ARLA FOODS HATFIELD LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.1m
+1,904.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.9m
+621% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,977,000 | £5,827,000 | £3,634,000 | -37.6% | |
| Operating profit | £614,000 | £832,000 | £3,062,000 | +268% | |
| Profit before tax | £214,000 | £396,000 | £2,855,000 | +621% | |
| Net profit | £214,000 | £288,000 | £2,171,000 | +653.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,650,000 | £11,318,000 | £2,057,000 | -81.8% | |
| Net assets | -£402,000 | -£114,000 | £2,057,000 | +1,904.4% | |
| Equity | -£402,000 | -£114,000 | £2,057,000 | +1,904.4% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 20.6% | 14.3% | 84.3% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 4.9% | 59.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 7.4% | 148.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 103.0% | 100.7% | 25.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.80x | 0.34x | 4.01x | |
| Interest cover | 1.36x | 1.61x | 10.45x |
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
- ARLA FOODS HATFIELD LIMITED 2020-03-16 → present
- PCL 24/7 LIMITED 2009-02-11 → 2020-03-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has obtained a letter of financial support from AFL, the main UK trading company within the group, confirming the company can rely on AFL to support the continuation of operations and to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the period to 30 June 2027.”
Significant events
- “In July 2025, the company assigned the lease of its warehouse to a third party, from which point the company has been inactive while its former arrangements are resolved and future developments are considered.”
- “The warehouse right-of-use asset and lease liability were derecognised upon assignment of the lease in July 2025, with a gain of £0.8m recognised in other operating income.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PADBERG, Sebastiaan Augustinus Johannes Maria | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1971 | Dutch |
| RUTTER, Louis | Director | 2023-07-17 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENDER, Stephen David | Secretary | 2014-07-01 | 2020-03-05 |
| RICOTTA, Giuseppe | Secretary | 2009-02-11 | 2014-07-01 |
| AMIRAHMADI, Afshin | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2023-07-31 |
| BALL, Anne-Frances | Director | 2023-07-31 | 2024-01-01 |
| BARNETSON, Graham | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| BENDER, Stephen David | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2020-03-05 |
| COX, Grant Leslie | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-03-05 |
| FOLEY, Shaun | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-10-29 |
| HO, Simon Kin-Man | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2023-07-17 |
| PIRIE, James | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2025-02-14 |
| RICOTTA, Cristina | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-04-07 |
| RICOTTA, Giuseppe | Director | 2009-02-11 | 2015-04-07 |
| SELLEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2017-11-17 |
| WINTER, Paul Anthony | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2020-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arla Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-05 | Active |
| Bid Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.