SIBELCO UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2K
-87.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£50M
-3.7% vs 2023
Employees
332
-1.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£16M
+229.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- SIBELCO UK LIMITED 2008-09-30 → present
- WBB MINERALS LIMITED 2003-12-02 → 2008-09-30
- SIBELCO MINERALS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED 2000-07-27 → 2003-12-02
- HEPWORTH MINERALS AND CHEMICALS LIMITED 1988-10-01 → 2000-07-27
- BRITISH INDUSTRIAL SAND LIMITED 1987-01-15 → 1988-10-01
- B.I.S. MINERALS LIMITED 1982-03-24 → 1987-01-15
- LAWTON MINERALS LIMITED 1957-02-18 → 1982-03-24
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £159,196,000 | £146,027,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,147,000 | £18,788,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,974,000 | £16,391,000 | |
| Net profit | -£22,000 | £13,726,000 | |
| Cash | £16,000 | £2,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £88,753,000 | £136,947,000 | |
| Net assets | £52,208,000 | £50,282,000 | |
| Equity | £52,208,000 | £50,282,000 | |
| Average employees | 338 | 332 | |
| Wages | £16,115,000 | £15,921,000 |
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 | 3.2% | 12.9% | |
| Net margin | -0.0% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 13.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.3% | 71.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.80x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | 1.42x | 4.05x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 31 December 2026.”
Group structure
- SIBELCO UK LIMITED · parent
- Ellastone Investments Limited
- Viaton Industries Limited
- Fordath Limited
- Sibelco Green Solutions UK Limited
Significant events
- “2025 has seen strong financial performance as the business has benefitted from lower energy prices after coming out of hedged energy contracts in 2024. Most markets the company sells into remain resilient and the company continues to increase its mineral portfolio with a £26m land acquisition in 2024 and a number of other land acquisitions are planned in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURFEIND, Arne, Mr. | Director | 2026-04-01 | Apr 1972 | German |
| COSTELLO, Daniel Alan, Mr. | Director | 2026-04-01 | May 1975 | British |
| MORDOVCHENKO, Elena | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jul 1971 | French |
| UPHILL, Benjamin Mark, Mr. | Director | 2025-03-17 | Jan 1978 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORREST, Chantal Benedicte | Secretary | 2002-04-06 | 2008-07-31 |
| ROUTS, David Frank | Secretary | — | 2002-04-06 |
| STRINGER, Gary | Secretary | 1995-06-29 | 1995-08-31 |
| ADDISCOTT, Mark Peter | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2019-01-03 |
| ADDISCOTT, Mark Peter | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2008-05-14 |
| BECKETT, Michael Ernest | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2006-12-31 |
| BOENS, Laurence | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2008-05-14 |
| BROWN, Wilson Dyet | Director | 1993-04-02 | 2006-05-31 |
| CARTER, John Douglas | Director | 1992-03-10 | 1997-04-21 |
| CHENE, Jean-Francois | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2000-09-06 |
| CUTBUSH, Thomas Charles | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| DANIELS, Adam Bradley | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2025-03-17 |
| DECAT, Kurt Jean-Emile Elise | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| DELEERSNYDER, Jean-Luc Andre Victor | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2020-08-31 |
| DESLYPERE, Frédéric | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2026-04-01 |
| EMSENS, Jacques | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2019-06-25 |
| EMSENS, Jacques | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2002-04-30 |
| FORREST, Chantal Benedicte | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2008-07-31 |
| HARRISON, Neil Anthony | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2007-05-31 |
| HERREMANS, Jean Louis | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2015-03-01 |
| HERREMANS, Jean Louis | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2008-06-25 |
| HILLEBRAND, Gerhard | Director | 2003-09-12 | 2006-12-31 |
| JAMES, Mark Christopher | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2026-03-31 |
| JONES, Neville Sydney | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| KERR, Ian George | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| LAWSON, Graham Bernard, Dr | Director | 2000-07-17 | 2002-07-11 |
| LE SENE, Frederick Louis | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| LESSER, Frederick Alan Simon | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2002-05-10 |
| MATTHEWSON, Howard James | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2002-05-21 |
| MORENO DIAZ, Felix | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2019-12-31 |
| PRITCHARD, John | Director | 2008-10-23 | 2015-09-25 |
| ROUTS, David Frank | Director | — | 2002-04-06 |
| SPEECKAERT, Alain | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2010-07-27 |
| TATTON, Simon | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2023-03-31 |
| TAWNEY, Christopher | Director | 2002-04-08 | 2007-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Eifion | Director | 1991-09-01 | 2002-04-30 |
| TIZARD, Christopher Norman Kemp | Director | — | 1995-08-31 |
| TORRES, Francisco Fernando Fernandez | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2003-09-12 |
| VAN PUT, John Willem | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Robin George Walton | Director | 1999-04-26 | 2000-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibelco Minerals And Chemicals (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-08 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2022-05-23 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-8.3%
£159,196,000 £146,027,000
-
Cash
-87.5%
£16,000 £2,000
-
Net assets
-3.7%
£52,208,000 £50,282,000
-
Employees
-1.8%
338 332
-
Operating profit
+265%
£5,147,000 £18,788,000
-
Profit before tax
+229.5%
£4,974,000 £16,391,000
-
Wages
-1.2%
£16,115,000 £15,921,000
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