S&P GLOBAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-27 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-13

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

—

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£863M

+112.3% vs 2023

Employees

—

Average over period

Profit before tax

£59M

-62.9% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

S&P GLOBAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED 2016-06-17 → present
MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED 2013-12-19 → 2016-06-17
STEEL BUSINESS BRIEFING LIMITED 2001-04-13 → 2013-12-19

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

S&P GLOBAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	£160,769,000	£51,164,000
Operating profit	£160,768,000	£50,958,000
Profit before tax	£159,528,000	£59,204,000
Net profit	£159,528,000	£58,071,000
Cash	—	—
Total assets less current liabilities	—	—
Net assets	£406,340,000	£862,855,000
Equity	£406,340,000	£862,855,000
Average employees	—	—
Wages	—	—

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	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	100.0%	99.6%
Net margin	99.2%	113.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	5.6%	5.2%
Current ratio	0.23x	11.10x
Interest cover	102.99x	33.55x

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: Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

S&P GLOBAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED · parent
1. Platts (U.K.) Limited 100% · United Kingdom · provider of energy, petrochemicals and metals information and benchmark prices for the physical and future markets.
2. Platts Information Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 100% · China · provision of daily steel industry news and prices.
3. S&P Global Informacoes do Brasil Ltda. 99.93% · Brazil · provision of daily steel industry news and prices.
4. IHS Markit Agribusiness Brazil LTDA. 100% · Brazil · provision of information, analytics and solutions.
5. Green Power Conferences Limited 100% · United Kingdom · provision of conferences relating to the renewable energy sector.
6. Commodity Flow Limited 100% · United Kingdom · provision of specialist technological services to the global water-borne commodity and energy markets.
7. Platts Benchmarks UK Limited 100% · United Kingdom · to house benchmarks subject to EU regulations.
8. Petromedia Marine Intelligence Private Limited (in liquidation - solvent) 100% · India · provision of news and analysis for the global shipping and oil industries.
9. S&P Global Switzerland SA 100% · Switzerland · provision of price data and market intelligence for sugar, ethanol and biodiesel communities.
10. Tradenet Commercial Networking Limited UK 100% · United Kingdom · to provide innovative and dependable software for the maritime, commodity and financial trading communities.
11. TTN Polska SP Z.o.o 100% · Poland · to provide computer systems design and related services.

Significant events

“During the year, the company acquired Green Power Conferences Limited, an entity incorporated in United Kingdom with holding of 100% of its equity at a consideration of £16,263,328.”
“On 2 December 2024, the Company also acquired IHS Markit Agribusiness Brazil LTDA, an entity registered in Brazil, acquiring 100% of its shareholding for a consideration of £1,600,971.”
“On 27 March 2025, IHS Markit Agribusiness Brazil Ltda. has merged with S&P Global Informacoes do Brasil Ltda., an entity in which the company has a holding of 99.93% of the share capital.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 23 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
HITHERSAY, Elizabeth	Secretary	2016-06-20	—	—
WESTLEY, Catherine	Secretary	2016-06-20	—	—
HITHERSAY, Elizabeth Mary	Director	2016-10-31	Jan 1980	British
WALLACE, Kate Isabel	Director	2022-07-18	Oct 1978	British
WEELSON, Ryan	Director	2023-08-17	Oct 1980	British

Show 23 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
DAVIS, Georgina Denise	Secretary	2001-04-13	2011-05-09
MONTAGUE, Anthony Bernard Theodore	Secretary	2011-07-01	2016-06-20
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	2001-04-13	2001-04-13
DOUSE, James Alexander	Director	2016-10-31	2022-07-18
FLOCKHART, Patrick John	Director	2001-04-13	2011-07-01
GOLDBERG, Glenn	Director	2011-07-01	2014-10-14
GOODWIN, Andrew	Director	2006-09-24	2016-05-06
GOODWIN, Andrew	Director	2006-01-15	2006-05-08
HINCHCLIFFE, Richard	Director	2002-12-16	2004-01-01
KNIGHT, Christopher Phillip	Director	2011-07-01	2013-09-17
MANSER, Roger	Director	2001-06-08	2011-07-01
NEAL, Lawrence Patrick	Director	2011-07-01	2015-11-02
OWEN, Kathryn Ann	Director	2022-07-18	2023-08-16
PERKINS, Frederick James	Director	2003-09-16	2011-07-01
RANDALL, Paul	Director	2007-10-19	2011-07-01
RANDALL, Steven Kingsley	Director	2011-07-01	2016-06-28
ROY CHOUDHURI, Ranjit	Director	2006-01-15	2006-12-31
RUSEV, Kalin Sashov	Director	2009-07-07	2011-07-01
SANSOM, Paul James	Director	2011-07-01	2016-10-31
THOMAS, Hywel Rees	Director	2014-10-15	2016-10-31
WEELSON, Ryan	Director	2019-02-11	2019-04-23
WISE, Kevin	Director	2013-09-18	2022-07-18
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Director	2001-04-13	2001-04-13

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
S&P Global Inc.	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 146 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

2024-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-04-21	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-08-11	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-07-12	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-04-15	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2024-04-03	SH19	capital	Capital statement capital company with date currency figure
2024-04-03	SH20	capital	Legacy
2024-04-03	CAP-SS	insolvency	Legacy
2024-04-03	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2024-02-02	SH01	capital	Capital allotment shares	PDF
2023-08-21	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-08-16	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-07-14	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-04-13	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-11-07	AD01	address	Change registered office address company with date old address new address	PDF
2022-08-04	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2022-08-02	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2022-08-02	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-08-02	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-08-02	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

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

-68.2%

£160,769,000 £51,164,000
Cash

—

Not reported
Net assets

+112.3%

£406,340,000 £862,855,000
Employees

—

Not reported
Operating profit

-68.3%

£160,768,000 £50,958,000
Profit before tax

-62.9%

£159,528,000 £59,204,000

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

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