THE LONDON OIL REFINING CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+145.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£41M
+24.5% vs 2024
Employees
119
+8.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£13M
-13.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE LONDON OIL REFINING CO. LIMITED 1998-02-20 → present
- ASTONISH PRODUCTS LIMITED 1991-03-01 → 1998-02-20
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,696,603 | £66,453,527 | |
| Operating profit | £14,254,589 | £12,153,548 | |
| Profit before tax | £14,446,963 | £12,524,228 | |
| Net profit | £11,333,236 | £9,609,672 | |
| Cash | £4,752,775 | £11,669,205 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,566,966 | £43,810,288 | |
| Net assets | £32,900,352 | £40,960,024 | |
| Equity | £32,900,352 | £40,960,024 | |
| Average employees | 110 | 119 | |
| Wages | £4,567,579 | £5,163,543 |
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 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.7% | 18.3% | |
| Net margin | 19.6% | 14.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.1% | 27.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.36x | 3.00x | |
| Interest cover | 1049.60x | — |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- THE LONDON OIL REFINING CO. LIMITED · parent
- Astonish Products Limited 100%
- Astonish Cleaners Europe Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOSS, Alan Stanley Brian | Secretary | 2013-01-27 | — | — |
| EARNSHAW, Michael David | Director | 2021-04-21 | Apr 1972 | British |
| MOSS, Howard William | Director | 2000-04-05 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOSS, Muriel Ann | Secretary | 2002-08-01 | 2013-01-26 |
| MOSS, Muriel Ann | Secretary | 1991-03-01 | 2000-04-05 |
| PARKER, Phillip | Secretary | 2000-04-05 | 2002-08-01 |
| MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-01 | 1991-03-01 |
| DIXON, Jonathan Craig | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2001-03-13 |
| DU PLESSIS, Bryan Gerrard | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2003-11-27 |
| DU PLESSIS, Bryan | Director | 1998-04-21 | 1998-12-07 |
| GRANT, Ian Jonathan | Director | 1998-05-20 | 1999-11-29 |
| LIBBISH, Irving | Director | 2001-06-26 | 2002-10-21 |
| MANN, David Jonathan | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2001-04-01 |
| MOSS, Alan Stanley Brian | Director | 1991-03-01 | 2013-12-10 |
| MOSS, Howard William | Director | 2000-04-08 | 2000-04-08 |
| MOSS, Muriel Ann | Director | 1991-03-01 | 2013-01-26 |
| PARKER, Phillip | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2002-08-01 |
| MBC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-03-01 | 1991-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Howard William Moss | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Astonish Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-05-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+15.2%
£57,696,603 £66,453,527
-
Cash
+145.5%
£4,752,775 £11,669,205
-
Net assets
+24.5%
£32,900,352 £40,960,024
-
Employees
+8.2%
110 119
-
Operating profit
-14.7%
£14,254,589 £12,153,548
-
Profit before tax
-13.3%
£14,446,963 £12,524,228
-
Wages
+13%
£4,567,579 £5,163,543
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