PLANT-EX INGREDIENTS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-23 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-09
Watchouts
Cash
£987K
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
115
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,965,187 | £26,252,109 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,316,416 | £1,469,425 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,373,028 | £1,430,077 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,873,858 | £957,236 | |
| Cash | £75,029 | £20,850 | — | — | £652,477 | £986,624 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,418,157 | £3,031,461 | — | — | £5,089,380 | £9,140,956 | |
| Net assets | £1,851,009 | £2,597,258 | — | — | £4,933,899 | £6,761,430 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,223,647 | £3,900,430 | £4,933,899 | £6,761,430 | |
| Average employees | 49 | 59 | — | — | 100 | 115 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,161,593 | £4,297,539 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £9,902 | £136,759 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.9% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 10.4% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 45.5% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 55.6% | 50.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.30x | 1.53x | — | — | 1.58x | 2.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 180.94x | 37.34x |
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
- PLANT-EX INGREDIENTS LTD 2010-03-16 → present
- HATCHLING BABYCARE PRODUCTS LTD 2007-12-04 → 2010-03-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Dunkley's
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, 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
- PLANT-EX INGREDIENTS LTD · parent
- Plant-Ex Ingredients (Polska) SP. Z.O.O 100%
- Plant-Ex Gida Kimya 100%
- Plant-Ex Ingredients LLC 100%
- Plant-Ex Ingredients Holdings Inc 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group commenced a project to increase production capacity in the UK, this project was completed in Q1 2025 and will generate significant additional capacity to support further growth in the UK and export markets.”
- “In April 2025, the Group acquired Aromacolors sp z.o.o., a food ingredients manufacturing business in Poland, with the strategic rationale to increase the Group's manufacturing capability within Europe.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONKIN, Jennifer | Secretary | 2025-12-16 | — | — |
| BARRATT, Susan Verity | Director | 2024-08-23 | Feb 1965 | British |
| DEBENHAM, Trevor | Director | 2025-12-16 | Feb 1980 | British |
| DONKIN, Jennifer | Director | 2024-10-22 | Aug 1987 | British |
| DREWETT, Giles Oliver Robin | Director | 2011-05-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| DREWETT, Thomas David Robert | Director | 2024-10-22 | May 1980 | British |
| SKADE, James | Director | 2024-08-23 | Feb 1989 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREWET, Giles | Secretary | 2008-01-18 | 2011-05-01 |
| DREWETT, Anne-Maria | Secretary | 2011-05-01 | 2025-12-16 |
| STONECORE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-12-04 | 2008-01-18 |
| DREWETT, Anna-Maria | Director | 2007-12-04 | 2011-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bgf Investment Management Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-08-23 | Active |
| Mrs Anna-Maria Drewett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Giles Oliver Robin Drewett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-05 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.