CROWN PET FOODS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Mars group, the company manufactures and wholesales prepared dry and wet pet foods, having originally traded as James Wellbeloved.
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Cash
£3.5m
+21.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£66m
-22% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
127
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£34m
+913% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £165,384,000 | £161,878,000 | £160,602,000 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £24,941,000 | £28,658,000 | £29,674,000 | +3.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,767,000 | £3,347,000 | £33,904,000 | +913% | |
| Net profit | £22,001,000 | — | £26,431,000 | — | |
| Cash | £2,717,000 | £2,906,000 | £3,541,000 | +21.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £82,798,000 | £85,769,000 | £67,484,000 | -21.3% | |
| Net assets | £81,461,000 | £84,395,000 | £65,826,000 | -22% | |
| Equity | £81,461,000 | £84,395,000 | £65,826,000 | -22% | |
| Average employees | 142 | 135 | 127 | -5.9% | |
| Wages | £9,206,000 | £9,861,000 | £10,366,000 | +5.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £355,000 | £814,000 | £381,000 | -53.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £814,000 | £259,000 | -68.2% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 17.7% | 18.5% | |
| Net margin | 13.3% | — | 16.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.1% | 33.4% | 44.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.7% | 25.9% | 31.2% | |
| Current ratio | 4.25x | 4.05x | 3.39x |
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
- CROWN PET FOODS LIMITED 2002-01-16 → present
- JAMES WELLBELOVED & CO. LIMITED 1992-09-03 → 2002-01-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors are of the opinion that the Company has adequate resources to meet its financial obligations as they fall due and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAKALINSKII, Ivan | Secretary | 2023-06-14 | — | — |
| BELL, Shona Fay | Director | 2025-10-27 | Dec 1976 | British |
| DOMANGE, Stephanie Marie | Director | 2025-10-27 | Aug 1976 | French |
| MCGRATH, James Edward Gordon | Director | 2025-10-27 | Sep 1986 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GURNEY, Karen | Secretary | 2019-12-11 | 2023-06-14 |
| JONES, Gavin Stewart | Secretary | 2008-11-07 | 2016-01-22 |
| KOLESA, Jakub | Secretary | 2016-01-22 | 2019-12-11 |
| NEWSUM, Michael Charles Frederick | Secretary | 1992-09-03 | 2002-04-01 |
| SKOV, Jorgen | Secretary | 2002-04-01 | 2008-11-07 |
| RAPID COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-09-03 | 1992-09-04 |
| BURCKLE, Isabelle | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-10-27 |
| DEMAUGE-BOST, Francois | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2009-07-01 |
| FLATIN, Jean-Christophe Marie | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| FOSTER, Nicholas David | Director | 2022-06-13 | 2025-10-27 |
| GUILLEMIN, Alain | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-01-30 |
| HASTILOW, Nicholas Hayes | Director | 2016-01-15 | 2018-12-17 |
| JACKSON, Robin Patrick | Director | 1992-09-03 | 2002-12-31 |
| JONES, Gavin Stewart | Director | 2008-11-07 | 2015-01-22 |
| JOUANNET, Pascal | Director | 2007-01-30 | 2007-11-26 |
| KOLESA, Jakub | Director | 2016-01-15 | 2019-12-11 |
| KUNZE, Michael | Director | 2016-01-15 | 2021-09-01 |
| LAGARDE, Henri | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-08-22 |
| LAPIERRE, Gerard | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| MANOLESCU, Antonia Sandra Raluca | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-10-01 |
| MARAIS, Laurent Pierre Bernard | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2016-01-12 |
| MOUTAULT, Loic Nicolas Serge | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2021-09-01 |
| NEWSUM, Michael Charles Frederick | Director | 1992-09-03 | 2002-12-31 |
| PARK, Sungjun | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2022-06-13 |
| PELATAN, Jean-Lin | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2014-09-30 |
| PIDOUX, Jacques | Director | 2000-07-18 | 2002-12-31 |
| PRIEST, Christine | Director | 1992-09-03 | 2002-12-31 |
| REED, Andrew Edward | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2016-01-12 |
| SKOV, Jorgen | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2008-11-07 |
| WYKES, Kenneth | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2005-01-01 |
| RAPID NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-09-03 | 1992-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Manufacturers (G.B. Company) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-15 | Active |
| Mars Petcare Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-02-10 | Ceased 2023-02-15 |
| Pet Food Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-02-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.