KERRY INGREDIENTS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£115k
-94.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£115m
+7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,230
-8.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£14m
-7.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £736,169,355 | £683,553,876 | £654,731,003 | -4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £18,696,871 | £20,653,025 | £18,066,218 | -12.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,776,943 | £15,081,680 | £13,908,087 | -7.8% | |
| Net profit | £9,825,753 | £11,325,539 | £10,626,786 | -6.2% | |
| Cash | £1,632,894 | £2,065,803 | £115,074 | -94.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £229,107,535 | £197,209,905 | £169,757,410 | -13.9% | |
| Net assets | £88,213,384 | £107,094,423 | £114,642,834 | +7% | |
| Equity | £88,213,384 | £107,094,423 | £114,642,834 | +7% | |
| Average employees | 1,491 | 1,341 | 1,230 | -8.3% | |
| Wages | £64,734,328 | £62,977,656 | £61,276,597 | -2.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 3.0% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.5% | 61.7% | 53.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 1.86x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 2.92x | 2.91x | 4.33x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KERRY INGREDIENTS (UK) LIMITED 1995-07-06 → present
- DCA INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1937-07-12 → 1995-07-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have satisfied themselves that the Company is a going concern, having adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Restructuring costs were approved in 2025 totalling £8.7m, as well as the sale of a non-core business resulting in a loss of £3.3m”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEASY, Ronan | Secretary | 2018-02-28 | — | — |
| DEASY, Ronan | Director | 2017-10-31 | Dec 1964 | Irish |
| HORAN, Trevor James | Director | 2017-10-31 | Oct 1972 | Irish |
| SALMON, Claire | Director | 2021-07-28 | Jan 1976 | Irish |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURRAN, Brian | Secretary | 1994-12-29 | 2018-02-28 |
| WALLWORK, Alan Charles | Secretary | — | 1994-12-29 |
| ADAM, John Cliffe Hamilton | Director | — | 1994-12-29 |
| BROSNAN, Denis | Director | 1994-12-29 | 2002-01-02 |
| CREGAN, Denis | Director | 1994-12-29 | 2008-05-13 |
| EVANS, Leonard | Director | 1993-06-19 | 1994-12-29 |
| FRIEL, Hugh | Director | 1994-12-29 | 2008-05-13 |
| HEALY, Flor | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2017-10-31 |
| KELLY, Regina | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-07-27 |
| KIMBER, Michael Paul | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| LARKIN, Marguerite | Director | 2018-09-30 | 2024-05-23 |
| LIPKA, David Henry | Director | — | 1994-12-29 |
| MACPHERSON, James | Director | — | 1994-12-29 |
| MCCARTHY, Stan | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2017-10-31 |
| MEHIGAN, Brian Cornelius, Mr. | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2018-09-30 |
| MODEL, John David | Director | — | 1994-12-29 |
| MURPHY, Paudi | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-07-27 |
| WADE, Michael Charles | Director | — | 1994-12-29 |
| WALSH, Garrett | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-07-27 |
| WALSH, Kevin | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-07-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Ingredients Holdings (U.K.) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.