LEPRINO FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£19m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£100m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
401
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£10m
Period ending 2025-11-01
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-01
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2025-01-04 | 2025-11-01 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £370,836,000 | £415,391,000 | £393,903,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £7,945,000 | £13,192,000 | £9,286,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £10,533,000 | £15,125,000 | £10,303,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £7,712,000 | £10,466,000 | £7,660,000 | — | |
| Cash | £48,563,000 | £34,666,000 | £18,970,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £82,570,000 | £93,291,000 | £103,323,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £84,480,000 | £95,042,000 | £100,091,000 | — | |
| Equity | £84,480,000 | £95,042,000 | £100,091,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 378 | 392 | 401 | — | |
| Wages | £19,782,000 | £21,196,000 | £18,960,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 10 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2025-01-04 | 2025-11-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 3.2% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 2.5% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.6% | 14.1% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.2% | 34.9% | 41.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.10x | 2.17x | 1.95x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- LEPRINO FOODS LIMITED 2023-07-27 → present
- GLANBIA CHEESE LIMITED 1999-05-04 → 2023-07-27
- GOLDEN FOOD PRODUCTS LIMITED 1993-09-17 → 1999-05-04
- GOLDEN DAIRY COMPANY LIMITED 1991-08-12 → 1993-09-17
- GOLDEN FOOD PRODUCTS LIMITED 1991-04-22 → 1991-08-12
- GOLDEN FOOD PRODUCTS LIMITED 1991-04-22 → 1991-08-12
- ADVISER (181) LIMITED 1991-03-25 → 1991-04-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group's forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance, show that the group should be able to meet all financial obligations. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- LEPRINO FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Leprino Foods Pension Trustees Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALLENTINE, Simon Timothy | Secretary | 2025-09-18 | — | — |
| ALONZI, Daniel John | Director | 2019-06-14 | Mar 1970 | American |
| BURKE, Kevin James | Director | 2010-01-08 | Nov 1966 | American |
| FITZSIMMONS, Lance | Director | 2023-04-28 | Jan 1977 | American |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COULTER, Stephen Brian David | Secretary | 2021-12-01 | 2022-07-07 |
| GRAHAM, Thomas Brendan | Secretary | 1991-04-18 | 1999-07-22 |
| KIELY, John Joseph | Secretary | 2007-03-22 | 2021-11-30 |
| ROBERTS, Dilwyn | Secretary | 1991-04-18 | 1996-12-17 |
| ROBERTS, Louise | Secretary | 2022-07-07 | 2025-09-18 |
| SHEATH, Philip Ronald | Secretary | 1996-12-17 | 2007-03-22 |
| MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-25 | 1991-03-25 |
| TSD NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-25 | 1991-04-18 |
| ALLEN, Lance Brandon | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2011-07-12 |
| ALLEN, Wesley | Director | 2000-08-11 | 2005-07-19 |
| BRADY, Ciaran Vincent | Director | 1998-01-05 | 1999-10-29 |
| DURKIN, George Michael | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2024-11-19 |
| ENGLISH, Anastasia Maria | Director | 1995-07-21 | 1995-08-07 |
| FITZSIMMONS, Lance Kevin | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2019-06-14 |
| GARVEY, Mark Anthony | Director | 2014-01-11 | 2023-04-28 |
| GLYNN, John Bernard | Director | 1999-05-27 | 2000-08-11 |
| GRAHAM, Thomas Brendan | Director | 1993-09-02 | 2000-08-11 |
| HORAN, Brian Anthony, Director | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2007-05-01 |
| HORVATH, Robert | Director | 2000-08-11 | 2001-01-31 |
| JENSEN, Larry J | Director | 2000-08-11 | 2014-10-31 |
| LEHANE, Thomas Mary | Director | 1995-01-16 | 1998-01-05 |
| MEAGHER, Geoffrey Joseph | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2009-05-28 |
| MEAGHER, Geoffrey Joseph | Director | 1995-01-16 | 2000-08-11 |
| MOLONEY, John Joseph | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2014-01-10 |
| MULLEN, John | Director | 1991-04-22 | 1992-01-30 |
| MURPHY, William Gerard | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2005-07-19 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Patrick Brendan | Director | 1995-01-16 | 1996-09-12 |
| O'DONOVAN, Patrick | Director | 1996-02-17 | 2000-08-11 |
| O'MAHONEY, Rory Edna | Director | 1991-04-22 | 1999-06-30 |
| O'NEILL, Patrick Anthony | Director | 1991-04-22 | 1995-01-16 |
| OCONNOR, Dennis Martin | Director | 1991-04-22 | 1996-01-20 |
| PHELAN, Brian Anthony | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2026-03-18 |
| PHELAN, Brian Anthony | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2007-05-01 |
| REIDY, Michael Leonard | Director | 2011-08-15 | 2014-10-31 |
| REIDY, Michael Leonard | Director | 2000-09-06 | 2010-01-08 |
| ROBERTS, Dilwyn | Director | 1991-04-22 | 1996-12-17 |
| ROGERS, Alan Keith | Director | 1995-01-16 | 2000-08-11 |
| SHEATH, Philip Ronald | Director | 1998-03-11 | 2000-08-11 |
| TALBOT, Hannah Josephine | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2023-04-28 |
| TALBOT, Hannah Josephine | Director | 2005-07-19 | 2007-05-01 |
| TOLAND, Kevin Edward Patrick | Director | 2000-08-11 | 2005-07-19 |
| VERNON, Paul | Director | 1996-01-19 | 2000-08-11 |
| MBC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-03-25 | 1991-03-25 |
| TSD NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-03-25 | 1991-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Terry Lynn Leprino | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-01-02 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Adam Vecchiarelli | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-01-02 | Active |
| Mrs Gina Marie Vecchiarelli | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-01-02 | Active |
| Mr James Leprino | Individual | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-04-28 | Ceased 2025-01-02 |
| Waterford Foods International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-30 | Ceased 2023-04-28 |
| Leprino Foods Company | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-09-30 | Ceased 2023-04-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 237 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-27 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2023-06-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-08-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-27 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-06-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.