UNICORN INGREDIENTS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-11 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
18
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,679,808 | — | £30,855,264 | — | £33,766,362 | — | £35,853,360 | £35,982,989 | — | £38,601,021 | |
| Operating profit | £1,075,500 | — | £790,917 | — | £744,499 | — | -£248,025 | £2,039,736 | — | £1,218,997 | |
| Profit before tax | £990,408 | — | £682,072 | — | £673,259 | — | -£435,690 | £1,784,201 | — | £1,018,563 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £550,040 | — | — | — | — | £1,442,794 | — | £770,276 | |
| Cash | £1,726,833 | £1,726,833 | £2,268,954 | — | £1,790,284 | — | £1,451,342 | £1,234,984 | — | £1,147,008 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,205,811 | — | £2,906,639 | — | £3,284,124 | — | £1,233,130 | £2,152,169 | — | £2,679,351 | |
| Net assets | £981,026 | — | £1,164,842 | — | £1,348,578 | — | £551,749 | £1,613,646 | — | £1,983,459 | |
| Equity | £981,026 | — | £1,164,842 | — | £1,348,578 | — | £551,749 | £1,613,646 | — | £1,983,459 | |
| Average employees | 22 | — | 20 | — | 17 | — | 17 | 17 | — | 18 | |
| Wages | £765,018 | — | £706,742 | — | £635,026 | — | £684,333 | £687,349 | — | £782,032 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £17,256 | — | £17,256 | — | £17,256 | — | £17,256 | £17,256 | — | £17,256 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-04-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | — | 2.6% | — | 2.2% | — | -0.7% | 5.7% | — | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.8% | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | — | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 89.2% | — | 27.2% | — | 22.7% | — | -20.1% | 94.8% | — | 45.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87.9% | — | 86.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.19x | — | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | 12.54x | — | 7.24x | — | 10.43x | — | -1.27x | 7.68x | — | 5.21x |
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
- Wellden Turnbull Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- UNICORN INGREDIENTS LTD · parent
- Unicorn Ingredients GmbH & Co. KG 100%
- Unicorn Ingredients Verwaltungs GmbH 100%
- Unicorn Ingredients Private Limited 96.67%
Significant events
- “The Company continues to review the internal business operations, especially in relation to freight movements and the volatility in cost and political hurdles that make global business movements challenging.”
- “We are entering 2025-2026 with a good contract book priced on a more settled trading market with a stock holding at a level to support our contract book going forward. We anticipate volumes to increase on last year and expect turnover to match or surpass 2024-25 levels. We have noticed customers turning to us in confidence that contracts will be honoured and fulfilled as agreed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORAN, Sally Claire | Secretary | 2008-03-28 | — | — |
| DIVERS, Nicola Janice | Director | 2009-03-28 | Nov 1960 | British |
| HORAN, Francis James | Director | 2008-03-28 | Sep 1962 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uni Holdings 1 Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-26 | Active |
| Ms Nicola Janice Divers | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-26 |
| Mr Francis James Horan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-09 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2022-03-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.