PROCOOK LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4m
+59.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21m
+23.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
692
+13.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5m
+37.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 | 2026-03-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £62,585,000 | £69,493,000 | £85,487,000 | +23% | |
| Operating profit | £3,561,000 | £5,328,000 | £7,355,000 | +38% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,323,000 | £3,647,000 | £5,006,000 | +37.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,868,000 | £3,052,000 | £3,911,000 | +28.1% | |
| Cash | £2,005,000 | £2,762,000 | £4,416,000 | +59.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,655,000 | £37,460,000 | £47,458,000 | +26.7% | |
| Net assets | £13,625,000 | £16,942,000 | £20,935,000 | +23.6% | |
| Equity | £13,625,000 | £16,942,000 | £20,935,000 | +23.6% | |
| Average employees | 625 | 609 | 692 | +13.6% | |
| Wages | £13,079,000 | £15,491,000 | £17,442,000 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 | 2026-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 7.7% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 4.4% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.6% | 14.2% | 15.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.6% | 70.3% | 70.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.32x | 1.30x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 2.63x | 3.78x | 4.80x |
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
- PROCOOK LIMITED 2008-07-25 → present
- ENSCO 688 LIMITED 2008-07-07 → 2008-07-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company has reported a profit before tax of £5.0m for the financial year ended 29 March 2026 (FY25: profit before tax of £3.6m with non-underlying expenses) and had a net asset position of £20.9m as at 29 March 2026.”
Group structure
- PROCOOK LIMITED · parent
- ProCook (Kitchens) Limited 100%
- ProCook (Steamer Trading) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Shortly after the year-end, on the 13 April 2026, the Company successfully arranged a three-year extension to the RCF which extends the expiry date out to 20 April 2029 (with two one-year extension options) and increased the facility by £5m to £15m”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAPPENDEN, Lee John | Director | 2023-10-10 | May 1970 | British,Canadian |
| WALDEN, Daniel | Director | 2021-08-19 | Oct 1982 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HBJGW SECRETARIAL SUPPORT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-07 | 2008-07-18 |
| BANTING, Gordon Charles | Director | 2011-10-19 | 2011-10-21 |
| O'NEILL, Daniel Patrick | Director | 2008-07-25 | 2023-10-10 |
| O'NEILL, Sarah Jane | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2021-08-12 |
| SANDERS, Stephen John | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| TAYLOR, Julia Katherine | Director | 2008-07-18 | 2008-08-05 |
| HBJGW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-07-07 | 2008-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procook Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-26 | Active |
| Michael O'Neill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-26 |
| Mrs Sarah Jane O'Neill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-26 |
| Mr Daniel Patrick O'Neill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.