GINGER ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
+9.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£9.4m
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
347
-6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£93k
-112.4% lowest in 3 filed years
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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,010,777 | £43,667,447 | £39,454,301 | -9.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,836,254 | £2,404,826 | £1,725,511 | -28.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £455,820 | £747,074 | -£92,641 | -112.4% | |
| Net profit | £57,088 | £703,733 | £189,373 | -73.1% | |
| Cash | £16,751 | £2,064,786 | £2,265,390 | +9.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,133,072 | -£8,072,350 | -£8,164,991 | -1.1% | |
| Net assets | -£10,282,751 | -£9,585,729 | -£9,396,356 | +2% | |
| Equity | -£10,282,751 | -£9,585,729 | -£9,396,356 | +2% | |
| Average employees | 340 | 369 | 347 | -6% | |
| Wages | £9,568,063 | £10,799,299 | £9,873,241 | -8.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £274,262 | £750,133 | £398,803 | -46.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £52,736 | £230,390 | £110,653 | -52% | |
| Highest paid director | £138,208 | £309,850 | £309,829 | 0% |
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 | 4.8% | 5.5% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 1.6% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.1% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 152.6% | 144.4% | 147.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.38x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | 1.33x | 1.45x | 0.95x |
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 Company 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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Thus the directors have continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- GINGER ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Hill Biscuits Limited 100%
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 89 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 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 |
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.