ORNUA BUTTER TRADING UK LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£400K
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2025-12-27
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £32,207,000 | £15,514,000 | £0 | — | |
| Operating profit | £246,000 | £318,000 | £0 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £121,000 | £276,000 | £0 | — | |
| Net profit | £98,000 | £207,000 | £0 | — | |
| Cash | £0 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £6,830,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 | — | |
| Equity | £6,830,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| Wages | £117,000 | £74,000 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 0.8% | 2.0% | — | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 1.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.42x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.94x | 4.68x | — |
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 BUTTER TRADING UK LIMITED 2016-04-29 → present
- DAIRY INGREDIENTS (UK) LIMITED 1993-05-10 → 2016-04-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Ornua Butter Trading UK Limited merged with its sister company Ornua Nutrition Ingredients UK Limited on 26th May 2024, the trade and net assets of the company were sold to Ornua Nutrition Ingredients UK Limited on this date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKEY, Julie | Secretary | 2017-05-04 | — | — |
| BUGGY, Donal Joseph | Director | 2012-12-20 | Mar 1968 | Irish |
| HUNTER, William James | Director | 2017-05-04 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SMYTH, David Thomas | Director | 2026-03-10 | Mar 1963 | Irish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER, William James | Secretary | 2015-06-05 | 2017-05-04 |
| KEANE, Colin | Secretary | 2014-04-02 | 2015-06-05 |
| SCOTT, Nicholas | Secretary | 2012-04-06 | 2014-04-02 |
| SIMCOCK, Thomas | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | 2007-02-28 |
| TERRY, Christopher Malcolm, Mr. | Secretary | 2007-02-28 | 2012-04-06 |
| WALKER, Anthony Gino Italo | Secretary | 1993-05-14 | 2004-10-15 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-05-10 | 1993-05-14 |
| BALL, Simon | Director | 2022-11-18 | 2026-03-10 |
| CAWLEY, Noel | Director | 1993-11-10 | 2006-04-28 |
| COAKLEY, Noel | Director | 1993-11-10 | 2009-03-04 |
| COLLINS, Joe | Director | 2009-10-22 | 2017-05-04 |
| CONDON, Bernard | Director | 2015-03-11 | 2025-05-10 |
| CULLEN, Michael John | Director | 2017-05-04 | 2020-09-16 |
| DOLAN, Peter | Director | — | 2002-09-02 |
| FITZGERALD, Cathal | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2012-12-20 |
| GALBRAITH, Angus Iain, Doctor | Director | 1993-05-14 | 2015-02-27 |
| JOHNSON, Paula | Director | 2020-09-16 | 2022-11-18 |
| LAWRENCE, David John | Director | 1993-05-14 | 2004-10-05 |
| MCREDMOND, John | Director | 2025-05-10 | 2026-03-10 |
| NORCOTT, Gary Malcolm | Director | 2017-05-04 | 2020-03-03 |
| SIMCOCK, Thomas | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| STANLEY, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2025-06-30 |
| THOMAS, Ian Raymond Geoffrey | Director | 1993-05-14 | 2007-05-31 |
| WALKER, Anthony Gino Italo | Director | 1993-05-14 | 2004-10-15 |
| FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-05-10 | 1993-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Irish Dairy Board (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-21 | Active |
| Ornua Co-Operative Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.