UGO FOODS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-27 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-03 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3K
-51.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£970K
+23.3% vs 2024
Employees
145
-3.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£43K
+91.3% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £18,373,378 | — | — | £22,047,470 | £22,235,122 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £339,760 | — | — | -£162,180 | £235,045 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £272,380 | £348,652 | £4,211 | -£494,302 | -£42,922 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £280,666 | £352,873 | £50,094 | £399,798 | £333,396 | |
| Cash | — | — | £10,226 | £4,080 | £2,214 | £6,344 | £3,072 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,306,478 | £3,458,201 | £2,663,636 | £2,673,970 | £2,000,195 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,868,719 | £1,486,092 | £972,186 | £786,984 | £970,380 | |
| Equity | £1,787,479 | £1,780,553 | £1,868,719 | £1,486,092 | £972,186 | £786,984 | £970,380 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 148 | 148 | 153 | 150 | 145 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,135,779 | £4,307,212 | £4,518,667 | £4,726,553 | £4,796,531 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £467,007 | £461,654 | £467,299 | £155,176 | £154,676 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+0.9%
£22,047,470 £22,235,122
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-51.6%
£6,344 £3,072
-
Net assets
+23.3%
£786,984 £970,380
-
Employees
-3.3%
150 145
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+244.9%
-£162,180 £235,045
first positive since 2024
-
Profit before tax
+91.3%
-£494,302 -£42,922
-
Wages
+1.5%
£4,726,553 £4,796,531
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.8% | — | — | -0.7% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.5% | — | — | 1.8% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 14.7% | — | — | -6.1% | 11.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 90.6% | 87.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.87x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.01x | — | — | -0.48x | 0.84x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- UGO FOODS GROUP LIMITED 1997-09-01 → present
- UGO FOODS LIMITED 1993-06-11 → 1997-09-01
- L. UGO LIMITED 1938-09-30 → 1993-06-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gravita II LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. The validity of the going concern concept is dependent on the continuing business with key customers and the support of the shareholders as well as the continued use of the invoice financing facility, as outlined in note 17, to support monthly cash flows. Having considered the above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- UGO FOODS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Dellugo Ltd 100%
- L Ugo (Property) Company Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The Directors report that post tax profit for the year was, at £333,396 (2024: £399,798), although the post tax profit has increased due to the considerable investment in research and development the company has undertaken, the overall trading profitability has been impacted by increased wage costs, continued high energy costs, an increase in interest rates and the additional investment into promotional activity to drive volume and respond to the 'cost of living' challenge. Despite these challenges, the company has continued to invest in research and development along with infrastructure and machinery automation to improve efficiencies, increase capacity, and become more sustainable. The company have continued to broaden their customer base and products. Whilst 2024/25 has been equally challenging for similar reasons to the year before, brand exposure is increasing significantly, and the new product development pipeline is creating further growth which will have a positive effect on future results.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Sophia Louise | Director | 2017-06-20 | Nov 1980 | British |
| UGO, Charles Cameron | Director | 2025-11-12 | Mar 1995 | British |
| UGO, Paul Luigi | Director | 2024-05-07 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROPER, Lee Andrew | Secretary | 2015-03-30 | 2018-01-19 |
| SPILLMAN, Harvey | Secretary | 2000-09-11 | 2003-12-10 |
| UGO, Annita Josephine | Secretary | — | 1992-12-05 |
| UGO, Kathryn | Secretary | 1993-03-01 | 2000-10-11 |
| UGO, Paul Luigi | Secretary | 1992-12-06 | 1993-03-01 |
| WALDRON, Craig John | Secretary | 2003-12-10 | 2015-03-30 |
| ANAND, Harbachan | Director | 2004-04-15 | 2016-01-29 |
| ANDERSON, Michael Adrian | Director | 2003-08-30 | 2013-07-31 |
| ANDREWS, Peter Geoffrey | Director | 1995-05-03 | 2000-09-04 |
| BARLOW, Timothy John | Director | 1999-08-11 | 2004-11-15 |
| BLACKETT, Andrew | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2019-11-15 |
| CANHAM, Gavin Mark | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2012-11-26 |
| DUDACK, Lee Joseph | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2003-08-29 |
| KLUG, Bernard Philip | Director | 2014-03-12 | 2019-05-27 |
| KLUG, Bernard Philip | Director | 1997-04-15 | 2001-03-15 |
| MOSS, Lee Anthony | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2018-08-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Adam | Director | 2023-04-06 | 2024-05-07 |
| SCOTT, Dennis Michael | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2015-09-21 |
| UGO, Annita Josephine | Director | — | 1992-12-05 |
| UGO, Leo Lorenzo Ferrucio | Director | — | 2003-08-29 |
| UGO, Paul Luigi | Director | — | 2023-04-06 |
| WALDRON, Craig John | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2015-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Luigi Ugo | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 256 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.