BARRY CALLEBAUT MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£17M
-6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£712K
-55.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,576,000 | £35,805,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,075,000 | £5,761,000 | £1,249,000 | -78.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £599,000 | £1,601,000 | £712,000 | -55.5% | |
| Net profit | £90,000 | £891,000 | £86,000 | -90.3% | |
| Cash | — | £2,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,049,000 | £56,524,000 | £53,880,000 | -4.7% | |
| Net assets | £17,302,000 | £17,857,000 | £16,794,000 | -6% | |
| Equity | £17,302,000 | £17,857,000 | £16,794,000 | -6% | |
| Average employees | 237 | 236 | — | — | |
| Wages | £13,120,000 | £13,272,000 | — | — | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 16.1% | — | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 2.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 10.2% | 2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 87.2% | 90.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.09x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.97x | 2.23x | 0.33x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- BARRY CALLEBAUT MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED 2004-09-01 → present
- BARRY CALLEBAUT (UK) LIMITED 1997-12-24 → 2004-09-01
- S & A LESME-CALLEBAUT LIMITED 1992-06-22 → 1997-12-24
- VAN HOUTEN UK LIMITED 1990-08-15 → 1992-06-22
- JACOBS SUCHARD (VENDING) LIMITED 1990-04-12 → 1990-08-15
- INTERFOOD CONFECTIONERY LIMITED 1974-01-14 → 1990-04-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Curo Professional Services Ltd
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The intercompany loan with principal value of £50,850,000 was converted into a long term loan with maturity date on 29 July 2030.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRETZ, Philippe | Director | 2025-03-05 | Mar 1969 | Swiss |
| GROVES, Charles | Director | 2025-03-05 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Adrian James | Secretary | 2005-11-18 | 2009-08-01 |
| DO VIET, Dung, Mr. | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2011-11-06 |
| GRIFFITHS, David | Secretary | 2003-01-31 | 2004-02-03 |
| HARDMAN, Simon Archibald John | Secretary | 2004-02-01 | 2005-11-18 |
| HEATON, James | Secretary | 2011-11-06 | 2012-10-11 |
| LEWIS, Jonathan Wyndham | Secretary | — | 1995-02-06 |
| STEVENS, Trevor John | Secretary | 1995-02-15 | 2003-01-31 |
| WHITE, Norman Harvey | Secretary | — | 1993-11-08 |
| WORSH, Christopher Stephen | Secretary | 2012-10-11 | 2016-07-26 |
| BLEEKER, Onno | Director | 1999-04-22 | 2001-06-14 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Keith | Director | 2004-03-20 | 2007-03-23 |
| DE BUYSSCHER, Xavier | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-11-30 |
| DE GEYNDT, Bart | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| DENDOOVEN, Jurgen Daniel Liliane | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-07-19 |
| FLEMING, Andy Edward | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2021-10-01 |
| GARAVAGLIA, Massimo, Mr. | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| GEBHARD, Charles | Director | — | 1998-02-17 |
| GRIFFITHS, David | Director | 1997-09-24 | 2004-02-03 |
| HARDMAN, Simon Archibald John | Director | 2003-08-31 | 2005-11-18 |
| HEAPS, Peter William, Dr | Director | 1993-08-16 | 2000-08-31 |
| HURT, Christopher Simon Richard | Director | 2004-03-20 | 2011-04-28 |
| KERN, Michael | Director | 2023-12-01 | 2025-03-05 |
| LANGLEY-JONES, Elizabeth Sarah | Director | 2013-10-18 | 2016-12-21 |
| MELIS, Jean Michel | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2002-08-15 |
| MERTENS, Masha | Director | 2020-06-22 | 2021-11-01 |
| PACHL, Rudloph John | Director | 1998-02-17 | 1999-04-22 |
| PAUSENBERGER, Ludwig Reimold Gabriel | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2014-09-30 |
| ROGIERS, Igor, Mr. | Director | 2011-09-07 | 2013-10-31 |
| SCOTT, Richard Martin | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2020-01-01 |
| SUMAN, Darko, Mr. | Director | 2019-03-07 | 2025-03-05 |
| VAN ROYEN, Jaak Christiaan | Director | — | 1995-05-19 |
| VAN SLIGTER, Rogier | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2023-11-30 |
| VERMAUT, Pierre Francis | Director | — | 1999-04-22 |
| WATERS, Robin, Director | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| WHARTON, Patrick John | Director | 2001-04-17 | 2004-04-06 |
| WHITE, Norman Harvey | Director | — | 1993-11-08 |
| WORSH, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2016-07-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Callebaut Holding Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-06-16 | Active |
| Barry Callebaut Holding (Uk) Limited | Legal person | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-16 | Ceased 2024-05-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.