UNITED MALT UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-06 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£76M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£734K
Period ending 2024-06-30
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- UNITED MALT UK LIMITED 2020-04-03 → present
- GRAINCORP UK LIMITED 2009-10-28 → 2020-04-03
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£10,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £414,000 | £734,000 | |
| Net profit | £323,000 | £590,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £108,037,000 | £108,627,000 | |
| Net assets | £75,537,000 | £76,127,000 | |
| Equity | £75,537,000 | £76,127,000 | |
| 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 | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.0% | 35.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.11x | 4.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.01x |
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 30th June 2026.”
Group structure
- UNITED MALT UK LIMITED · parent
- Malt U.K. Holdco Limited 100%
- Ulgrave Limited 100%
- Maltco 3 Limited 100%
- SBM Scotgrain Limited 100%
- Moray Firth Maltings Limited 100%
- Mark Lawrence (Grain) Limited 100%
- Scotgrain Agriculture Limited 100%
- BS (Old) Co Limited 100%
- Norton Organic Grain Limited 100%
- Bairds Malt (Pension Trustees) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 3rd of July 2024 the entire share capital of the company was acquired by Soufflet Bairds Malt Limited from United Malt Group Limited and on this day, it became the UK parent entity.”
- “On the 3rd of July 2024 the company received, in full and final settlement, £32,500,000 of the long-term loan receivable from its subsidiary undertaking, SBM Scotgrain Limited. This included an agreed waiver of £7,500,000 of the loan.”
- “On the 3rd of July 2024 the company used the funds received of £32,500,000 to repay its long-term loans with Invivo Group.”
- “On the 3rd of July 2024 the shareholders passed a resolution: That the issued share capital of the Company be reduced from 78,366,720 ordinary shares of £1 each to 1 ordinary share of £1 each by cancelling and extinguishing 78,366,719 ordinary shares of £1 each in the Company (each of which is fully paid up) and the amount by which the share capital is so reduced be credited to a reserve and shall form part of the profits of the Company. That the 1 ordinary share of £1 in the Company be converted into 100 ordinary shares of £0.01p each. This resolution was effected on the 11th July 2024.”
- “On 11th July 2024 the company received a dividend from its subsidiary, SBM Scotgrain Limited, of £82,254,024. As a result of the receipt of this dividend the company reduced the cost of its investment in SBM Scotgrain Limited by £57,087,000.”
- “On 11th July 2024 the company paid a dividend to its parent company Soufflet Bairds Malt Limited of £82,254,024”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEIMANN, Brett Alan | Secretary | 2020-04-01 | — | — |
| BROADBENT, Richard Euan, Dr | Director | 2020-08-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| WEIMANN, Brett Alan | Director | 2020-04-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Alistair Garrard | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2020-04-01 |
| FRIBERG, Greg Allan | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2018-12-31 |
| HAYDON, Steven Arthur | Director | 2009-10-28 | 2013-09-30 |
| KOVATS, Laura Jean | Director | 2021-05-06 | 2024-08-16 |
| RASANAYAGAM, Johann Stanislaus | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-04-27 |
| SMITH, Darren | Director | 2018-12-31 | 2020-04-01 |
| WILTON, Ian | Director | 2009-10-28 | 2011-04-21 |
| WOODLEY, Roger Graham | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2020-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-07-11 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-07-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 3
- 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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-09-30