GINGER ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-06 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-23
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+12,226.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£10M
+6.8% vs 2023
Employees
369
+8.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£747K
+63.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £38,010,777 | £43,667,447 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,836,254 | £2,404,826 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £455,820 | £747,074 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,386,142 | — | -£1,404,731 | — | -£1,457,619 | — | £57,088 | £703,733 | |
| Cash | — | £12,273 | — | £1,890 | — | £57 | — | £16,751 | £2,064,786 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £13,877,388 | — | £12,878,286 | — | £11,960,822 | — | £10,133,072 | -£8,072,350 | |
| Net assets | — | -£5,050,464 | — | -£6,455,195 | — | -£7,912,814 | — | -£10,282,751 | -£9,585,729 | |
| Equity | -£3,664,321 | -£5,050,464 | -£5,050,464 | -£6,455,195 | -£6,455,195 | -£7,912,814 | -£7,912,814 | -£10,282,751 | -£9,585,729 | |
| Average employees | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 340 | 369 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £9,568,063 | £10,799,299 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £274,262 | £750,133 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+14.9%
£38,010,777 £43,667,447
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Cash
+12,226.3%
£16,751 £2,064,786
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+6.8%
-£10,282,751 -£9,585,729
-
Employees
+8.5%
340 369
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+31%
£1,836,254 £2,404,826
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Profit before tax
+63.9%
£455,820 £747,074
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Wages
+12.9%
£9,568,063 £10,799,299
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.1% | -29.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152.6% | 144.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.95x | 0.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.33x | 1.45x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that lead to significant doubt upon the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- GINGER ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Hill Biscuits Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year to 31 December 2024 represented a significant change for the business with the transition of ownership into the Cerealto Group and the Board of Directors regard that there are substantial future opportunities for Hill Biscuits.”
- “Following the acquisition of the Group on 30 July 2024, the future financing of the Group will be provided by a combination of operating cashflow, external debt providers and the support of the Cerealto Group as required.”
- “On 19 November 2024 all A Ordinary, B Ordinary, C Ordinary, D Ordinary, E Ordinary, F Ordinary were reclassified as Ordinary shares. On 3 December 2024 the ordinary shares with a nominal value of £0.01, previously known as A Ordinary shares, were consolidated to have a nominal value of £1 and reduced to 745 shares from 74,500, giving an aggregate nominal value of £745.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURDEN, Morven Elizabeth | Director | 2024-07-30 | Jan 1991 | British |
| FONTS CAVESTANY, Juan Bosco | Director | 2024-09-10 | Dec 1962 | Spanish |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAMBER, Mark John | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2020-12-31 |
| BIRD, Frank Edward | Director | 2023-06-20 | 2024-12-19 |
| BRAHAM, Simon Benjamin | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2019-03-15 |
| BUNKER, Nick | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2021-12-20 |
| CLARKE, John Paul | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2022-10-17 |
| FLOOD, Catherine | Director | 2021-06-14 | 2022-11-17 |
| GREENHALGH, Steven Frank | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| MEADOWS, Tracey | Director | 2023-10-05 | 2026-02-13 |
| MONK, Paul John | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2021-07-01 |
| POWELL, Robin Clive | Director | 2022-10-17 | 2024-07-30 |
| WARD-BANNER, Brendon James | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2025-10-03 |
| WETHERBY, Steven | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2024-07-30 |
| WOODWARDS, Daniel Richard | Director | 2017-04-12 | 2021-12-20 |
| WORTH, Simon | Director | 2023-03-24 | 2024-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerealto Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-30 | Active |
| Ldc Parallel (Nominees) Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-04-12 | Ceased 2024-07-30 |
| Ldc (Managers) Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-04-12 | Ceased 2024-07-30 |
| Ldc Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-12 | Ceased 2024-07-30 |
| Steven Wetherby | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-24 | Ceased 2017-04-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-01-13 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2024-12-03 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2024-11-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-11-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-07 | 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
- 9
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.