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GIVAUDAN UK LIMITED

Operating as a subsidiary of Givaudan SA, the company manufactures flavours, fragrances, and food ingredients.

#00691403 · Active · Incorporated 1961-05-02 (65y 2m) · Last filing 2026-06-10 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 32990 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-06-21 (in 12 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£592K

-41.4% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£112M

-43.3% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

547

+1.7% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£18M

-7.6% vs 2024

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £346,359,000£357,247,000£378,172,000 +5.9%
Operating profit £13,091,000£13,719,000£15,160,000 +10.5%
Profit before tax £15,613,000£19,193,000£17,735,000 -7.6%
Net profit £9,308,000£14,998,000£15,072,000 +0.5%
Cash £1,045,000£1,010,000£592,000 -41.4%
Total assets less current liabilities £194,027,000£248,145,000£161,355,000 -35%
Net assets £181,474,000£197,484,000£112,024,000 -43.3%
Equity £181,474,000£197,484,000£112,024,000 -43.3%
Average employees 551538547 +1.7%
Wages £27,053,000£26,553,000£27,592,000 +3.9%
Directors' remuneration £268,000£403,000£391,000 -3%

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 —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 3.8%3.8%4.0%
Net margin 2.7%4.2%4.0%
Return on capital employed 6.7%5.5%9.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 43.0%41.5%60.9%
Current ratio 1.89x2.79x1.66x
Interest cover 4.01x4.80x2.91x

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 4 times since incorporation

  1. GIVAUDAN UK LIMITED 2007-12-31 → present
  2. QUEST INTERNATIONAL FLAVOURS AND FRAGRANCES LTD. 2005-03-30 → 2007-12-31
  3. QUEST INTERNATIONAL (FRAGRANCES, FLAVOURS, FOOD INGREDIENTS) UK LIMITED 1987-07-20 → 2005-03-30
  4. PPF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1982-04-05 → 1987-07-20
  5. FOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1961-05-02 → 1982-04-05

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
UK-adopted IFRS
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
KPMG LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”

Group structure

  1. GIVAUDAN UK LIMITED · parent
    1. Givaudan Quest Pension Admin Limited 100% · England · Trustee

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 33 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
OLUDE, Kayode Secretary 2024-03-04 — —
KING, Michael David Director 2024-01-16 Feb 1975 American
MESSENGER, Ian James Director 2017-01-26 Mar 1968 British
Show 33 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ANDREWS, Raymond Maurice Secretary — 1992-12-31
GROSSET, Margaret Wilhelmina Secretary 1997-07-08 2000-08-18
HUSON, David Paul Secretary 1993-01-01 1993-02-26
IRVINE, Scott Macdonald Secretary 2001-11-14 2004-01-19
RIVETT, Michael John Edward Secretary 1993-02-26 1995-06-29
STIFFELL, Caroline Jane Secretary 2007-03-02 2024-03-04
WAKEFIELD, Barry John Secretary 1995-06-30 1997-07-08
WHITESIDE, Sonia Jane Secretary 2000-08-18 2001-11-14
WINCHESTER, Emma Secretary 2004-01-19 2007-03-02
ATKINSON, Anthony Director 1994-02-08 2006-04-13
CHATTERS, Paul Director 2007-04-13 2017-01-26
FORREST, Geoffrey, Dr Director 1992-02-03 2001-04-30
FURLONG, Richard Paul Director — 1994-04-21
HAMPTON-COUTTS, Cheryl Jane Director 1997-06-13 1997-07-08
HOCKEY, Yvonne Director 2009-05-19 2012-11-07
HOURI, Jean Pierre Director 1992-11-02 2005-01-01
HUNTER, John Director 2004-08-25 2007-03-02
JAMIESON, Michael Douglas Alister Director — 1991-12-24
LECCHINI, Sergio Marcello Alberto, Dr Director — 1997-07-31
LEEK, Robert David Director 1997-06-13 1997-07-08
MCCARTHY, James Martin Director 2001-03-26 2007-07-06
MIDWOOD, Peter Alan Director — 1992-10-30
MULVEY, Carmel Mary Director 2012-11-07 2016-04-29
NEELY, Paul Director 1997-06-13 1997-07-08
PARMAR, Pradeep Director 2016-04-29 2024-01-16
RICKARD, Michael David Director — 1997-06-16
RIVETT, Michael John Edward Director 1997-06-13 1997-07-08
SAMUEL, Michael John, Mr. Director 1997-06-13 1997-07-08
SAMUEL, Michael John, Mr. Director — 1991-09-02
SENIOR, Stephanie Jane Director 2006-04-13 2009-04-30
SUTHERS, Richard Gerald Director 1991-09-02 1999-11-30
TOMLINSON, Robert Michael Director 1997-06-13 1997-07-08
WILLIS, Brian James, Dr Director — 1995-12-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Givaudan Holdings Uk Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2017-10-18 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 201 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-06-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-06-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-23 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-06-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-06-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-03-04 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-03-04 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-01-16 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-01-16 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-07-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-06-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-26 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-07-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-06-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-07-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-06-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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