DR. OETKER (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£7.9m
-37.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£95m
-2.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
690
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£37m
+1.9% 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 | £233,354,000 | £239,485,000 | £246,601,000 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £26,852,000 | £36,537,000 | £36,346,000 | -0.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £26,771,000 | £36,524,000 | £37,211,000 | +1.9% | |
| Net profit | £19,959,000 | £27,337,000 | £27,306,000 | -0.1% | |
| Cash | £15,831,000 | £12,554,000 | £7,863,000 | -37.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £104,797,000 | £104,652,000 | £101,708,000 | -2.8% | |
| Net assets | £98,227,000 | £97,564,000 | £94,870,000 | -2.8% | |
| Equity | £98,227,000 | £97,564,000 | £94,870,000 | -2.8% | |
| Average employees | 715 | 694 | 690 | -0.6% | |
| Wages | £25,647,000 | £25,523,000 | £25,855,000 | +1.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £550,000 | £303,000 | £346,000 | +14.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £56,000 | £45,000 | £51,000 | +13.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £299,303 | £302,765 | £345,584 | +14.1% |
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 | 11.5% | 15.3% | 14.7% | |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 11.4% | 11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.6% | 34.9% | 35.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 35.1% | 34.5% | 35.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.79x | 1.89x | 1.84x |
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
- DR. OETKER (UK) LIMITED 2001-11-05 → present
- READCO 313 LIMITED 2001-09-25 → 2001-11-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is expected to continue to generate positive cash flows for the foreseeable future. Based on the Company's future plans, the Directors have satisfied themselves of the Company's ability to continue as a going concern...”
Group structure
- DR. OETKER (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Dilwara Properties Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-05-28 | — | — |
| BRASSINGTON, John James | Director | 2022-01-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| EDELMANN, Alexander, Dr | Director | 2017-09-03 | Nov 1972 | German |
| PARSBO, Georg Heerdegen | Director | 2022-07-01 | Jun 1966 | Danish |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANNEN, Gabriele | Secretary | 2004-12-24 | 2008-06-30 |
| JACKSON, Guy Collingwood | Secretary | 2001-09-25 | 2001-10-25 |
| ROWLAND, William Mark | Secretary | 2002-01-31 | 2002-09-10 |
| SMITH, Valerie Anne | Secretary | 2002-09-11 | 2004-12-24 |
| COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-06-30 | 2012-05-28 |
| TRAF SHELF (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-25 | 2002-01-31 |
| ABELIN, Doris | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2008-08-01 |
| ABELN, Doris | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2017-01-01 |
| ALVERMANN, Till Andres | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2002-12-20 |
| ANDREE, Axel | Director | 2001-10-25 | 2006-01-16 |
| BOND, Julian | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2001-10-25 |
| BUER, Doris | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2004-04-08 |
| FRANKS, Peter Austin | Director | 2002-04-04 | 2018-03-03 |
| HANNEN, Gabriele | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| ILSLEY, Richard Matthew | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| JACKSON, Guy Collingwood | Director | 2001-09-25 | 2001-10-25 |
| JUNGER, Ernst Peter, Dr | Director | 2001-10-25 | 2010-12-18 |
| PARSBO, Georg Heerdegen | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2022-01-01 |
| PREUSS, Volkmar | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2011-03-31 |
| REINTJES, Martin Heinrich Theodor, Dr | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2022-06-30 |
| ROSENTHAL, Johannes, Dr | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| UNRUHE, Andreas | Director | 2011-03-31 | 2017-09-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-27 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-05-27 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement |
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.