CHEALE MEATS LIMITED
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Cash
£114k
+70.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.9m
+10.3% vs 2024
Employees
6
-14.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£492k
+24.6% first positive since 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-29 | 2021-08-28 | 2022-08-27 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,984,533 | £48,801,351 | £45,077,537 | £38,055,250 | £12,201,352 | £8,282,343 | -32.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,344,022 | £1,455,971 | £3,225,321 | -£1,956,490 | £403,937 | £556,365 | +37.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,347,006 | £1,459,737 | £3,226,689 | -£1,946,693 | £394,572 | £491,798 | +24.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,549,340 | -£1,574,707 | £488,809 | £368,848 | -24.5% | |
| Cash | £4,444,744 | £3,707,829 | £1,704,080 | £2,198,052 | £66,909 | £114,074 | +70.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,619,164 | £15,795,245 | £12,324,406 | £3,085,459 | £3,574,268 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £14,457,191 | £15,625,170 | £12,174,510 | £3,085,459 | £3,574,268 | £3,943,116 | +10.3% | |
| Equity | £14,457,191 | £15,625,170 | £12,174,510 | £3,085,459 | £3,574,268 | £3,943,116 | +10.3% | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | -14.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £144,357 | £148,493 | £147,512 | -0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2020-08-29 | 2021-08-28 | 2022-08-27 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 3.0% | 7.2% | -5.1% | 3.3% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.7% | -4.1% | 4.0% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.2% | 9.2% | 26.2% | -63.4% | 11.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.6% | 14.3% | 17.8% | 25.8% | 53.0% | 45.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.88x | 1.89x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 7.19x | 8.59x |
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
- CHEALE MEATS LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- TOPEND LIMITED 1980-08-11 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and management's assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have not identified any material uncertainty in relation to going concern”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVRAIN, Guillaume Jean Joel Daniel | Secretary | 2023-06-08 | — | — |
| CLARKE, Andrew Grahame | Director | 2023-06-08 | May 1980 | British |
| CORNES, Jeremy Adam | Director | 2023-06-08 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEALE, Paul | Secretary | — | 2023-06-08 |
| CHARLWOOD, Michael | Director | 2010-08-16 | 2023-06-08 |
| CHEALE, Adam Harry Joseph | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2023-06-08 |
| CHEALE, Andrew | Director | — | 2010-01-12 |
| CHEALE, Joseph Thomas | Director | — | 2018-11-29 |
| CHEALE, Maisie | Director | — | 2000-02-03 |
| CHEALE, Marcus Andrew | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2023-06-08 |
| CHEALE, Matthew | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2016-09-19 |
| CHEALE, Paul | Director | — | 2023-06-08 |
| CHEALE, Priscilla | Director | — | 2023-06-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpc Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-08 | Active |
| Cheale Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-01-17 | Ceased 2023-06-08 |
| Cheale Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-06-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.