LILY'S KITCHEN LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6M
-30.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£22M
-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
113
+10.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.2M
-14% lowest 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 | £91,451,917 | £95,353,053 | £100,406,587 | +5.3% | |
| Operating profit | £3,594,332 | £5,891,750 | £5,228,656 | -11.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,446,129 | £6,028,694 | £5,185,271 | -14% | |
| Net profit | £5,584,672 | £4,498,588 | £3,888,305 | -13.6% | |
| Cash | £9,674,015 | £5,178,847 | £3,598,487 | -30.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,794,310 | £24,328,446 | £24,414,915 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £27,246,257 | £22,860,392 | £22,284,066 | -2.5% | |
| Equity | £27,246,257 | £22,860,392 | £22,284,066 | -2.5% | |
| Average employees | 92 | 102 | 113 | +10.8% | |
| Wages | £7,897,101 | £8,265,710 | £9,073,150 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,409,000 | £662,740 | £989,852 | +49.4% |
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 | 3.9% | 6.2% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 4.7% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.9% | 24.2% | 21.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 38.1% | 41.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.28x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | 69.47x | — | — |
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
- LILY'S KITCHEN LIMITED 2009-09-15 → present
- THE LITTLE PET FOOD COMPANY LIMITED 2007-10-26 → 2009-09-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditor concluded that directors' use of going concern basis is appropriate, and identified no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 15 May 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDLER, Matthew John | Director | 2020-03-31 | Jul 1979 | British |
| DAVIES, Claire Lisanne | Director | 2021-02-22 | Sep 1969 | British |
| MACRAE, Calum Fionn | Director | 2020-03-31 | Feb 1967 | British |
| THOMPSON, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2021-02-22 | Jul 1966 | British |
| TORRES, Raphael Lopez De La | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jul 1967 | Spanish |
| VESPRINI, Giorgio | Director | 2023-06-20 | Sep 1963 | Italian |
| WARDLE, Ian Martin | Director | 2023-11-08 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LARSEN, Lars Peter Munch | Secretary | 2020-03-31 | 2022-07-31 |
| SLAWEK, Kimberly | Secretary | 2007-10-26 | 2020-03-31 |
| HAMILTON, Jeffrey David | Director | 2021-02-26 | 2025-06-30 |
| MAGALINI, Nicola | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-04-08 |
| MEUNIER, Bernard | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2021-02-26 |
| MEYER, Michael | Director | 2015-07-30 | 2020-03-31 |
| MILNER, David Richard | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2021-06-30 |
| MORRISON, Henrietta | Director | 2007-10-26 | 2020-03-31 |
| SIRETT, Tom | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2023-11-08 |
| SLAWEK, Kimberly | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| STEYN, Howard | Director | 2015-07-30 | 2020-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle Uk Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-03-31 | Active |
| Cgp2 Lk Investment, L.P. | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-26 | Ceased 2020-03-31 |
| Ms Henrietta Morrison | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2017-01-16 | Ceased 2020-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-05-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.