CPC FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£70M
+147.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£23M
-15.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
844
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.8M
+61.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £269,816,282 | £291,502,662 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£4,801,497 | -£63,206 | +98.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£7,226,076 | -£2,808,074 | +61.1% | |
| Net profit | -£2,474,052 | -£7,702,233 | -£3,077,624 | +60% | |
| Cash | £10,878 | £28,275,287 | £69,894,388 | +147.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£9,342,456 | -£11,829,960 | -£10,566,082 | +10.7% | |
| Net assets | -£9,342,456 | -£20,313,092 | -£23,390,716 | -15.2% | |
| Equity | -£9,342,456 | -£20,313,092 | -£23,390,716 | -15.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 823 | 844 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | — | £28,485,923 | £30,805,001 | +8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,925,729 | £230,401 | £226,533 | -1.7% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -1.8% | -0.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.9% | -1.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.64x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | -1.79x | -0.02x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Group's forecasts and projections, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources and support to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial information.”
Group structure
- CPC FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Becketts Foods Limited 100%
- Riverway Foods Holdings Limited 100%
- C & K Meats Limited 100%
- Cheale Meats Limited 100%
- Riverway Foods Limited 100%
- Pro-Pak Foods Limited 100%
- Direct Table Foods Limited 100%
- Tican (Chilled) Limited 100%
- Tican (UK) Limited 100%
- Tican (UK) Holdings Limited 100%
- Tican Process Holdings Limited 100%
- Peddars Pigs Limited 50.01%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group completed several acquisitions. The results of the acquired subsidiaries have been included in the consolidated financial statements from their respective dates of acquisition. These acquisitions have had a direct impact on the increase in Group turnover for the period.”
- “In October 2024, the Group acquired 50.0001% of the share capital of Peddars Pigs Limited, thereby obtaining control of the Company. Peddars Pigs Limited is primarily engaged in pig rearing for the food industry. The acquisition is considered strategically beneficial to the Group, as it improves operational efficiency within the supply chain.”
- “100% of the share capital of Tican (UK) Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries, Tican UK limited and Tican (Chilled) Limited were acquired in December 2024. The principal acitivty of the Tican group is that of wholesale distribution of meat, meat products and provisions.”
- “100% of the share capital of Tican Process Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries, Direct Table Foods Limited and Pro-Pak Foods Limited were acquired in December 2024. The principal activities of Direct Table Foods Limited and Pro-Pak Foods Limited are that of meat purchasing and processing with a focus on bacon and sausages and manufacturing chilled ready meals for the retail and convenience sectors respectively.”
- “On the 22 April 2025, CPC Foods Limited acquired 50.0001% of the share capital of Porcus Pig Care Limited. From this date, CPC Foods Limited owned a controlling share of Porcus Pig Care Limited.”
- “Following the year end, the Parent Company changed its name to Premium Food Group ApS & Co. KG.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVRAIN, Guillaume Jean Joel Daniel | Secretary | 2022-10-31 | — | — |
| CLARKE, Andrew Grahame | Director | 2022-10-01 | May 1980 | British |
| CORNES, Jeremy Adam | Director | 2022-10-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSCHKOWSKI, Heike | Secretary | 2016-04-12 | 2022-09-30 |
| BÜRGER, Carl Ernst | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2022-10-31 |
| DUFFE, Frank | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2022-10-31 |
| EBELING, Michael | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2016-03-15 |
| FENSVIG, Preder Toft | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2012-12-21 |
| JAKOBSEN, Carsten Svejgaard | Director | 2012-01-06 | 2022-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonnies Holding Gmbh & Co Kg | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.