OLDBURY ENERGY SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-22 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-08
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
-67.1% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£4M
-919.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £43,996,000 | £36,237,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£238,000 | -£3,597,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£394,000 | -£4,016,000 | |
| Net profit | -£394,000 | -£4,016,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,480,000 | £1,966,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,982,000 | £1,966,000 | |
| Equity | £5,982,000 | £1,966,000 | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.5% | -9.9% | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | -11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.1% | -183.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.8% | 87.0% | |
| Current ratio | -1.24x | -0.48x | |
| Interest cover | -1.16x | -8.58x |
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
“The Company utilises treasury facilities provided to it by financing entities, which are subsidiaries of Syensqo S.A.. As the Company is reliant on these group funding arrangements, a letter of support from Syensqo S.A. has been obtained, confirming they will provide this support to 31 December 2026. In satisfying themselves that Syensqo S.A. has the means and ability to provide such financial support if required, the directors have held discussions with group directors, have understood the available facilities and cash reserves of the parent undertaking, have reviewed group cash flow forecasts, including sensitivities and challenged the assumptions within and are satisfied there is sufficient available headroom on available facilities including covenant requirements. Thus, with the letter of support in place, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements for a period to 31 December 2026. 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 until 31 December 2026.”
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 December 2024, an impairment of £Nil was recorded to the value of tangible fixed assets (2023: £0.2m).”
- “However due to the ongoing business situation as of May 2025 the GBU has announced restructuring, which will include headcount reduction.”
- “As of November 2024, as outlined in the Power of 2 Separation Agreement between Solvay and Syensqo, the liabilities associated with the Gower and Rattlechain Tips were transferred back to Solvay.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERS, Nicola Jayne | Secretary | 2026-01-26 | — | — |
| FRYER, Ian William | Director | 2021-07-28 | Nov 1966 | British |
| MACDONALD, Susan Margaret | Director | 2021-07-28 | Mar 1971 | British |
| MINCHER, Aidan | Director | 2026-01-26 | Jan 1972 | British |
| WOOLLIN, Andrew | Director | 2026-01-26 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARLAND, Shima Rad | Secretary | 2024-03-23 | 2026-01-26 |
| IAPICHINO, Alex | Secretary | 2023-03-09 | 2024-03-22 |
| MURPHY, Alison | Secretary | 2021-07-28 | 2022-01-01 |
| RAD, Shima | Secretary | 2022-01-01 | 2023-03-09 |
| DAIN, Mark St.John | Director | 2024-10-17 | 2026-01-02 |
| DUTTON, Tom | Director | 2021-07-28 | 2024-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snf (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-02 | Active |
| Syensqo Solutions Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-07-28 | Ceased 2026-01-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 38 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
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Turnover
-17.6%
£43,996,000 £36,237,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-67.1%
£5,982,000 £1,966,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-1,411.3%
-£238,000 -£3,597,000
-
Profit before tax
-919.3%
-£394,000 -£4,016,000
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