MHP FOOD UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-07 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-21
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+59.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+275.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
16
+166.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
+2,526.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The company is part of a group which has been adversely affected by the war in Ukraine and there is risk of further disruption to the company. These conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists over the company's ability to continue as a going concern as the company is reliant on group support and is supplied products from other group companies.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £913,713 | £1,491,285 | £29,045,294 | £38,320,065 | £65,731,642 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,647,560 | £194,519 | £5,083,176 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,655,396 | £194,519 | £5,109,906 | |
| Net profit | £0 | — | -£1,655,396 | £208,073 | £4,274,991 | |
| Cash | £442 | £1,956,443 | £1,111,193 | £3,023,362 | £4,828,438 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2 | — | -£1,758,603 | -£1,550,530 | £2,724,461 | |
| Net assets | £2 | — | -£1,758,603 | -£1,550,530 | £2,724,461 | |
| Equity | £2 | — | -£1,758,603 | -£1,550,530 | £2,724,461 | |
| Average employees | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | |
| Wages | — | £81,198 | £314,093 | £896,316 | £1,186,095 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,000 | £19,358 | £12,582 | £13,159 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+71.5%
£38,320,065 £65,731,642
highest in 5 filed years
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Cash
+59.7%
£3,023,362 £4,828,438
highest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
+275.7%
-£1,550,530 £2,724,461
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+166.7%
6 16
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+2,513.2%
£194,519 £5,083,176
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+2,526.9%
£194,519 £5,109,906
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+32.3%
£896,316 £1,186,095
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -5.7% | 0.5% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | — | -5.7% | 0.5% | 6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 93.7% | -12.5% | 186.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.91x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -210.26x | — | — |
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
- MHP FOOD UK LIMITED 2021-07-15 → present
- BRAINTREE MEATS LIMITED 2004-07-15 → 2021-07-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Streets Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The company is part of a group which has been adversely affected by the war in Ukraine and there is risk of further disruption to the company. These conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists over the company's ability to continue as a going concern as the company is reliant on group support and is supplied products from other group companies.”
Significant events
- “The company continues to grow across its core operation. The director will continue to react to market conditions whilst managing the risks noted above. The director continues to monitor the situation in Ukraine both in relation to supply chain and group support.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALLETT, Mark John | Director | 2026-03-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROWE, Jeffrey Brian | Secretary | 2004-09-06 | 2009-05-05 |
| ARROW SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-05-05 | 2021-05-12 |
| EAC (SECRETARIES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-07-15 | 2004-08-19 |
| MURPHY, Edward Mark | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2009-05-05 |
| QUEALLY, Ivor, Mr. | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2021-05-12 |
| QUEALLY, John | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2021-05-12 |
| QUEALLY, Peter | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2021-05-12 |
| ROWE, Jeffrey Brian | Director | 2004-09-06 | 2009-05-05 |
| VINNIK, Illia | Director | 2025-05-01 | 2025-12-18 |
| WICKENS, Martin John | Director | 2025-12-18 | 2026-03-01 |
| WICKENS, Martin John | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2025-05-01 |
| EAC (DIRECTORS) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-07-15 | 2004-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mhp Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-12 | Active |
| Arrow Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2021-05-12 |
| Q.K. Meats Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-15 | Ceased 2021-05-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-03-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.