NESTLE PURINA UK COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£39M
-2.7% vs 2023
Employees
253
-0.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£23M
-4.6% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £663,069,000 | £633,546,000 | -4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £19,892,000 | £19,006,000 | -4.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £23,923,000 | £22,823,000 | -4.6% | |
| Net profit | £18,022,000 | £16,961,000 | -5.9% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,939,000 | £55,619,000 | -2.3% | |
| Net assets | £39,666,000 | £38,605,000 | -2.7% | |
| Equity | £39,666,000 | £38,605,000 | -2.7% | |
| Average employees | 255 | 253 | -0.8% | |
| Wages | £15,955,000 | £16,664,000 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £806,000 | £824,000 | +2.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.9% | 34.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | 94.27x | 25.34x |
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
- NESTLE PURINA UK COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS LIMITED 2019-05-13 → present
- NESTLÉ PURINA COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS LIMITED 2019-04-25 → 2019-05-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Nestlé S.A., the parent company of Nestlé Purina UK Commercial Operations Ltd, has provided the Company with an undertaking that for twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements (until 28 March 2026), it will continue to provide financial and other support to enable the Company to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “This year has seen the launch of new products, including Felix Doubly Delicious dry cat food and Winalot Friday Suppers wet dog food pouches, alongside the innovation and reformation of existing products, while ensuring that quality is maintained across the portfolio.”
- “this year saw the launch of a partnership with the Allerton Project, a research farm in Leicestershire, to engage colleagues on the topic of regenerative agriculture”
- “2024 also saw the launch of the Purina Europe Ocean Restoration Programme, aiming to restore 1,500 hectares of marine habitats by 2030.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDLER, Matthew John | Director | 2019-04-25 | Jul 1979 | British |
| LEITCH, Andrew | Director | 2019-04-25 | Nov 1972 | British |
| MACRAE, Calum Fionn | Director | 2019-04-25 | Feb 1967 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle Uk Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 21 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2019-05-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2020-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-01-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2019-05-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.