PAYNES DAIRIES LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-41.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+20.5% vs 2024
Employees
143
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.5M
-9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £139,940,427 | £147,701,394 | +5.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,927,303 | £2,549,299 | -12.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,693,757 | £2,451,039 | -9% | |
| Net profit | £1,882,627 | £1,772,974 | -5.8% | |
| Cash | £2,399,146 | £1,398,171 | -41.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,985,196 | £11,393,434 | +14.1% | |
| Net assets | £8,666,452 | £10,439,426 | +20.5% | |
| Equity | £8,666,452 | £10,439,426 | +20.5% | |
| Average employees | 143 | 143 | 0% | |
| Wages | £6,562,867 | £5,173,473 | -21.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,334,564 | £415,873 | -82.2% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.3% | 22.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | 12.53x | 20.23x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYNE, Charles Anthony | Secretary | 1998-04-30 | — | British |
| COTTERILL, Jennifer Jane | Director | 2023-08-21 | Mar 1969 | British |
| LEECH, Kevin Austin | Director | 2015-04-28 | May 1965 | British |
| PAYNE, Bryan | Director | 1998-04-30 | Jun 1930 | British |
| PAYNE, Charles Anthony | Director | 1998-04-30 | Apr 1955 | British |
| PAYNE, Elliot | Director | 2023-11-27 | Jan 2003 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Paul Tardoff | Director | 2015-01-01 | Jan 1957 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-04-30 | 1998-04-30 |
| PAYNE, Eileen | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2015-01-20 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-04-30 | 1998-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Anthony Payne | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.