THE REAL PETFOOD COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-06-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£517K
+155.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+38.6% vs 2024
Employees
106
+3.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+274.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,699,000 | £30,147,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,203,000 | £3,398,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £896,000 | £3,356,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,595,000 | £3,300,000 | |
| Cash | £202,000 | £517,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,789,000 | £12,033,000 | |
| Net assets | £8,555,000 | £11,855,000 | |
| Equity | £8,555,000 | £11,855,000 | |
| Average employees | 102 | 106 | |
| Wages | £3,614,000 | £4,447,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £65,000 | £69,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-28 vs 2024-06-29
-
Turnover
+17.3%
£25,699,000 £30,147,000
-
Cash
+155.9%
£202,000 £517,000
-
Net assets
+38.6%
£8,555,000 £11,855,000
-
Employees
+3.9%
102 106
-
Operating profit
+182.5%
£1,203,000 £3,398,000
-
Profit before tax
+274.6%
£896,000 £3,356,000
-
Wages
+23%
£3,614,000 £4,447,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-29 | 2025-06-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.7% | 28.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.3% | 21.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 2.85x | |
| Interest cover | 3.92x | 80.90x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- THE REAL PETFOOD COMPANY LIMITED 1999-06-14 → present
- THE PROJECT SUPPORT GROUP LIMITED 1994-10-25 → 1999-06-14
- CADDAC LIMITED 1988-04-29 → 1994-10-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Directors affirm going concern; financial position is realistic with no material uncertainties. Company generated £3.3m profit and £11.9m net assets at 28 June 2025. Group and Company forecasts indicate sufficient liquidity and covenant compliance over assessment period, relying on parent company support.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Richard Graeme | Director | 2010-08-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| LAWSON, James Robin | Director | 2018-07-02 | May 1975 | British |
| STONES, Anthony Robert | Director | 2018-01-01 | Jan 1988 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Christine | Secretary | — | 2002-07-19 |
| TAYLOR, Neil | Secretary | 2002-07-19 | 2009-01-05 |
| WHEELER, Graham Derek | Secretary | 2009-01-05 | 2021-01-28 |
| ANDERSON, Ben Keith | Director | 2008-04-08 | 2022-11-30 |
| BROWN, Ian David | Director | 2009-07-15 | 2010-03-01 |
| CAIN, Robert Sidney | Director | 2000-01-13 | 2003-03-31 |
| HARDMAN, Jeffrey | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2006-04-30 |
| PAGE, Richard Harrington | Director | 2008-04-08 | 2022-04-01 |
| PAGE, William George | Director | 2009-07-21 | 2018-11-09 |
| PRITCHARD, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2001-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, Christine | Director | — | 2002-07-19 |
| TAYLOR, Raymond, Dr | Director | — | 2009-11-30 |
| TYLER, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2000-01-04 | 2010-05-31 |
| WHEELER, Graham Derek | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2020-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Petfood Company Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-03 |
| Inspired Pet Nutrition Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-08-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.