PRO-PAK FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£16k
+2,106.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
-15.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
366
+3.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.4m
-325.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £51,141,782 | £49,503,624 | £58,412,180 | +18% | |
| Operating profit | -£42,779 | £1,080,049 | -£2,400,790 | -322.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£65,071 | £1,082,732 | -£2,442,539 | -325.6% | |
| Net profit | -£49,924 | £1,385,241 | -£2,315,762 | -267.2% | |
| Cash | £252,352 | £717 | £15,819 | +2,106.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,009,017 | £15,091,749 | £12,649,210 | -16.2% | |
| Net assets | £13,579,731 | £14,964,972 | £12,649,210 | -15.5% | |
| Equity | £13,579,731 | £14,964,972 | £12,649,210 | -15.5% | |
| Average employees | 360 | 355 | 366 | +3.1% | |
| Wages | £18,006,795 | £11,713,983 | £15,201,031 | +29.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £276,818 | £298,502 | £305,886 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £24,990 | £25,928 | £27,518 | +6.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £150,702 | £180,708 | £185,668 | +2.7% |
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 | -0.1% | 2.2% | -4.1% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | 2.8% | -4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.3% | 7.2% | -19.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.0% | 34.1% | 57.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.32x | 1.93x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | -1.92x | — | -57.51x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Company's forecasts and management's assessment, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUCKWORTH, Mark Roland | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | — | British |
| CLARKE, Andrew Grahame | Director | 2022-10-31 | May 1980 | British |
| CORNES, Jeremy Adam | Director | 2022-10-31 | Aug 1967 | British |
| DUCKWORTH, Mark Roland | Director | 2004-10-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| GUEST, Jon Andrew | Director | 2008-01-21 | May 1970 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONGBOTTOM, David Peter | Secretary | 1998-05-01 | 2004-10-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-01 | 1998-05-01 |
| APPLEFORD, Justin Mark | Director | 2011-04-25 | 2021-02-26 |
| BENNETT, Martin James | Director | 2002-02-01 | 2005-06-21 |
| EGAN, David Richard | Director | 2004-11-08 | 2005-06-21 |
| HAWKINS, Richard Michael John, Mr. | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2010-02-01 |
| HENRIKSEN, Jens Jorgen | Director | 2005-06-21 | 2007-11-01 |
| JENKINS, Mark William | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2005-06-21 |
| JENSEN, Anders Jeppeson | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2010-02-01 |
| LOGAN, Alastair Graham, Dr | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2005-06-21 |
| LONGBOTTOM, David Peter | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2008-10-01 |
| SLAUGHTER, Audrey | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2005-06-21 |
| THELJS, Ove | Director | 2005-06-21 | 2007-11-01 |
| WATKINSON, Ian Peter | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2003-11-05 |
| WATSON, Kevin | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2020-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpc Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-12-27 | Active |
| Tican Process Holding Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-27 |
| Mr Robert Tonnies | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Mr Clemens Tonnies | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.