SILBURY MARKETING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7.5M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
40
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6M
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £99,722,671 | £99,232,982 | £104,128,184 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,543,320 | £3,138,252 | £3,073,693 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,543,320 | £5,498,281 | £2,628,041 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £2,691,365 | £4,715,593 | £1,843,823 | — | |
| Cash | £919,102 | £54 | £659,480 | £1,810,128 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,988,793 | £4,063,891 | £7,227,579 | £7,587,049 | — | |
| Net assets | — | £4,063,891 | £7,129,965 | £7,511,358 | — | |
| Equity | £5,988,793 | £4,063,891 | £7,129,965 | £7,511,358 | — | |
| Average employees | 27 | 34 | 38 | 40 | — | |
| Wages | — | £2,228,337 | £2,600,877 | £3,321,932 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £606,881 | £605,713 | £667,748 | — |
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 14 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.7% | 4.8% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 87.2% | 43.4% | 40.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.20x | 1.26x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the company will continue to operate for the foreseeable future. Forecasts and cash flow projections indicate the company has sufficient reserves to continue to trade for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of signing these accounts.”
Group structure
- SILBURY MARKETING LIMITED · parent
- Portal Foods Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 21st November 2025 it was announced that the global tomato processor Kagome Co. Ltd had signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Silbury Marketing Ltd. This acquisition was duly completed on 5th January 2026.”
- “The US-Israel-Iran War, which began on the 28th February 2026, has severely disrupted the Strait of Hormuz. As a result, Brent Crude Oil prices have been pushed up and there have been significant logistics disruptions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBATA, Norito | Director | 2026-01-05 | Mar 1964 | Japanese |
| KOREEDA, Yoshinori | Director | 2026-01-05 | Mar 1978 | Japanese |
| SAEKI, Takeshi | Director | 2026-01-05 | Dec 1962 | Japanese |
| YUASA, Shugo | Director | 2026-01-05 | May 1967 | Japanese |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Adrian James Ashley | Secretary | 2001-12-19 | 2023-04-17 |
| HALL, James Anthony | Secretary | — | 2001-12-19 |
| BRUCE, Gerald | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| FITZGIBBON, Tom | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2026-01-05 |
| HALL, Adrian James Ashley | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2023-04-17 |
| HALL, James Anthony | Director | — | 2001-12-19 |
| HENDERSON, Katharine Emma Elizabeth | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2011-08-01 |
| KINGSLEY-BATES, Paul | Director | 2021-04-30 | 2026-01-05 |
| LEWIS, Gary | Director | 2011-11-22 | 2019-10-22 |
| MOSES, Anthony Glyn | Director | — | 2008-10-31 |
| MULLEN, John | Director | 2016-02-26 | 2026-01-05 |
| PAGE, David | Director | 2016-02-26 | 2026-01-05 |
| PRICE, Martin Robert | Director | 2011-11-22 | 2012-02-07 |
| SAVAGE, David | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2025-10-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagome Co., Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-05 | Active |
| Fmpp Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-03-24 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.