ENGLISH PROVENDER COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-09-01
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-12 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+189.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£21M
+1.1% vs 2023
Employees
579
+1.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£10M
+23% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-01
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-02 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-30 | 2021-08-29 | 2022-09-04 | 2023-09-03 | 2024-09-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £98,514,273 | £102,492,351 | — | £138,176,333 | £143,763,101 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £7,525,540 | £7,448,393 | — | £8,522,310 | £10,355,154 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £7,702,259 | £7,551,251 | £6,720,950 | £8,436,045 | £10,379,636 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £6,179,259 | £5,676,251 | £5,510,950 | £6,540,045 | £7,731,636 | |
| Cash | — | — | £843,989 | £35,178 | £174,523 | £1,850,468 | £5,363,295 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £24,056,305 | £22,986,556 | £21,871,506 | £22,256,551 | £22,769,187 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £23,413,305 | £22,089,556 | £20,600,506 | £20,640,551 | £20,872,187 | |
| Equity | £22,835,721 | £23,984,046 | £23,413,305 | £22,089,556 | £20,600,506 | £20,640,551 | £20,872,187 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 587 | 520 | 585 | 572 | 579 | |
| Wages | — | — | £15,408,037 | £14,230,629 | £18,201,742 | £18,305,618 | £20,556,321 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £880,879 | £779,889 | £548,288 | £570,858 | £728,311 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-01 vs 2023-09-03
-
Turnover
+4%
£138,176,333 £143,763,101
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+189.8%
£1,850,468 £5,363,295
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+1.1%
£20,640,551 £20,872,187
-
Employees
+1.2%
572 579
-
Operating profit
+21.5%
£8,522,310 £10,355,154
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+23%
£8,436,045 £10,379,636
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+12.3%
£18,305,618 £20,556,321
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2018-09-02 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-30 | 2021-08-29 | 2022-09-04 | 2023-09-03 | 2024-09-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 7.6% | 7.3% | — | 6.2% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.3% | 5.5% | — | 4.7% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 31.3% | 32.4% | — | 38.3% | 45.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 68.0% | 70.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.19x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 53.17x | 130.97x | — | 22.38x | 21.62x |
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
- ENGLISH PROVENDER COMPANY LIMITED 1998-12-17 → present
- PRIMEFELL LIMITED 1991-03-20 → 1998-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- 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... may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “It was an excellent year for EPC with growing sales volumes with continued focus on cost mitigation resulting in an increase in profit year on year.”
- “The company sold its 20% holding in the ordinary issued share capital of Atelie des Epices & Condiments, a company incorporated in France.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUNSEY, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2023-09-01 | — | — |
| BLAKE, Gary Michael | Director | 2002-03-07 | Jun 1973 | British |
| BURDEKIN, Lisa Margaret | Director | 2025-05-21 | Nov 1973 | British |
| LOGAN, James Andrew | Director | 2016-09-05 | Jan 1962 | British |
| MCCRACKEN, Ian | Director | 2019-06-30 | Jun 1967 | British |
| WALKER, Paul David | Director | 2020-09-21 | May 1960 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS, James | Secretary | 1998-07-06 | 2000-05-31 |
| FOWLE, Christopher John | Secretary | 2000-06-01 | 2010-03-01 |
| MARSHALL, David | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | 2023-09-01 |
| OBOLENSKY, Andrew | Secretary | 1991-06-13 | 1998-07-06 |
| LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-06-06 | 1991-06-13 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-20 | 1991-06-06 |
| BALMER, Lucy Jane | Director | 2016-01-29 | 2017-03-29 |
| BELMONT, Jason Robert | Director | 2017-03-29 | 2020-07-31 |
| BROOKER, Stephen | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2025-05-21 |
| CASHIN, Mark Richard | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2012-09-01 |
| CURWIN, John | Director | 1991-06-07 | 1991-07-09 |
| CURWIN, John | Director | — | 2002-10-07 |
| DITUM, Ashley Raymond | Director | 1992-06-15 | 1993-06-04 |
| GARLAND, David John William | Director | 2003-01-16 | 2016-09-05 |
| GILLIES, John Donald | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2019-06-30 |
| HUGHES, Stephen Glynn | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2017-05-03 |
| IRONS, Sarah Rose | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2019-04-30 |
| KAY, Frederick Aubrey Guy | Director | 1991-06-06 | 1991-06-07 |
| KEMP, Aisling | Director | 2017-05-03 | 2018-08-31 |
| LAVELLE, Martin David | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| MACK, Timothy John | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2006-06-16 |
| MARSHALL, David | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-01-31 |
| MARSHALL, David | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2004-04-30 |
| MCCRYSTAL, Lisa | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2018-12-19 |
| MERRICK, Raymond | Director | 1999-01-27 | 2005-09-16 |
| OBOLENSKY, Andrew | Director | 1991-06-13 | 1999-01-27 |
| RICHES, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| SCOULLER, Philip Archibald Douglas | Director | 1991-06-07 | 1998-07-06 |
| STECKERL, Carl Philip | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2017-06-21 |
| TREANOR, Gerard Paul | Director | 2002-04-02 | 2004-07-07 |
| WARNES, Paul Royston | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2017-06-21 |
| WHITELEY, Lloyd Leslie Russell | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2024-02-29 |
| WHITELEY, Lloyd Leslie Russell | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2000-06-13 |
| WILD, Jacqueline | Director | 2001-12-10 | 2002-04-08 |
| WRIGHT, Grahame | Director | 2010-06-10 | 2012-02-24 |
| YANNAGHAS, George Manuel | Director | 1991-06-07 | 1998-07-06 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-03-20 | 1991-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Billington And Son Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-10 | 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
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.