HAZLEWOOD FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£6.7M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£48M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£21M
Period ending 2025-09-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,519,000 | £42,307,000 | £28,051,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £424,000 | -£1,718,000 | -£17,402,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,134,000 | -£3,261,000 | -£21,221,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,374,000 | -£4,805,000 | -£21,532,000 | — | |
| Cash | £80,437,000 | £5,609,000 | £6,739,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £75,268,000 | £69,686,000 | £48,713,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £74,018,000 | £69,213,000 | £47,952,000 | — | |
| Equity | £74,018,000 | £69,213,000 | £47,952,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 —. 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 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | -4.1% | -62.0% | |
| Net margin | -3.3% | -11.4% | -76.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.6% | -2.5% | -35.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 0.89x | 0.93x | |
| Interest cover | 5.97x | -35.06x | — |
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
- HAZLEWOOD FOODS LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- HAZLEWOODS (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED 1942-02-17 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, after making enquiries, have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern for the foreseeable future. As a result of the above analysis, the directors of the Group concluded that Greencore Group has sufficient resources available to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- HAZLEWOOD FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Uniq (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Hazlewood (Blackditch) Limited 100%
- International Cuisine Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, a one-year extension of the Group's £350m RCF debt facility was agreed extending the maturity date to November 2030. In connection with the acquisition of Bakkavor Group plc, the Group drew down £825m of new facilities in January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Michael | Secretary | 2013-05-24 | — | — |
| BECK, Kirsty | Director | 2023-04-26 | Mar 1988 | British |
| FINNEY, Lee | Director | 2023-04-26 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MILEY, Lee | Director | 2026-01-21 | May 1973 | British |
| PARTON, Andy | Director | 2022-09-28 | May 1976 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, David Anthony | Secretary | 2003-05-02 | 2010-04-23 |
| CHALK, Richard Neil | Secretary | 1997-01-02 | 2003-05-02 |
| HIGGINSON, Kevin Mark | Secretary | — | 1994-10-01 |
| OLEARY, Conor | Secretary | 2010-04-23 | 2013-05-24 |
| ROBERTS THOMAS, Caroline Emma | Secretary | 1994-10-01 | 1997-01-02 |
| APPLEYARD, David Frederic | Director | — | 1991-09-16 |
| BALL, Christopher John | Director | 1991-09-16 | 1994-06-20 |
| BARR, Peter Edward | Director | — | 2001-03-10 |
| BARRATT, William Harrison | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2010-12-03 |
| BERGIN, Caroline Margaret | Director | 2003-04-18 | 2010-06-04 |
| BLAKEY, Nigel Edward | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-01-10 |
| BRADSHAW, Catherine Anne | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2019-08-01 |
| CHALK, Richard Neil | Director | 2000-06-12 | 2003-05-02 |
| COVENEY, Patrick Francis | Director | 2005-09-05 | 2011-09-12 |
| CRAIG, Vincent | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2001-03-10 |
| DILGER, David John | Director | 2001-01-09 | 2008-03-31 |
| DULLAGE, Guy Thomas Tristan | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| EVANS, Clare Elisabeth | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2022-09-28 |
| EVANS, Michael | Director | 2009-12-09 | 2021-01-28 |
| GACQUIN, Jolene Anna, Ms. | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2015-09-21 |
| HADEN, Peter Demmery | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-01-10 |
| HIGGINSON, Kevin Mark | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2001-01-09 |
| HOOYKAAS, Henricus | Director | 1991-09-16 | 2001-01-09 |
| HYNES, Anthony Martin | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2010-12-03 |
| KENNEDY, Patrick Thomas | Director | 2001-01-09 | 2005-09-05 |
| LEE, Francis Henry | Director | — | 2001-01-09 |
| LONGLEY, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2023-04-13 |
| LOWE, John | Director | — | 1991-09-16 |
| LUND, Rodney Cookson | Director | 1991-09-16 | 2001-01-09 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Sabrina | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2022-08-25 |
| MOORE, Kevin Raymond George | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2023-03-31 |
| O LEARY, Conor | Director | 2010-06-04 | 2019-01-29 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Kevin Clive | Director | 2001-01-09 | 2002-04-19 |
| POWER, Benjamin John | Director | 2001-01-09 | 2002-07-15 |
| RISLEY, George Francis | Director | 1991-11-01 | 1997-09-11 |
| ROBINSON, Catherine Ann | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2021-01-28 |
| SIMONS, John Michael | Director | — | 2001-01-09 |
| SMITH, Gerard Arthur | Director | 2003-04-18 | 2004-11-01 |
| THOMAS, Roy Digby | Director | 1991-09-16 | 2001-01-09 |
| TONGE, Eoin Philip | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2020-04-24 |
| TRUELOVE, Amelia Anne | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2004-03-26 |
| TRURAN, David Colchester | Director | 1991-09-16 | 1993-08-06 |
| VAN GURP, Antonious Petrus Mattheus Marie | Director | — | 1999-09-07 |
| WALEKR, Diane | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2013-05-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Richard | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2016-10-03 |
| WOODALL, Frederick Peter | Director | 2001-01-09 | 2003-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greencore Beechwood Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 435 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.