CAPESTONE ORGANIC POULTRY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
+4,141.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.7m
+52.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
220
+15.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5m
+107.3% 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 | £34,573,385 | £42,644,702 | £45,149,133 | +5.9% | |
| Operating profit | £861,236 | £1,455,925 | £2,680,190 | +84.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £533,936 | £1,199,160 | £2,485,293 | +107.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,420,417 | £941,125 | £2,641,916 | +180.7% | |
| Cash | £3,038,473 | £65,265 | £2,768,460 | +4,141.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,873,586 | £11,935,585 | £14,973,833 | +25.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,078,949 | £5,020,075 | £7,661,989 | +52.6% | |
| Equity | £4,078,949 | £5,020,075 | £7,661,989 | +52.6% | |
| Average employees | 176 | 190 | 220 | +15.8% | |
| Wages | £5,156,357 | £5,640,258 | £6,688,161 | +18.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £232,024 | £192,653 | £200,860 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,321 | £1,321 | £37,321 | +2,725.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £232,024 | £192,301 | £200,861 | +4.5% |
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 | 2.5% | 3.4% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 2.2% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 12.2% | 17.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.8% | 79.5% | 70.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 1.37x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | 2.55x | 5.28x | 13.43x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- LHP Audit Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on current forecasts, and ongoing support from the parent company, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient liquid resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the approval date of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CAPESTONE ORGANIC POULTRY LIMITED · parent
- Capestone Farms Limited 100%
- Herbrandston Poultry Limited 100%
- Rickeston Poultry Limited 100%
- St Botolphs Free Range Turkey Limited 100%
- St Botolphs Organic Turkey Limited 100%
- Solbury Poultry Limited 100%
- Talbenny Poultry Limited 100%
- Thornton Poultry Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUMINE, Robert Dennis | Director | 2021-09-24 | Feb 1976 | Welsh |
| DU HAMEL DE FOUGEROUX, Aymeric Marie Christian Patrick | Director | 2021-09-24 | Dec 1977 | French |
| HUTTEPAIN, Gilles Fernand Georges | Director | 2021-09-24 | Jun 1955 | French |
| LAFON, Bruno | Director | 2023-12-22 | May 1972 | French |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCALE, Vivienne Margaret | Secretary | 1999-01-08 | 2020-12-22 |
| EXPRESS FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-08 | 1999-01-11 |
| GELIN, Philippe Jean Marie | Director | 2021-09-24 | 2023-12-22 |
| SCALE, John William | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2007-04-27 |
| SCALE, Justin Matthew Dean | Director | 1999-01-08 | 2023-10-30 |
| SCALE, Katherine Theresa | Director | 2007-04-27 | 2021-09-24 |
| SCALE, Vivienne Margaret | Director | 1999-01-08 | 2020-12-22 |
| WOOD, Julian | Director | 2014-03-24 | 2014-07-07 |
| EXPRESS REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-08 | 1999-01-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ldc International Sas | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-24 | Active |
| Mr Justin Matthew Dean Scale | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-24 |
| Mrs Katherine Theresa Scale | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-23 |
| Mrs Vivienne Margaret Scale | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type 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.