OAKES MILLERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-13 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£736
+332.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
+7.7% vs 2024
Employees
117
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+30.8% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £142,601,762 | £150,263,236 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,088,307 | £3,934,689 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,847,418 | £3,723,641 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,215,029 | £2,558,154 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £170 | £736 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £24,119,496 | £25,547,100 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £19,492,422 | £21,000,976 | |
| Equity | £10,443,617 | £11,826,524 | £13,916,922 | £14,855,038 | £17,277,393 | £19,492,422 | £21,000,976 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 117 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,035,328 | £5,492,640 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £274,920 | £280,960 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+5.4%
£142,601,762 £150,263,236
-
Cash
+332.9%
£170 £736
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Net assets
+7.7%
£19,492,422 £21,000,976
-
Employees
+2.6%
114 117
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Operating profit
+27.4%
£3,088,307 £3,934,689
-
Profit before tax
+30.8%
£2,847,418 £3,723,641
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Wages
+9.1%
£5,035,328 £5,492,640
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 12.8% | 15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 53.9% | 51.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 12.73x | 18.59x |
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
- OAKES MILLERS LIMITED 1999-02-11 → present
- WHEELOCK ESTATES,LIMITED 1937-11-08 → 1999-02-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Harold Sharp Limited
- 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 of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- OAKES MILLERS LIMITED · parent
- Agri-Food Europe SAS 100%
Significant events
- “The year saw more settled raw material prices. However other business overheads continued to experience inflationary pressure. The Board continues to invest significantly in continuous improvement across the Companies.”
- “The KPIs that the company uses are relevant to the type of business it operates in. The financial KPIs are specifically related to volumes, growth, turnover and balance sheet strength, are monitored on a continuous basis and the directors are satisfied with their performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKSON, Mark Thomas | Secretary | 2021-12-01 | — | — |
| BORROWDALE, John Mark | Director | 2014-11-18 | Feb 1983 | British |
| JACKSON, Andrew George Hebditch | Director | 2017-09-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| JAMIESON, Keith | Director | 2005-12-15 | Jan 1959 | British |
| LEA, Edward Philip | Director | 2013-02-27 | Nov 1983 | British |
| LEA, James John | Director | 2010-08-13 | Aug 1980 | British |
| LEA, John Edward | Director | — | Jan 1946 | British |
| PRESTON, Arthur | Director | 1995-03-16 | Jul 1940 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEA, John Edward | Secretary | — | 1999-01-15 |
| ROWE, Andrew Peter Mclaren | Secretary | 2008-05-16 | 2021-12-01 |
| SHAW, Oliver Samuel | Secretary | 1999-01-15 | 2008-05-16 |
| BAXTER, Alexander Wallace | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2008-05-16 |
| BROWN, Ian David | Director | 2001-07-27 | 2007-08-16 |
| FOX, David Horace | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2020-08-28 |
| JEPSON, Michael John | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2020-07-31 |
| JONES, Ronald | Director | — | 1998-03-12 |
| LEA, Philip | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| WARD, Terence | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2004-07-20 |
| WARR, David | Director | 1999-10-19 | 2020-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agri Feed Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-05 | Active |
| Mr John Edward Lea | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-05 |
| Mrs Anne Arden Borrowdale | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-16 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.