ARLA FOODS UK PLC
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£435m
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£8.7m
+52.8% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of ARLA FOODS UK PLC's latest filing
A steady year for Arla Foods UK, with revenue and headcount flatlining while profits nudge up. 🥛
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 | £1,762,000 | £29,666,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£9,541,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,125,000 | -£18,414,000 | -£8,687,000 | +52.8% | |
| Net profit | -£7,594,000 | -£16,195,000 | -£6,515,000 | +59.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £616,079,000 | £603,455,000 | £615,108,000 | +1.9% | |
| Net assets | — | £442,562,000 | £434,676,000 | -1.8% | |
| Equity | £456,079,000 | £442,562,000 | £434,676,000 | -1.8% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 —. 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 | — | -32.2% | — | |
| Net margin | — | -54.6% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -1.6% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 29.1% | 30.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.53x | 4.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | -1.07x | 0.00x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ARLA FOODS UK PLC 2003-10-22 → present
- EXPRESS DAIRIES PLC 1998-02-25 → 2003-10-22
- FUTURESTRONG PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1998-01-02 → 1998-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore, the directors consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. The directors are satisfied that AFL will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities for the period to 30 June 2027, including providing support to fellow UK subsidiaries that require it.”
Group structure
- ARLA FOODS UK PLC · parent
- Arla Foods Limited 100%
- Arla Foods GP Limited 100%
- Arla Foods Holdings Company Limited 100%
- Arla Foods UK Property Company Limited 100%
- Lockerbie Biogas Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In the previous year the company recognised an impairment charge of £19.6m for expected credit losses on an amount owed by one of its indirect subsidiaries, as well as an impairment charge of £19.5m from reducing the carrying value of investments in two direct subsidiaries to nil.”
- “During 2024 the company entered interest rate swap arrangements to hedge against adverse interest rate movements on the company's debt.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAQUES, Richard Charles | Secretary | 2019-06-17 | — | — |
| ALI-BRETT, Ruby | Director | 2024-04-30 | Mar 1978 | British |
| BOOT, Philip Mark | Director | 2025-01-10 | Apr 1969 | Dutch |
| KASPERSEN, Mogens | Director | 2022-05-24 | Oct 1965 | Danish |
| PADBERG, Sebastiaan Augustinus Johannes Maria | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1971 | Dutch |
| RUTTER, Louis | Director | 2023-07-17 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAY, Benjamin James | Secretary | 2016-11-10 | 2017-05-02 |
| ISTRUP, Peter | Secretary | 2017-05-02 | 2018-04-16 |
| PRICE, John Philip | Secretary | 1998-07-09 | 2007-07-01 |
| ROBERTS, Julie Amanda | Secretary | 1998-02-18 | 1998-02-24 |
| SOAR, Tanjot | Secretary | 2007-07-01 | 2016-11-10 |
| WHITFIELD, Paul | Secretary | 1998-02-24 | 1998-07-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Lucy Kate | Secretary | 2018-04-16 | 2019-04-18 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-01-02 | 1998-02-18 |
| AJERIO, Kingsley | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2019-06-28 |
| AMIRAHMADI, Afshin | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2023-07-31 |
| BALL, Anne-Frances | Director | 2023-07-31 | 2024-01-01 |
| BIGUM, Jens | Director | 2003-10-22 | 2010-03-02 |
| CAWDRON, Peter Edward Blackburn | Director | 1999-05-21 | 2006-01-24 |
| CHRISTIANSEN, Mikael | Director | 2003-10-22 | 2004-07-22 |
| DALSGAARD HOFF, Lars | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2014-05-01 |
| DAVIDSON, Richard Colin Neil | Director | 1998-02-24 | 2005-06-01 |
| EDEY, Russell Philip | Director | 1998-03-03 | 2002-03-11 |
| EVELEIGH, David Charles | Director | 1998-02-18 | 1998-02-24 |
| GILBERT, Martin James | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2008-04-07 |
| GIOERTZ-CARLSEN, Peter | Director | 2014-08-04 | 2025-01-10 |
| HAEGG, Anders Torbjoern | Director | 2015-01-13 | 2017-01-06 |
| HASKINS, Christopher Robin, Lord | Director | 1998-03-03 | 2002-07-23 |
| HO, Simon Kin-Man | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2023-07-17 |
| HOGG, Pauline Louise | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2024-04-30 |
| JENSEN, Morten Holm | Director | 2021-05-18 | 2022-05-24 |
| KOLDING, Dan | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2017-02-21 |
| LAURITZEN, Peter | Director | 2007-04-20 | 2014-08-04 |
| LUNDBY, Andreas | Director | 2005-10-04 | 2012-01-01 |
| MODIG, Sven Ake Oskar | Director | 2003-10-22 | 2005-10-04 |
| MORGAN, Maxine | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2011-11-11 |
| NAISH, Charles David, Sir | Director | 1998-03-03 | 2007-04-04 |
| NIELSEN, Kim | Director | 2003-10-22 | 2005-04-30 |
| PACKER, Richard John, Sir | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2007-04-04 |
| PEDERSEN, Jan Egtved | Director | 2007-04-20 | 2015-10-01 |
| PEET, Nigel David | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2007-12-17 |
| PIETRANGELI, Tomas Kirstein Brammer | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2018-07-01 |
| PRICE, Allan Stuart | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2002-03-11 |
| ROBERTS, Julie Amanda | Director | 1998-02-18 | 1998-02-24 |
| SKOVSAGER, Kent Krarup | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2021-05-18 |
| SMITH, Timothy John | Director | 1999-11-08 | 2008-02-26 |
| SONDERGAARD, Hanne | Director | 2007-04-20 | 2010-10-31 |
| SONDERGAARD, Hanne | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2005-11-22 |
| STEVENS, Simon Dominic | Director | 2003-10-22 | 2017-02-21 |
| SUMMERFIELD, Gordon Caleb | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2007-04-04 |
| TERMANSEN, Jens | Director | 2007-04-20 | 2010-03-02 |
| TUBORGH, Peder | Director | 2005-10-04 | 2017-02-21 |
| VATNE, Ivar Andreas | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2019-03-27 |
| WARREN, John Anthony | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-04-04 |
| WHITFIELD, Paul | Director | 1998-02-24 | 2002-09-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-02 | 1998-02-18 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-01-02 | 1998-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arla Foods Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 327 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.