MARS PETCARE UK
Operating as a subsidiary of ultimate parent Effem Holdings Limited, the company manufactures prepared pet foods, treats, and therapeutic health products for the global family-owned Mars group.
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Cash
£16m
+508.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£31m
-91.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,635
+4.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£74m
-17.5% 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 | £785,076,000 | £778,650,000 | £743,127,000 | -4.6% | |
| Operating profit | £77,408,000 | £63,972,000 | £55,108,000 | -13.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £106,663,000 | £90,217,000 | £74,409,000 | -17.5% | |
| Net profit | £80,908,000 | £73,632,000 | £61,595,000 | -16.3% | |
| Cash | £3,105,000 | £2,572,000 | £15,644,000 | +508.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £674,945,000 | £486,611,000 | £417,923,000 | -14.1% | |
| Net assets | £562,145,000 | £361,825,000 | £30,826,000 | -91.5% | |
| Equity | £562,145,000 | £361,825,000 | £308,260,000 | -14.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,477 | 1,559 | 1,635 | +4.9% | |
| Wages | £103,880,000 | £134,710,000 | £146,037,000 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,563,000 | £3,741,000 | £2,490,000 | -33.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £78,000 | £548,000 | £343,000 | -37.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £603,000 | £1,055,000 | £899,000 | -14.8% |
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 | 9.9% | 8.2% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | 10.3% | 9.5% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.5% | 13.1% | 13.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.7% | 50.8% | 95.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.13x | 2.47x | 2.27x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MARS PETCARE UK 2010-11-01 → present
- MARS PETCARE UK LIMITED 2008-07-24 → 2010-11-01
- 3600TH 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Nicholas David | Director | 2025-07-29 | Sep 1984 | British |
| FRIEDMAN, Timothy William | Director | 2022-04-05 | May 1970 | British |
| GEORGOUNTZOS, Eleni | Director | 2025-04-08 | Jan 1985 | British |
| JONES, Robert David | Director | 2024-08-27 | Nov 1972 | British |
| KINDRED, Richard John William | Director | 2025-04-08 | Apr 1982 | British |
| WOOD, Kajal | Director | 2021-05-05 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 22 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 |
| GALLACHER, Michael James | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2014-05-22 |
| GUHA, Damian Sankar | Director | 2014-10-10 | 2017-07-14 |
| GUTHRIE-BROWN, Stuart | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2014-12-15 |
| HAINES, David James | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2019-08-14 |
| JOHNSON, Mark | Director | 2008-07-24 | 2012-03-26 |
| 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 |
| PAPP, Jozsef | Director | 2024-08-27 | 2025-08-11 |
| PARTON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2016-08-09 | 2024-03-12 |
| RIGAMONTI, Paolo | Director | 2022-06-20 | 2025-08-15 |
| SELBY, Helen Kathryn | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2020-03-20 |
| SUCHANEK, Lars | Director | 2022-04-27 | 2025-08-11 |
| WARREN-PIPER, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2022-06-29 |
| WATKINS, Deri Llewellyn | Director | 2017-09-07 | 2025-04-08 |
| 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 Peterborough Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.