ORNUA FOODS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£57m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£75m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
669
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.5m
Period ending 2025-12-27
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £523,880,000 | £532,040,000 | £550,274,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £14,507,000 | £7,985,000 | £7,383,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £11,648,000 | £5,192,000 | £4,475,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £9,055,000 | £4,675,000 | £3,190,000 | — | |
| Cash | £19,156,000 | £101,130,000 | £56,808,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £78,448,000 | £82,938,000 | £86,674,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £64,296,000 | £70,726,000 | £74,719,000 | — | |
| Equity | £64,296,000 | £70,726,000 | £74,719,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 715 | 710 | 669 | — | |
| Wages | £23,674,000 | £25,800,000 | £25,975,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,039,000 | £1,148,000 | £931,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.5% | 9.6% | 8.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.7% | 69.7% | 64.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 1.35x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | 2.27x | 1.06x | 1.16x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ORNUA FOODS UK LIMITED 2016-03-31 → present
- ADAMS FOODS LIMITED 2010-09-21 → 2016-03-31
- THE KERRYGOLD COMPANY LIMITED 1989-10-04 → 2010-09-21
- ADAMS FOODS LIMITED 1940-07-06 → 1989-10-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland 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 of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ORNUA FOODS UK LIMITED · parent
- Ornua Dairy Products Nigeria Limited 1%
Significant events
- “A triennial actuarial valuation of the company's defined benefit pension scheme was completed as at 31 December 2024 and was formally agreed in March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKEY, Julie | Secretary | 2017-05-04 | — | — |
| BLAKE, Patrick | Director | 2026-03-10 | Jul 1984 | Irish |
| BUGGY, Donal Joseph | Director | 2012-12-20 | Mar 1968 | Irish |
| HUNTER, William James | Director | 2015-06-05 | Dec 1968 | British |
| LOCKEY, Julie | Director | 2026-03-10 | Dec 1970 | British |
| SMYTH, David Thomas | Director | 2026-03-10 | Mar 1963 | Irish |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER, William James | Secretary | 2015-06-05 | 2017-05-04 |
| KEANE, Colin | Secretary | 2014-04-02 | 2015-06-05 |
| PATERSON, John Malcolm | Secretary | — | 1991-12-23 |
| SCOTT, Nicholas | Secretary | 2012-04-06 | 2014-04-02 |
| SIMCOCK, Thomas | Secretary | 1991-12-23 | 2007-02-28 |
| TERRY, Christopher Malcolm, Mr. | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2012-04-06 |
| BALL, Simon | Director | 2022-11-18 | 2026-03-10 |
| CAWLEY, Noel | Director | — | 2006-04-28 |
| CHILDS, Gary Clifford | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2013-06-07 |
| COAKLEY, Noel | Director | — | 2009-03-04 |
| DOLAN, Peter | Director | — | 2003-01-31 |
| EVANS, David Gareth | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2015-05-06 |
| FITZGERALD, Cathal | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2012-12-20 |
| GREEN, Kevin Richard | Director | 2022-06-24 | 2025-06-30 |
| HENNERTY, Roisin Mary | Director | 2019-01-09 | 2024-05-10 |
| JACKSON, Alastair Malcolm | Director | 2017-05-04 | 2021-09-30 |
| JACKSON, Alastair Malcolm | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2015-05-06 |
| JORDAN, John Anthony | Director | 2015-06-05 | 2019-01-09 |
| KENNEDY, Neil Angus | Director | 2015-06-09 | 2021-09-30 |
| LANE, Kevin Michael | Director | 2010-12-22 | 2017-05-04 |
| OFLYNN, Joseph | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2013-04-09 |
| PATERSON, John Malcolm | Director | — | 1991-12-23 |
| POPIOLKOWSKI, Jacqueline Mary, Ms. | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2015-05-06 |
| RAVENHALL, Carl Edward | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| RHODES, Bruce Anthony | Director | — | 1992-01-21 |
| ROBERTS, Michael | Director | 2012-01-23 | 2014-02-03 |
| SCOTT, Nicholas | Director | 2012-03-05 | 2014-04-03 |
| SIMCOCK, Thomas | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| SMYTH, David Thomas | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| STANLEY, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2019-01-09 | 2025-06-30 |
| TERRY, Christopher Malcolm, Mr. | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2012-04-06 |
| TOAL, Ian John | Director | 2011-07-12 | 2014-09-30 |
| TURVEY, David | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2012-04-13 |
| WALSH, Gordon James | Director | 2019-01-09 | 2022-06-24 |
| WHITFIELD, Sean Paul | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2013-05-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Irish Dairy Board (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-10-14 | Active |
| Ornua Co-Operative Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.