CEREALTO UK LIMITED
Operating from Worksop, the company manufactures breakfast cereals, biscuits, and pastry goods as the UK subsidiary of the Spanish food manufacturer Cerealto Spain Foods S.A.U.
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Cash
£2.5M
+216% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.3M
-41.4% vs 2023
Employees
640
+138.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£9.3M
+28.9% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £30,207,550 | £60,600,257 | +100.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£9,490,919 | -£4,518,258 | +52.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£13,104,558 | -£9,316,355 | +28.9% | |
| Net profit | — | -£13,104,558 | -£5,833,901 | +55.5% | |
| Cash | £423,458 | £798,411 | £2,523,004 | +216% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,183,038 | £63,827,238 | £98,834,495 | +54.8% | |
| Net assets | £7,204,540 | £14,099,982 | £8,266,081 | -41.4% | |
| Equity | £7,204,540 | £14,099,982 | £8,266,081 | -41.4% | |
| Average employees | — | 268 | 640 | +138.8% | |
| Wages | — | £10,471,109 | £17,673,184 | +68.8% | |
| 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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -31.4% | -7.5% | |
| Net margin | — | -43.4% | -9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -14.9% | -4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.9% | 80.1% | 92.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.03x | 1.24x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | -2.63x | -0.94x |
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
- CEREALTO UK LIMITED 2017-04-06 → present
- SIRO (UK) LTD 1999-10-25 → 2017-04-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Chicksand Gordon Avis Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- CEREALTO UK LIMITED · parent
- Ginger Acquisition Company Limited 100%
- Hill Biscuits Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year to 31 December 2024 represented a significant change for the group with the acquisition of Ginger Acquisition Company Limited (GACL) and Hill Biscuits Limited ("Hill Biscuits") into the Cerealto Group.”
- “On 30 July 2024, the company acquired Ginger Acquisition Company Limited together with Hill Biscuits Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURDEN, Morven Elizabeth | Director | 2024-12-12 | Jan 1991 | British |
| FONTS CAVESTANY, Juan Bosco | Director | 2024-12-12 | Dec 1962 | Spanish |
| KARAKAS, Halil Cem, Dr | Director | 2022-06-29 | Oct 1974 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARFLEET, Michael Robert | Secretary | 2000-02-04 | 2013-12-17 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-25 | 1999-10-26 |
| ANGEL LOPEZ, Luis | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2022-05-10 |
| ARANDA CARMONA, Rut | Director | 2015-12-18 | 2019-07-17 |
| BORES SAIZ, Javier | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2000-06-23 |
| GONZALEZ SERNA, Juan Manuel | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2022-06-29 |
| GONZALEZ SERNA, Juan Manuel | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2015-06-01 |
| HARFLEET, Michael | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2020-06-30 |
| HARFLEET, Michael Robert | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2013-12-17 |
| MATIA, Alfonso Arroyo | Director | 2016-07-29 | 2019-07-17 |
| PALACIOS, Manuel | Director | 2001-09-13 | 2003-04-01 |
| TAPIA, Lorenza Bajo | Director | 2016-12-19 | 2019-07-17 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-25 | 1999-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerealto Spain Foods S.A.U. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.