BENNINGTON PET FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£813k
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.9m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
60
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
Period ending 2025-12-28
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,050,738 | £16,196,432 | £15,473,080 | — | |
| Operating profit | £570,556 | £1,718,910 | £1,480,191 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £449,691 | £1,601,318 | £1,432,205 | — | |
| Net profit | £339,706 | £1,195,511 | £1,459,164 | — | |
| Cash | £49,640 | £311,778 | £812,778 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,456,368 | £6,057,686 | £6,289,891 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,198,409 | £3,393,920 | £4,853,084 | — | |
| Equity | £2,198,409 | £3,393,920 | £4,853,084 | — | |
| Average employees | 67 | 62 | 60 | — | |
| Wages | £1,937,295 | £1,911,624 | £2,016,703 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 10.6% | 9.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 7.4% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.8% | 28.4% | 23.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.4% | 54.9% | 43.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.80x | 1.72x | 1.64x | |
| Interest cover | 4.72x | 14.62x | 30.85x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-09-12
- BENNINGTON PET FOODS LIMITED 2024-09-12 → present
- BENNINGTON FOODS LIMITED 2009-05-15 → 2024-09-12
- EDGER 149 LIMITED 2001-10-04 → 2009-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“It is our view, to the best of our current knowledge, that the macro-economic risks as outlined on page 8 in the Strategic Report will not have a material adverse impact on the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The directors have considered projections for a period until 31 December 2027. Based on the outcome of these projections, which takes into account the risks and uncertainties arising from macro-economic factors, the directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to use the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREVETHICK, Robert Ian | Secretary | 2020-03-25 | — | — |
| CROWLEY, Marie | Director | 2021-03-12 | Oct 1964 | Irish |
| QUEALLY, Ivor | Director | 2021-03-12 | Nov 1969 | Irish |
| QUEALLY, John, Mr. | Director | 2022-02-07 | Jan 1938 | Irish |
| QUEALLY, Liam, Mr. | Director | 2005-11-08 | Jun 1966 | Irish |
| QUEALLY, Michael | Director | 2021-03-12 | Jul 1963 | Irish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, Susan | Secretary | 2002-01-16 | 2020-02-07 |
| CRESCENT HILL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-10-04 | 2002-01-16 |
| ANDREWS, Glyn Llewellyn | Director | 2002-01-16 | 2008-12-12 |
| BEECH, John Anthony | Director | 2002-03-27 | 2002-12-17 |
| BURNS, Rory Brendan | Director | 2014-01-22 | 2019-04-10 |
| JOYCE, Neil | Director | 2005-11-08 | 2019-04-10 |
| MESSENT, Peter Ronald, Dr | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2019-04-10 |
| O'CONNOR, John Edward | Director | 2002-03-07 | 2004-02-11 |
| PATTISON, James Derek | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2017-06-30 |
| QUEALLY, Peter | Director | 2005-11-08 | 2023-08-19 |
| QUINN, Norman Francis | Director | 2019-04-10 | 2021-03-07 |
| QUINN, Norman Francis | Director | 2002-01-16 | 2019-04-10 |
| TREVETHICK, Robert Ian | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2019-04-10 |
| WRIGLEY, Lawrence George | Director | 2002-01-16 | 2009-03-31 |
| ST ANDREWS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-10-04 | 2002-01-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Norman Francis Quinn | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-10-04 | Ceased 2020-06-02 |
| Idf (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-12 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-01 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.