NATIONAL MILK RECORDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-20 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£457K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£11M
Equity attributable
Employees
276
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,962,000 | £27,256,000 | |
| Operating profit | £310,000 | £1,922,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £172,000 | £1,894,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,000 | £1,632,000 | |
| Cash | £1,523,000 | £457,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,609,000 | £11,028,000 | |
| Net assets | £8,900,000 | £10,532,000 | |
| Equity | £8,900,000 | £10,532,000 | |
| Average employees | 279 | 276 | |
| Wages | £11,481,000 | £10,133,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £561,000 | £326,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | 17.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | 2.07x | 25.97x |
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
- NATIONAL MILK RECORDS LIMITED 2023-09-06 → present
- NATIONAL MILK RECORDS PLC 1997-03-06 → 2023-09-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and considering the support available from the intermediate parent company described above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. ...Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- NATIONAL MILK RECORDS LIMITED · parent
- National Livestock Records Limited 100%
- National Milk Laboratories Limited 100%
- Nordic Star Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company saw an increase in revenues of approximately 2.7% on an annualised basis compared to the previous 14-month period ended 31 August 2024, including price increases applied to mitigate input cost inflation.”
- “Following an amendment to the EBT in March 2025, the EBT has now been dissolved.”
- “Following the acquisition of the company in August 2023 by AB Agri Limited, performance obligations under the LTIP were removed, triggering a modification to the scheme. All share options were exercised on 8 August 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARD, Lisa | Secretary | 2019-06-21 | — | — |
| BROWN, Kelly | Director | 2023-08-09 | Aug 1983 | British |
| DIMES, David William | Director | 2026-03-23 | Mar 1974 | British,New Zealander |
| FRANKCOM, Mark Christopher | Director | 2017-01-16 | Jan 1967 | English |
| NOBRE, José Jorge | Director | 2023-08-09 | Nov 1961 | French |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Christopher Trevor | Secretary | 2002-06-28 | 2011-09-30 |
| NUTTALL, Clive Gordon | Secretary | 2011-09-30 | 2019-06-21 |
| REES, Richard John Lundy | Secretary | 1997-03-06 | 2000-11-21 |
| SILVERMAN, Vivian Howard | Secretary | 2000-11-22 | 2002-01-25 |
| BREAMS REGISTRARS AND NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-01-25 | 2002-06-28 |
| ANDREWS, Derek Henry | Director | 1997-03-06 | 1997-03-07 |
| ANDREWS, James Aloysius, Dr | Director | 2020-03-26 | 2023-08-09 |
| ARMITAGE, Frank Hartley | Director | 2001-02-20 | 2004-10-31 |
| BARTLETT, Benjamin Edward Carnegy | Director | 2013-10-28 | 2017-10-26 |
| BUTCHER, Mark | Director | 2013-05-02 | 2023-08-09 |
| DAVIES, Jonathan | Director | 2013-10-28 | 2017-10-26 |
| DERRYMAN, Roger Henry | Director | 1997-03-06 | 2002-07-26 |
| FROST, Robert Philip | Director | 2000-11-13 | 2002-01-25 |
| GALLACHER, Mike | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2020-01-01 |
| GURVIS, Scott Michael | Director | 2023-08-09 | 2025-02-28 |
| HAWORTH, John Robert | Director | 1997-03-06 | 1997-07-29 |
| HOPKINS, Sidney Arthur | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1997-05-31 |
| HUGHES, Christopher Trevor | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2011-09-30 |
| KENT, Benjamin Brownie | Director | 1997-03-06 | 1997-07-29 |
| KIRBY, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2014-11-10 | 2017-10-26 |
| KIRKHAM, Philip Michael | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2018-05-31 |
| LEAVER, John David, Professor | Director | 1997-03-06 | 1997-07-29 |
| LLOYD, Trevor | Director | 2005-01-19 | 2023-08-09 |
| MARSHALL, Janina Louise | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2013-10-28 |
| PADFIELD, Peter George | Director | 1997-03-06 | 1997-07-29 |
| POPE, Sandra Jane | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2013-05-02 |
| REES, Richard John Lundy | Director | 1997-03-06 | 2000-11-14 |
| RIVE, David John | Director | 1997-03-06 | 1997-03-07 |
| ROBERTS, Michael Curig | Director | 1997-07-03 | 2003-07-26 |
| SANDERS, Andrew James | Director | 1997-03-06 | 1997-07-29 |
| SILVERMAN, Vivian Howard | Director | 2000-11-22 | 2002-01-25 |
| SMITH, Hamish Ian | Director | 2004-03-26 | 2013-08-15 |
| THOMAS, Daniel John Bryan | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2011-11-29 |
| THOMAS, Roger Wyn | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2000-11-14 |
| TOMLINSON, David John | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2004-07-28 |
| TURNER, Robin Barry Hingston | Director | 1997-03-06 | 2000-10-27 |
| WARNE, Andrew John | Director | 2002-07-18 | 2024-02-29 |
| WHITTAKER, David | Director | 1997-07-29 | 2006-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Agri Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-08-09 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-06 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2023-09-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-09-06 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2023-09-06 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-06 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2023-09-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.