JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS GB LTD
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Cash
£3.9M
+88.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£191M
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
170
-5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10M
+1.4% vs 2024
Watch the reel
Our short-form breakdown of JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS GB LTD's latest filing
A flat but steady year for Jacobs Douwe Egberts GB, the company behind L'OR and Tassimo coffee. They offset a gross profit dip by trimming overheads to keep the bottom line right where it was. ☕️
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £391,221,000 | £405,068,000 | £407,592,000 | +0.6% | |
| Operating profit | £10,259,000 | £10,033,000 | £10,107,000 | +0.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,275,000 | £10,064,000 | £10,209,000 | +1.4% | |
| Net profit | £8,066,000 | £8,517,000 | £9,611,000 | +12.8% | |
| Cash | £5,360,000 | £2,061,000 | £3,878,000 | +88.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£207,182,000 | -£5,424,000 | £3,686,000 | +168% | |
| Net assets | -£209,161,000 | -£200,644,000 | -£191,033,000 | +4.8% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 194 | 179 | 170 | -5% | |
| Wages | £12,221,000 | £12,809,000 | £12,405,000 | -3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,280,000 | £694,000 | £727,000 | +4.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 274.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 309.7% | 406.9% | 363.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.31x | 0.85x | 1.04x |
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
- JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS GB LTD 2015-07-03 → present
- DOUWE EGBERTS RETAIL UK LIMITED 2013-01-30 → 2015-07-03
- SARA LEE COFFEE & TEA UK LIMITED 2006-08-07 → 2013-01-30
- DOUWE EGBERTS UK LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 2006-08-07
- DOUWE EGBERTS TOBACCO COMPANY LIMITED 1971-01-18 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The treatment of the 2015 acquisition of the Mondelez business has resulted in a significant net liabilities position in the JDE GB financial statements. However, the ongoing trading of the business remains strong, as demonstrated by the 2024 and 2025 performance. In addition, the balance sheet shows a net liabilities position due to an intercompany loan. This intercompany loan is non-interest bearing and is due for repayment on 31 March 2028. JDEP Coffee B.V. have provided a letter of support to D.E Holding UK Limited and its subsidiaries, including Jacobs Douwe Egberts GB Ltd, confirming their intention to provide financial support if required to enable the Company to meet its obligations for a period of at least twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Company's ultimate parent company, JDE Peet's N.V., was acquired by Keurig Dr Pepper with effect from 1 April 2026. The directors consider this to be a non-adjusting event after the end of the reporting period. The directors also believe that this transaction will not have a material impact on the company's operations in the short term.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-07-28 | — | — |
| CHAWLA, Rajat | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| WHITE, Angela | Director | 2021-12-14 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Katharine Jane | Secretary | 1999-05-21 | 1999-10-11 |
| EVANS, John Mark | Secretary | 1994-02-18 | 1995-06-23 |
| JAGUN, Ayotola | Secretary | 2003-09-26 | 2007-01-12 |
| KENNEDY, Denise Yvonne | Secretary | 1995-06-23 | 1999-05-21 |
| PASHLEY, Sophy | Secretary | 2017-02-08 | 2021-12-31 |
| RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin | Secretary | 1999-10-11 | 2003-09-26 |
| WARD DYER, Robert Francis George | Secretary | — | 1994-02-18 |
| THROGMORTON SECRETARIES LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-16 | 2021-01-01 |
| THROGMORTON UK LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-01-12 | 2007-07-16 |
| BAKER, Julie April | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2011-10-21 |
| BRINKERINK, Rob | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2021-02-12 |
| BUCKLEY, John David | Director | 1991-12-09 | 1992-12-16 |
| CAFFREY, Joanne | Director | 2010-12-06 | 2014-02-27 |
| CHRONIS, Anastasios | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2017-05-31 |
| COOK, Justin Richard | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2021-04-21 |
| COTTER, Sandrine Marcelle Veronique | Director | 2014-02-27 | 2019-06-28 |
| CRADDOCK, Robert Walter | Director | 2011-10-21 | 2013-09-01 |
| CUP, Michel | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2013-09-02 |
| DAMEN, Johannes Adrianus | Director | 1992-12-16 | 1993-07-05 |
| DOUQUE, Willem Rudolf Carl | Director | — | 1991-12-09 |
| DOWNS, Kay Marie | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2000-09-01 |
| HANDLEY, Helen Kay | Director | 2005-12-09 | 2007-03-08 |
| HAY, Clive | Director | — | 1998-09-04 |
| JAGUN, Ayotola | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2007-01-12 |
| JANSSEN, Vincentius Hubertus Antonius Maria | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2003-06-30 |
| JONES, David Peter Gwynne | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2023-07-18 |
| KENNETT, Philip John Duncan | Director | 2007-06-21 | 2012-03-31 |
| KIESBRINK, Hendrik Jan | Director | 1997-01-08 | 2007-06-19 |
| LAURIDSEN, Kasper Gronnegaard | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2015-07-02 |
| LUCKHAM, Adrian John | Director | 1997-01-08 | 1997-12-31 |
| MASON, Robert Andrew | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2000-03-31 |
| MULLIE, Anton | Director | — | 1991-12-09 |
| PARSONS, Charles | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2002-03-07 |
| RAMING, Pieter Patrick | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2003-04-01 |
| ROSEWARNE, Grantley Bruce | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-08-01 |
| RUBENSTEIN, Howard Justin | Director | 1999-10-11 | 2003-09-26 |
| SARAFOGLOU, Gerasimos | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2023-06-01 |
| SNOW, Nicholas John | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2012-09-10 |
| STAM, Jodocus Wilhelmus Franciscus Severinus | Director | 2002-03-07 | 2010-12-06 |
| VAN ALPHEN, Ivo | Director | 2021-05-28 | 2024-12-01 |
| VAN DER VIJVER, Cornelis Dirk | Director | 1993-06-21 | 1997-01-08 |
| VAN OERS, Frank | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2011-12-01 |
| WELLS, Christian Henry | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2005-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs Douwe Egberts Pro Gb Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-09 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.