CREAMLINE DAIRIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+30.8% highest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+10.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
256
-1.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+29% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-28 | 2019-09-29 | 2020-09-26 | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-09-24 | 2022-09-25 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,441,994 | — | £28,961,777 | — | — | £33,568,571 | — | £36,117,697 | £34,285,658 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,161,902 | — | £2,437,085 | — | — | £521,480 | — | £1,796,640 | £2,298,312 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,125,728 | — | £2,403,873 | — | — | £516,198 | — | £1,877,938 | £2,423,236 | |
| Net profit | — | £920,698 | — | £1,958,194 | — | — | £336,994 | — | £1,477,916 | £1,771,388 | |
| Cash | £1,944,650 | £2,355,659 | £2,355,659 | £4,853,931 | £4,853,931 | £4,074,617 | £3,519,229 | £3,519,229 | £4,400,165 | £5,756,650 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,679,960 | — | £11,766,009 | — | — | £11,144,896 | — | £12,363,755 | £13,943,645 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,195,996 | — | £10,609,157 | — | — | £10,322,192 | — | £11,219,758 | £12,410,304 | |
| Equity | £8,921,268 | £9,195,996 | £9,195,996 | £10,609,157 | £10,609,157 | £10,627,181 | £10,322,192 | £10,322,192 | £11,219,758 | £12,410,304 | |
| Average employees | — | 261 | — | 270 | — | — | 268 | — | 261 | 256 | |
| Wages | — | £5,788,734 | — | £6,576,856 | — | — | £6,779,925 | — | £6,881,860 | £6,929,603 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £140,311 | — | £145,065 | — | — | £147,833 | — | £126,455 | £125,340 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-28 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-5.1%
£36,117,697 £34,285,658
-
Cash
+30.8%
£4,400,165 £5,756,650
highest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
+10.6%
£11,219,758 £12,410,304
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-1.9%
261 256
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+27.9%
£1,796,640 £2,298,312
-
Profit before tax
+29%
£1,877,938 £2,423,236
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+0.7%
£6,881,860 £6,929,603
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-28 | 2019-09-29 | 2020-09-26 | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-09-24 | 2022-09-25 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.2% | — | 8.4% | — | — | 1.6% | — | 5.0% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.4% | — | 6.8% | — | — | 1.0% | — | 4.1% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.9% | — | 20.7% | — | — | 4.7% | — | 14.5% | 16.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.39x | 2.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | 23.74x | — | 61.02x | — | — | 18.22x | — | 46.70x | 47.79x |
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
- CREAMLINE DAIRIES LIMITED 2000-11-29 → present
- INDUSTRIAL MILK SUPPLIES LIMITED 1945-06-21 → 2000-11-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants 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.”
Significant events
- “On the 2 November 2024, the company acquired 2 full and 1 part depot from Mortons Dairies, as well as business assets in respect of owned vehicles. The total consideration for this transaction was £408,018, which was financed from the groups cash reserves.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWALLOW, Christopher David | Secretary | 1994-12-19 | — | British |
| PURVIS, Robert Kenneth Berry | Director | 1995-10-12 | Jul 1969 | British |
| SWALLOW, Anthony David | Director | 2001-11-21 | Jul 1940 | British |
| SWALLOW, Christopher David | Director | 1994-12-19 | Jul 1970 | British |
| SWALLOW, Helga Hildegard Gertrud | Director | 1994-12-19 | Dec 1935 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE, Nora | Secretary | — | 1994-02-19 |
| CHAPMAN, Jennifer | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| ROE, Michael | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| ROE, Nora | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| ROE, William Sleath | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| SWALLOW, Anthony David | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2000-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-05-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2016-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2016-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.