PROPER CORNISH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-03 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+236.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+50.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
250
+18.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+87.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £17,849,641 | £22,927,686 | £25,146,256 | £32,407,667 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,674,623 | £3,310,550 | £2,105,703 | £3,917,984 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,637,163 | £2,473,766 | £2,082,488 | £3,896,149 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,051,694 | £2,017,497 | £1,450,015 | £3,025,462 | |
| Cash | — | £1,104,552 | £358,271 | £652,131 | £2,196,154 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,803,363 | £7,720,301 | £6,640,280 | £9,735,170 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,319,327 | £7,336,824 | £5,946,517 | £8,971,979 | |
| Equity | £4,622,633 | £5,319,327 | £7,336,824 | £5,946,517 | £8,971,979 | |
| Average employees | — | 196 | 212 | 211 | 250 | |
| Wages | — | £4,775,099 | £5,467,574 | £5,923,707 | £7,148,221 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £370,221 | £301,012 | £492,515 | £438,017 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+28.9%
£25,146,256 £32,407,667
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+236.8%
£652,131 £2,196,154
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+50.9%
£5,946,517 £8,971,979
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+18.5%
211 250
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+86.1%
£2,105,703 £3,917,984
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+87.1%
£2,082,488 £3,896,149
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+20.7%
£5,923,707 £7,148,221
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 15.0% | 14.4% | 8.4% | 12.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.5% | 8.8% | 5.8% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 46.1% | 42.9% | 31.7% | 40.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 49.0% | 37.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.54x | 2.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | 71.40x | 90.00x | 90.70x | 179.44x |
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
- PROPER CORNISH LIMITED 1999-07-28 → present
- EXITBLOCK LIMITED 1999-06-15 → 1999-07-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PROPER CORNISH LIMITED · parent
- Proper Cornish Retail Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Raw material price increases have continued to have an impact since the year end.”
- “Competitive pressures within the marketplace have been managed through continued investment in product quality and building strong customer relationships.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLYOAK, Yvonne Helen | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | — | British |
| BROOMFIELD, Peter John | Director | 2024-04-01 | Oct 1979 | British |
| SAYER, Samantha | Director | 2023-02-28 | Nov 1982 | British |
| VIGNERON, Alexandre Emmanuel Benoit | Director | 2023-02-28 | Mar 1987 | French |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDIS, Ron Oswald | Secretary | 2000-01-27 | 2005-04-01 |
| ADDIS, Ron Oswald | Secretary | 1999-07-02 | 1999-07-20 |
| PAULING, David William | Secretary | 1999-07-20 | 2000-01-27 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-06-15 | 1999-07-02 |
| ALLEN, Gerald Steven | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2025-01-31 |
| AVERY, Kathryn Janet | Director | 2011-08-15 | 2012-03-09 |
| BOWERN, Matthew Raymond | Director | 2007-11-12 | 2011-12-23 |
| COWLING, Robert John | Director | 2010-01-06 | 2011-08-31 |
| FLOWERDEW, Jane Abi | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2014-03-18 |
| JEFFS, David Michael | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2018-03-16 |
| JOHNSTON, Philip Ivan, Dr | Director | 2016-05-10 | 2017-11-09 |
| MUNCEY, Mark Heywood | Director | 2009-07-30 | 2017-05-23 |
| PAULING, Christopher Ian | Director | 1999-07-02 | 2024-02-01 |
| PAULING, David William | Director | 1999-07-02 | 2006-01-31 |
| SAUNDERS, Paul Bowman | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2026-02-19 |
| TAYLOR, Karen Lesley | Director | 2006-08-21 | 2007-07-05 |
| UGALDE, Philip Richard | Director | 1999-07-02 | 2021-10-22 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-06-15 | 1999-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proper Cornish Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-22 | Active |
| Mr Philip Richard Ugalde | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-22 |
| Mr Christopher Ian Pauling | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-25 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-25 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.