SNOWDONIA CHEESE COMPANY LTD
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Cash
£1.4m
+3.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.1m
+2.4% vs 2024
Employees
68
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£736k
+165.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,430,576 | £16,916,795 | £17,305,141 | £19,550,972 | £20,479,849 | £21,952,365 | +7.2% | |
| Operating profit | £885,842 | £1,542,338 | £993,040 | £1,468,165 | £414,924 | £928,623 | +123.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £840,530 | £1,480,733 | £914,989 | £1,352,513 | £277,366 | £736,030 | +165.4% | |
| Net profit | £958,587 | £1,394,540 | £960,055 | £1,061,818 | £202,269 | £548,235 | +171% | |
| Cash | £369,389 | £422,417 | £412,591 | £779,652 | £1,337,832 | £1,382,091 | +3.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,088,425 | £2,747,163 | £2,592,056 | £2,542,572 | £2,222,182 | £2,340,055 | +5.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,933,306 | £2,527,846 | £2,413,701 | £2,375,519 | £2,027,788 | £2,076,023 | +2.4% | |
| Equity | £1,933,306 | £2,527,846 | £2,413,701 | £2,375,519 | £2,027,788 | £2,076,023 | +2.4% | |
| Average employees | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,066,546 | £2,341,157 | £2,611,230 | £2,887,065 | £3,117,450 | £3,166,833 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £7,064 | £5,239 | £293,737 | £304,855 | £260,400 | £271,506 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £176,717 | £155,140 | £156,303 | +0.7% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 9.1% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 2.0% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | 8.2% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 1.0% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.4% | 56.1% | 38.3% | 57.7% | 18.7% | 39.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.6% | 68.7% | 70.4% | 72.3% | 74.5% | 76.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.28x | 1.22x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 17.78x | 25.04x | 12.72x | 12.69x | 3.02x | 4.82x |
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
- SNOWDONIA CHEESE COMPANY LTD 2002-01-10 → present
- SNOWDONIA FOOD COMPANY LIMITED 2001-03-02 → 2002-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that lead to significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- SNOWDONIA CHEESE COMPANY LTD · parent
- Snowdonia Australia Pty Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Throughout 2025, the United States government announced and implemented a series of changes to its tariff regime. These have been identified as a key event, and any impact of this on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern has been included within note 2.4.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWTON-JONES, Richard Charles | Director | 2019-07-05 | Jul 1969 | British |
| NEWTON-JONES, William John | Director | 2001-03-02 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Peter John | Secretary | 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-02 |
| EVANS, John Clwyd | Secretary | 2001-03-02 | 2009-09-30 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-02 | 2001-03-02 |
| BUTLER, Peter John | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| EVANS, John Clwyd | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2009-09-30 |
| LEWNEY, Paul Robert | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| MCAULAY, Iain Davidson | Director | 2001-07-09 | 2006-01-10 |
| PILKINGTON, Richard John | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2002-04-12 |
| TATE, Jason Rodney | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-04-28 |
| THOMAS, Eric Lloyd | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2006-03-01 |
| WYNNE, Iwan Rhodri | Director | 2001-03-02 | 2017-03-28 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-02 | 2001-03-02 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-02 | 2001-03-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Charles Newton-Jones | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-07-05 | Active |
| Arctic Motion Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-07-05 | Active |
| Mr John Newton Jones | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-06-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.