CASTLE DAIRIES LIMITED
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Cash
£85k
-82.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
+23% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
120
+2.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1m
+10.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,304,695 | £36,515,800 | £53,988,615 | £54,585,180 | £58,327,975 | £74,704,312 | +28.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,104,616 | £1,101,524 | -£1,353,421 | £1,934,044 | £2,838,201 | £3,154,324 | +11.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,070,776 | £1,077,242 | -£1,370,527 | £1,904,429 | £2,845,031 | £3,138,226 | +10.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,716,167 | £1,054,135 | -£1,144,540 | £1,461,759 | £2,157,036 | £2,351,178 | +9% | |
| Cash | £1,137,682 | £327,781 | £144,551 | £8,822 | £497,391 | £85,473 | -82.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,497,571 | £8,588,383 | £7,615,557 | £9,595,131 | £11,626,920 | £13,911,701 | +19.7% | |
| Net assets | £6,881,831 | £7,776,766 | £6,581,426 | £7,967,685 | £10,067,221 | £12,385,898 | +23% | |
| Equity | £6,881,831 | £7,776,766 | £6,581,426 | £7,967,685 | £10,067,221 | £12,385,898 | +23% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 117 | 120 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £2,252,858 | £2,973,923 | £3,525,767 | £3,980,309 | £5,983,244 | £5,704,083 | -4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £104,167 | £100,000 | £115,417 | £192,968 | £1,739,055 | £1,096,158 | -37% |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 3.0% | -2.5% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 2.9% | -2.1% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.1% | 12.8% | -17.8% | 20.2% | 24.4% | 22.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 46.3% | 38.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.04x | 2.52x | |
| Interest cover | 61.10x | 45.30x | -79.05x | 63.32x | — | — |
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
- CASTLE DAIRIES LIMITED 1986-11-06 → present
- DOUBLEGROWTH LIMITED 1986-06-13 → 1986-11-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The company has a strong financial standing with shareholders' funds of £12m and cash of more than £85k. The company is well placed to take advantage of new opportunities and has a sound financial base from which to withstand any changes in the economy and inflation. The company has long term contracts for more than one year. This along with the company's experienced management means the directors are confident that the company will continue to be a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CASTLE DAIRIES LIMITED · parent
- The Softer Butter Co. Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLOYD, Nigel Iorwerth | Director | 2008-04-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| MORGAN, Lisa Margaret Wendy | Director | 2023-02-23 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER, Alan Keith | Secretary | — | 2016-08-19 |
| JAYNES, Craig David | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2019-12-01 |
| LLOYD, Betty | Director | — | 2003-04-30 |
| LLOYD, John Emyr | Director | 2003-04-30 | 2024-08-28 |
| LLOYD, John Emyr | Director | — | 2001-05-15 |
| LORD, Andrew Michael | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2023-10-13 |
| PALMER, Alan Keith | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Robin Wyn | Director | 2024-12-01 | 2025-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Emyr Lloyd | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Nigel Iorwerth Lloyd | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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