretary | 2011-03-25 | 2012-03-01 |
| GLITZ, Egon Joachim | Secretary | 2003-04-25 | 2005-06-30 |
| HASNIP, Matthew John | Secretary | 2012-03-01 | 2020-11-19 |
| HONECKER, Christopher James | Secretary | 2020-11-19 | 2023-06-22 |
| REYNOLDS, Andrew Joseph | Secretary | 2009-03-02 | 2011-03-25 |
| THOMPSON, Andrew | Secretary | 2006-05-15 | 2009-03-02 |
| TUCKER, Peter Edward Arthur | Secretary | — | 2003-04-25 |
| WILSON, Christopher John | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2006-05-15 |
| COMPANY SECRETARY | Corporate Secretary | 2012-03-01 | 2012-03-01 |
| ANDREW, Graham John | Director | 2003-04-15 | 2006-08-31 |
| BALTZER, Arno Leo | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| BENBELKACEM, Reida Abdel Krim, Mr. | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-09-01 |
| BERNARD, Jean-Philippe | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2013-12-10 |
| BERTONCINI, Dominique | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2025-09-01 |
| BRAUD-PONCET, Virginie | Director | 2023-06-22 | 2025-07-01 |
| CHALIER, Christophe | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| CUMNER, Clive | Director | — | 2003-04-25 |
| DARCHIS, Francois | Director | 2004-05-06 | 2004-06-09 |
| DELLON, Jean Baptiste | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2010-06-01 |
| DES VILLETTES, Charles-Henri | Director | 2022-12-02 | 2026-03-24 |
| DES VILLETTES, Charles-Henri | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2017-07-27 |
| DESPREAUX, Frederic | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2024-09-01 |
| DIMKE, Jorg- Reiner | Director | — | 1996-01-31 |
| DUPRIEU, Jean Pierre | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2007-04-20 |
| ETHEVENIN, Jacques | Director | 2009-06-18 | 2016-06-15 |
| GAUDOUX, Didier | Director | 2007-08-02 | 2008-07-23 |
| GLITZ, Egon Joachim | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2005-06-30 |
| HESSELMANN, Helene Marie Camille | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2021-06-19 |
| HUBERT, Etienne | Director | 2005-06-17 | 2007-08-02 |
| JOZON, Patrick | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2019-12-03 |
| LUEKEN, Andreas, Dr | Director | — | 1994-11-18 |
| LUIJTEN, Diederick Floris Juriaan Maria | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2019-12-03 |
| MCKEE, James Colin | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| MELAUGH, Mark John | Director | — | 1995-11-09 |
| MESSER, Hans, Senator Dr | Director | — | 1993-04-20 |
| MURPHY, Richard Peter | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2018-07-12 |
| NEUBERT, Manfred Erich | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1995-11-25 |
| OGE, Philippe | Director | 2017-11-28 | 2022-09-01 |
| PENNE, Francesco | Director | 2009-06-18 | 2010-12-06 |
| PETIT, Olivier | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2016-06-15 |
| RICHARD, Louis-Francois Augustin, Antoine | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2016-06-15 |
| SAINZ DE MIER, Lucia | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| SALZGEBER, Guy | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2016-06-15 |
| SARAUX, Bertrand | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2016-06-15 |
| SCHAEFER, Stefan | Director | 1998-12-31 | 2000-07-31 |
| SCHIEDER, Klaus Jurgen, Dr | Director | 2000-07-31 | 2000-10-06 |
| SCHMIDT, Winfrid | Director | — | 2004-05-06 |
| SCHMIEDER, Klaus Jurgen | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2005-06-17 |
| SCHWENCKE, Holger | Director | 1994-11-18 | 1998-12-31 |
| SERVETTO, Paolo | Director | 2021-06-19 | 2023-06-22 |
| SIEVERDING, Markus | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2010-01-28 |
| STOCKS, Peter | Director | 2000-10-06 | 2004-05-06 |
| STORCH, Gerhard Heinrich | Director | 1996-03-19 | 1998-01-01 |
| STRANDBERG, Lars | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2019-12-03 |
| THEXTON, Timothy John | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1994-09-02 |
| TUCKER, Peter Edward Arthur | Director | — | 2003-04-25 |
| VILLEPONTOUX, Sylvie | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2016-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Liquide International Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 270 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
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Turnover
-15.8%
£133,379,000 £112,355,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+4.8%
£241,680,000 £253,215,000
-
Employees
-0.7%
294 292
-
Operating profit
-43%
£10,139,000 £5,776,000
-
Profit before tax
-10.6%
£21,579,000 £19,287,000
-
Wages
+5.3%
£15,417,000 £16,239,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers