PUKKA HERBS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £26,204,000 | £16,219,000 | £11,817,000 | -27.1% | |
| Operating profit | £4,695,000 | £1,989,000 | £1,074,000 | -46% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,281,000 | £3,507,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £5,653,000 | £2,950,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,030,000 | £40,980,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £38,030,000 | £40,980,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £38,030,000 | £40,980,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 81 | 6 | — | — | |
| Wages | £4,763,000 | £276,000 | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.9% | 12.3% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 18.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.3% | 4.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.3% | 43.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.91x | 2.32x | — | |
| Interest cover | 80.95x | — | — |
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
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “From 1 July 2023 distribution shifted to geographic hubs, resulting in third party sales no longer flowing through Pukka.”
- “The current year income statement includes an income of £166,000 (2024: expense of £174,000) relating to the reversal of a restructuring provision which was originally created following the announcement of the delisting of Pukka's herbal supplements”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRISCOE, Jonathan | Director | 2025-03-27 | Feb 1984 | British |
| HUGHES, Luke Jonathan | Director | 2024-07-01 | Mar 1987 | British |
| SIDDIQUI, Zohaib Ahmed | Director | 2023-12-01 | Oct 1986 | Pakistani |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARLEY, James | Secretary | 2017-09-06 | 2021-11-16 |
| HAZELL, Richard Clive | Secretary | 2017-09-06 | 2021-11-16 |
| MAGOL, Spenta | Secretary | 2017-09-06 | 2018-06-04 |
| WESTWELL, Timothy Mark | Secretary | 2001-08-22 | 2017-09-06 |
| CHUGH, Anuradha | Director | 2021-06-21 | 2023-06-28 |
| COLLINS, John | Director | 2021-07-12 | 2022-06-30 |
| DAVISON, John Stokes | Director | 2021-06-21 | 2022-08-05 |
| DRIESSENS, An | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| EEUWENS, David John | Director | 2022-09-08 | 2023-12-21 |
| FENWICK, Paul William | Director | 2017-09-06 | 2021-07-07 |
| KING, Amanda Louise | Director | 2017-09-06 | 2020-06-05 |
| MCNAMARA, Liam James | Director | 2024-05-20 | 2024-12-31 |
| POLE, Sebastian Felix Cornwallis | Director | 2001-08-22 | 2017-09-06 |
| SULLIVAN, Joseph | Director | 2017-09-06 | 2018-06-15 |
| SYED, Shazia | Director | 2020-06-02 | 2021-07-05 |
| VANDAMME, Karel Ludo Frans, Chief Executive | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2021-07-02 |
| WESTWELL, Timothy Mark | Director | 2001-08-22 | 2017-09-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Gilbert David | Director | 2007-11-07 | 2013-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekaterra Holdco Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-01 | Active |
| Unilever U.K. Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-07 | Ceased 2021-10-01 |
| Mr Timothy Mark Westwell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-06 |
| Sebastian Felix Cornwallis Pole | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.