MARS FOOD UK LIMITED
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Cash
£5m
+350.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£136m
+4.7% vs 2024
Employees
265
+5.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
-88.4% 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 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £190,594,000 | £196,358,000 | £202,276,000 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £21,545,000 | £17,851,000 | £22,905,000 | +28.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £29,481,000 | £25,395,000 | £2,945,000 | -88.4% | |
| Net profit | £22,529,000 | £19,186,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,123,000 | £1,115,000 | £5,028,000 | +350.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £201,064,000 | £151,946,000 | £163,045,000 | +7.3% | |
| Net assets | £174,103,000 | £130,133,000 | £136,248,000 | +4.7% | |
| Equity | £174,103,000 | £130,133,000 | £136,248,000 | +4.7% | |
| Average employees | 262 | 252 | 265 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £26,058,000 | £25,706,000 | £26,901,000 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £993,000 | £1,938,000 | £1,071,000 | -44.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £72,000 | £243,000 | £340,000 | +39.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £268,000 | £1,055,000 | £322,000 | -69.5% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.3% | 9.1% | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 9.8% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.7% | 11.7% | 14.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.7% | 43.5% | 42.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.99x | 2.42x | 2.70x |
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
- MARS FOOD UK LIMITED 2008-07-24 → present
- 3598TH SINGLE MEMBER SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 2008-07-18 → 2008-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors are of the opinion that the Company has adequate resources to meet its financial obligations as they fall due and continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINCHAM, Matthew | Director | 2025-04-08 | Nov 1989 | British |
| FRIEDMAN, Timothy William | Director | 2022-04-05 | May 1970 | British |
| GOPIENKO, Pavel | Director | 2024-08-27 | Jun 1978 | Russian |
| MOONEY, Timothy Robert James | Director | 2026-08-25 | Feb 1975 | British |
| THOMPSON, Richard | Director | 2022-04-11 | Aug 1984 | British |
| WOOD, Kajal | Director | 2021-05-05 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JORDAN, Margaret Alison | Secretary | 2008-07-24 | 2012-07-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Carol | Secretary | 2012-07-06 | 2017-12-29 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-18 | 2008-07-25 |
| BROCKMAN, Keith | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2016-05-25 |
| EVISON, Emma Louise | Director | 2011-05-03 | 2016-03-31 |
| GUTHRIE-BROWN, Stuart | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2014-12-15 |
| HAINES, David James | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2019-08-14 |
| HUGHES, Robert | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2011-04-27 |
| JORDAN, Margaret Alison | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2012-07-06 |
| KIMBERLEY, Helen Michelle | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2025-04-08 |
| LANGER, Ian James | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2021-07-02 |
| PARTON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2024-03-12 |
| READE, Nicholas William | Director | 2024-05-23 | 2026-02-05 |
| SARGEANT, Craig Andrew | Director | 2016-04-20 | 2021-02-20 |
| SELBY, Helen Kathryn | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2020-03-20 |
| TOPALIAN, Armen | Director | 2021-05-04 | 2023-01-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Carol | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2017-12-29 |
| LOVITING LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-07-18 | 2008-07-24 |
| SERJEANTS' INN NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-07-18 | 2008-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Slough Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-15 | Ceased 2023-02-15 |
| Mars Petcare Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-15 | Ceased 2023-02-15 |
| Food Manufacturers (G.B. Company) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-15 | Active |
| Mars Melton Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.