WM MORRISON PRODUCE LIMITED
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Cash
£46k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£322m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,979
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2m
Period ending 2025-10-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 | 2025-10-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £435,447,000 | £457,188,000 | £487,737,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,289,000 | £16,867,000 | £2,270,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,293,000 | £16,814,000 | £2,237,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £182,000 | £16,662,000 | £1,632,000 | — | |
| Cash | £52,000 | £2,000 | £46,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £312,339,000 | £329,229,000 | £331,824,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £303,297,000 | £319,959,000 | £321,591,000 | — | |
| Equity | £303,297,000 | £319,959,000 | £321,591,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 2,212 | 2,132 | 1,979 | — | |
| Wages | £43,221,000 | £46,885,000 | £52,775,000 | — | |
| 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 | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 | 2025-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.3% | 3.7% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 3.6% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.4% | 5.1% | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.1% | 38.0% | 42.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.94x | 2.24x | 2.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 68.79x |
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
- WM MORRISON PRODUCE LIMITED 1997-07-03 → present
- HOUSEHOLD POTATOES LIMITED 1963-10-04 → 1997-07-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- WM MORRISON PRODUCE LIMITED · parent
- Safeway Wholesale Limited 100%
- Simply Fresh Food Holdings 100%
- Wm Morrison At Source Limited 100%
- Wm Morrison Bananas Limited 100%
- Wm Morrison Growers Limited 100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2017-02-22 | — | — |
| DANIEL, Russell | Director | 2025-03-27 | Feb 1983 | British |
| THORNBER, Andrew Edward | Director | 2016-02-18 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACKROYD, Martin | Secretary | — | 2001-02-01 |
| AMSDEN, Mark Rowan | Secretary | 2013-02-13 | 2017-02-22 |
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2001-02-01 | 2009-03-16 |
| MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph | Secretary | 2009-03-16 | 2013-01-11 |
| ACKROYD, Martin | Director | — | 2002-09-02 |
| AHMED, Maz | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2025-11-11 |
| BELL, David Henry | Director | — | 1993-08-25 |
| BLACKHURST, Darren Anthony | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2018-10-17 |
| CLAPPEN, Andrew James | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2021-12-08 |
| FLETCHER, Martyn Paul | Director | 2002-08-22 | 2013-09-20 |
| GLEESON, Michael | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2017-05-16 |
| HARRISON, Mark | Director | 2013-09-20 | 2016-02-18 |
| HORNBY, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2020-11-20 |
| HUTCHINSON, David Robert | Director | 1993-09-01 | 2007-06-29 |
| LILL, Jonathan Craig | Director | 2009-09-07 | 2016-02-18 |
| MELNYK, Marie Margaret | Director | — | 2006-12-06 |
| MORRISON, Kenneth Duncan, Sir | Director | — | 2008-03-13 |
| PLEASANCE, Andrew | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2016-02-18 |
| STITSON, Mark Thomas | Director | 2017-05-16 | 2021-04-09 |
| TAYLOR, Elizabeth Claire | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2025-03-28 |
| WALKER, Christopher | Director | 1998-08-18 | 2011-09-06 |
| WEBB, Douglas | Director | — | 2007-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-01-31 | Active |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.