DAIRY PARTNERS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.9m
+785.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£38m
+17.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
207
-0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7.7m
+10.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £117,431,390 | £147,790,839 | £163,246,079 | +10.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,849,724 | £8,215,763 | £8,429,333 | +2.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,073,035 | £6,981,949 | £7,709,294 | +10.4% | |
| Net profit | -£4,445,296 | £5,137,193 | £5,715,501 | +11.3% | |
| Cash | £1,257,814 | £667,552 | £5,913,267 | +785.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,770,237 | £48,022,764 | £52,415,399 | +9.1% | |
| Net assets | £26,798,487 | £31,986,224 | £37,701,725 | +17.9% | |
| Equity | £26,798,487 | £31,986,224 | £37,701,725 | +17.9% | |
| Average employees | 199 | 208 | 207 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £7,068,551 | £7,568,188 | £8,062,638 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £576,730 | £605,374 | £666,963 | +10.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,448 | £7,276 | £8,035 | +10.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £205,012 | £209,913 | £216,051 | +2.9% |
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 | -4.1% | 5.6% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | -3.8% | 3.5% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.1% | 17.1% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.5% | 53.2% | 44.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.49x | 2.03x | |
| Interest cover | -3.96x | 6.66x | 11.47x |
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
- DAIRY PARTNERS LIMITED 2007-09-04 → present
- OFFREDI THE CHEESE LTD. 1994-02-22 → 2007-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- DAIRY PARTNERS LIMITED · parent
- Dairy Partners (Cymru Wales) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 4 March 2024 there was a sub-division of 300 Ordinary 1p shares to 3,000 Ordinary 0.1p shares.”
- “On 26 March 2024, 78 Ordinary A Shares were allotted with a nominal value of 0.1p share.”
- “Exceptional items of £Nil (2024: 450,000) are in relation to the reversal of an impairment of the group's freehold property originally recognised in 2016.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCTERNAN, Christina | Secretary | 2016-05-01 | — | — |
| BENNETT, William John | Director | 2006-01-27 | Aug 1975 | British |
| PEEL, Robert William | Director | 2007-07-03 | Jul 1966 | British |
| WELCH, Steven Mark | Director | 2022-06-06 | Mar 1962 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFORD, Simon Paul | Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 2009-12-09 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-02-22 | 1994-02-22 |
| BENNETT, Clive John | Director | 2007-07-03 | 2026-09-17 |
| MCTERNAN, Christina | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2016-05-01 |
| OFFORD, Michael Barrie | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2006-01-27 |
| OFFORD, Simon Paul | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2009-12-09 |
| RAVENHALL, Carl Edward | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2020-07-13 |
| STOREY, Paul David | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2011-11-22 |
| TAYLOR, Garfield Mark | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| WATERS, John Joseph | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2014-02-14 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-02-22 | 1994-02-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Clive John Bennett | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-10 |
| Mr Robert William Peel | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr William John Bennett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-11 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.