KEPAK KIRKHAM LIMITED
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Cash
-£744k
-143.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£24m
+1.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
359
-20% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£595k
-80.7% lowest in 6 filed years
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 | £96,802,427 | £94,898,462 | £108,755,888 | £103,258,507 | £104,880,333 | £99,592,596 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,047,050 | £2,987,119 | £3,396,309 | £3,250,254 | £3,301,318 | £2,149,349 | -34.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,928,372 | £2,915,595 | £3,357,139 | £3,248,264 | £3,076,022 | £594,969 | -80.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,983,372 | £2,422,595 | £1,809,647 | £3,018,264 | £2,551,404 | £451,631 | -82.3% | |
| Cash | £2,316,211 | £468 | £468 | £468 | £1,703,475 | -£743,673 | -143.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,467,413 | £15,890,008 | £19,304,655 | £22,581,719 | £25,830,843 | £26,457,812 | +2.4% | |
| Net assets | £13,467,413 | £15,890,008 | £17,699,655 | £20,717,919 | £23,269,323 | £23,720,954 | +1.9% | |
| Equity | £13,467,413 | £15,890,008 | £17,699,655 | £20,717,919 | £23,269,323 | £23,720,954 | +1.9% | |
| Average employees | 481 | 499 | 481 | 427 | 449 | 359 | -20% | |
| Wages | £13,628,236 | £13,951,668 | £13,848,312 | £13,447,224 | £14,433,855 | £13,478,068 | -6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £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 —. 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 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.6% | 18.8% | 17.6% | 14.4% | 12.8% | 8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.4% | 49.3% | 51.4% | 45.8% | 58.2% | 70.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.79x | 1.00x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | 25.67x | 41.76x | 86.71x | — | 13.03x | 1.38x |
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
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- KEPAK KIRKHAM LIMITED · parent
- Abbeydale Food Group Limited 100%
- Cedar Foods Limited 100%
- Summit Food Holdings Limited 100%
- Summit Foods Limited 100%
- New World Foods (Europe) Limited 100%
- Meatsnacks Group Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 December 2025, the Company incurred exceptional items of £985,526, consisting of restructuring costs of £685,146 and acquisition costs of £300,380.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Walter | Secretary | 2023-12-21 | — | — |
| MCCHESNEY, Barry | Secretary | 2018-11-13 | — | — |
| GROGAN, Robert | Director | 2004-04-14 | Dec 1959 | Irish |
| HORGAN, John | Director | 2004-04-14 | Sep 1951 | Irish |
| MARTIN, Walter | Director | 2026-06-05 | Apr 1985 | Irish |
| WALKER, Simon | Director | 2020-12-31 | Nov 1965 | Irish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELANEY, Deborah | Secretary | 2004-04-14 | 2004-04-14 |
| KEATING, Liam | Secretary | 2004-04-14 | 2022-09-29 |
| DELANEY, Brendan | Director | 2004-04-14 | 2004-04-14 |
| KEATING, Liam | Director | 2004-04-14 | 2022-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepak Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-01-02 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-28 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-01-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.