HELER FOODS PACKING LIMITED
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Cash
£154k
-23.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.4m
-16% first positive since 2023
Employees
234
-14.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£369k
+74.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
the directors are aware that, due to a history of operating losses, the company is dependent on the financial and operational support of group companies. This support is expected to continue.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £17,655,524 | £25,372,217 | £30,825,031 | +21.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£3,386,614 | -£1,358,136 | -£311,282 | +77.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£3,414,688 | -£1,427,775 | -£368,955 | +74.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£3,414,688 | £53,652 | -£454,865 | -947.8% | |
| Cash | £18,684 | £20,187 | £96,182 | £201,589 | £153,696 | -23.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £695,056 | £1,200,413 | -£1,330,271 | £3,543,620 | £7,729,570 | +118.1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£2,214,275 | £2,839,777 | £2,384,512 | -16% | |
| Equity | £695,056 | £1,200,413 | -£2,214,275 | £2,839,777 | £2,384,512 | -16% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 56 | 204 | 275 | 234 | -14.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,682,234 | £8,200,373 | £8,593,015 | +4.8% | |
| 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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -19.2% | -5.4% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -19.3% | 0.2% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -38.3% | -4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 123.7% | 75.1% | 78.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.52x | 0.97x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -19.00x | -5.40x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- HELER FOODS PACKING LIMITED 2022-08-12 → present
- FUTURA FOODS WALES LIMITED 2019-10-22 → 2022-08-12
- FUTURA FOODS HOLDCO1 LTD 2019-09-23 → 2019-10-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- WP Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“the directors are aware that, due to a history of operating losses, the company is dependent on the financial and operational support of group companies. This support is expected to continue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUCAS, Richard | Secretary | 2022-07-30 | — | — |
| HELER, George | Director | 2022-07-30 | Dec 1987 | British |
| HELER, Michael Joseph | Director | 2022-07-30 | Jul 1957 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SIMONSEN, Per Ranum | Secretary | 2019-09-23 | 2022-07-30 |
| CHRISTIANSEN, Hans | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2022-07-30 |
| HOCKRIDGE, Andrew | Director | 2020-05-06 | 2021-11-29 |
| KASTER, Tom | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2022-07-30 |
| SIMONSEN, Per Ranum | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2022-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mgh Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-30 | Active |
| Nordex Holding A/S | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-12-31 | Ceased 2022-07-30 |
| Futura Foods Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-23 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-08-12 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
- 2022-08-11 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-12 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-08-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.