MORLINY FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£34k
-19% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
+17.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
32
-27.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6m
+21.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £167,645,000 | £184,262,000 | £220,921,000 | +19.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,227,000 | £2,389,000 | £2,862,000 | +19.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £978,000 | £2,129,000 | £2,593,000 | +21.8% | |
| Net profit | £751,000 | £1,585,000 | £1,950,000 | +23% | |
| Cash | £23,000 | £42,000 | £34,000 | -19% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £12,197,000 | £11,268,000 | £13,191,000 | +17.1% | |
| Equity | £12,197,000 | £11,268,000 | £13,191,000 | +17.1% | |
| Average employees | 43 | 44 | 32 | -27.3% | |
| Wages | £2,661,000 | £3,177,000 | £2,088,000 | -34.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £812,000 | £812,000 | £908,000 | +11.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.38x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | 3.71x | 7.37x | 7.99x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-09-03
- MORLINY FOODS LIMITED 2024-09-03 → present
- SMITHFIELD FOODS LIMITED 2004-06-02 → 2024-09-03
- THE NORWICH FOOD COMPANY LIMITED 1993-11-24 → 2004-06-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based upon these considerations the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- MORLINY FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Mecom Group S.R.O. 100%
Significant events
- “There were no subsequent events at the time of signing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOUBERT, Gareth | Director | 2019-05-20 | Dec 1986 | British |
| KOWALCZYK, Tomasz Jacek | Director | 2024-09-02 | Dec 1969 | Polish |
| LINDSAY, Ian Michael Charles | Director | 2012-07-03 | Mar 1967 | British |
| MCFARLANE, Gary James Robert | Director | 2019-05-20 | Apr 1971 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POOLEY, Maureen | Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-24 | — |
| REID, John Michael | Secretary | — | 1999-12-15 |
| TATE, John Stephen | Secretary | 1999-12-15 | 2004-11-19 |
| M&R SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-24 | 2022-12-02 |
| ALLTON-JONES, John Frederick | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2012-06-08 |
| ASHTON, Ross Michael | Director | 2010-05-26 | 2019-05-17 |
| CANSDALE, Paul | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2010-05-26 |
| COLEMAN, David Lewis | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2024-09-02 |
| GRIFFITH, Charles | Director | 2003-12-03 | 2014-02-10 |
| LINDSAY, Ian Michael Charles | Director | 2006-12-20 | 2011-05-31 |
| LUTER, IV, Joseph Williamson | Director | 2010-06-09 | 2012-06-28 |
| MANLY IV, Robert | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2010-06-01 |
| MCGURK, Anthony Justin Gerard | Nominee Director | 1993-11-24 | 1993-12-02 |
| NOWAKOWSKI, Dariusz | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2012-10-25 |
| POOLEY, Maureen | Nominee Director | 1993-11-24 | 1993-12-02 |
| REID, John Michael | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2006-12-20 |
| SHARPE, Robert | Director | 2003-12-03 | 2008-03-10 |
| SKIPPER, Barry John | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2003-12-03 |
| SMITH, Charles Shane | Director | 2014-02-10 | 2022-07-29 |
| WRIGHT, John Edward | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1996-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morliny Foods Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-19 | Active |
| Smithfield Foods Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.