ORNUA NUTRITION INGREDIENTS UK LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.6M
Equity attributable
Employees
10
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£393K
Period ending 2025-12-27
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-27 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,778,000 | £46,176,000 | £68,643,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,194,000 | £2,446,000 | £575,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £456,000 | £1,863,000 | -£393,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £639,000 | £986,000 | -£548,000 | — | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £13,395,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,149,000 | £2,880,000 | £2,563,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,149,000 | £2,135,000 | £1,587,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,149,000 | £2,135,000 | £1,587,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 89 | 14 | 10 | — | |
| Wages | £2,791,000 | £693,000 | £625,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £22,000 | £207,000 | £221,000 | — |
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 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-27 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 5.3% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.1% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 103.9% | 84.9% | 22.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.70x | 0.85x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | 1.49x | 3.45x | 0.55x |
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
- ORNUA NUTRITION INGREDIENTS UK LIMITED 2016-03-31 → present
- ADAMS FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED 1989-12-01 → 2016-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- “On 5 February 2024 the company sold its powder blending and manufacturing business in the UK to Allicio Nutrition Limited.”
- “On 26 May 2024 the company merged with its sister company Ornua Butter Trading UK Limited with the trade and net assets of Ornua Butter Trading UK Limited being sold to the company on this date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LODGE, Debra | Secretary | 2021-05-20 | — | — |
| BUGGY, Donal Joseph | Director | 2012-12-20 | Mar 1968 | Irish |
| HUNTER, William James | Director | 2024-12-10 | Dec 1968 | British |
| JACKSON, Alastair Malcolm | Director | 2015-06-08 | Jan 1970 | British |
| MCREDMOND, Patrick John | Director | 2025-05-09 | Aug 1972 | Irish |
| SMYTH, David Thomas | Director | 2022-08-01 | Mar 1963 | Irish |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW-WILLIAMS, Carl | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2021-05-20 |
| BRUNT, Tim | Secretary | 2013-06-10 | 2018-10-01 |
| HOULDEN-SOAN, Joslyn Ann | Secretary | 2012-12-13 | 2013-06-10 |
| PATERSON, John Malcolm | Secretary | — | 1991-12-23 |
| SCOTT, Nicholas | Secretary | 2012-04-06 | 2012-12-13 |
| SIMCOCK, Thomas | Secretary | 1991-12-23 | 2007-02-28 |
| TERRY, Christopher Malcolm, Mr. | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2012-04-06 |
| BARLOW-WILLIAMS, Carl | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| BLAKE, Patrick | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2022-05-11 |
| BRUNT, Timothy David | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2018-10-01 |
| COAKLEY, Noel | Director | 1991-12-23 | 2009-03-04 |
| COLLINS, Joe | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2017-03-22 |
| CONDON, Bernard | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2025-04-09 |
| CULLEN, Mike John | Director | 2017-05-25 | 2020-07-31 |
| DOLAN, Peter | Director | — | 2003-01-31 |
| FINNEY, Angela | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2024-03-31 |
| FITZGERALD, Cathal | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2012-12-20 |
| FORDE, Aaron | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| HOWARTH, Steven James | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| LANE, Kevin Michael | Director | 2010-12-22 | 2017-03-22 |
| LANGSLOW, John Noel | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| MCDONAGH, Mike | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2017-09-27 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Damien Peter | Director | 2002-02-18 | 2005-01-01 |
| PARKER, Andrew Edward | Director | 2024-03-31 | 2024-08-23 |
| PATERSON, John Malcolm | Director | — | 1991-12-23 |
| WELLS, Gary John | Director | 2012-12-18 | 2014-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ornua Co-Operative Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| The Irish Dairy Board (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.