PLK CHICKEN UK LTD
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Cash
£4m
-55.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£7m
-600% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
3,412
+57.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6m
-50% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £58,123,000 | £119,000,000 | £178,000,000 | +49.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£8,432,000 | -£2,000,000 | -£4,000,000 | -100% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£9,400,000 | -£4,000,000 | -£6,000,000 | -50% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£9,400,000 | -£4,000,000 | -£6,000,000 | -50% | |
| Cash | £3,716,466 | £1,623,509 | £5,087,000 | £9,000,000 | £4,000,000 | -55.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,486,020 | £7,885,515 | £25,562,000 | £34,000,000 | £32,000,000 | -5.9% | |
| Net assets | £2,486,020 | £2,845,330 | £3,446,000 | -£1,000,000 | -£7,000,000 | -600% | |
| Equity | £2,486,020 | £2,845,330 | £3,446,000 | -£1,000,000 | -£7,000,000 | -600% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 537 | 1,484 | 2,171 | 3,412 | +57.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | £16,306,000 | £31,511,000 | £41,482,000 | +31.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £626,000 | £1,033,000 | £709,000 | -31.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £19,000 | £22,000 | £55,000 | +150% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £400,000 | £492,000 | £311,000 | -36.8% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -14.5% | -1.7% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -16.2% | -3.4% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -33.0% | -5.9% | -12.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.0% | 84.2% | 92.5% | 101.3% | 105.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.57x | 0.40x | 0.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -8.71x | -1.00x | -2.00x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These forecasts and projections have considered a downside scenario in sales levels; however, management have also identified mitigating actions... the parent company, PLK Venture UK Ltd, successfully secured a £43m facility with Barclays.”
Group structure
- PLK CHICKEN UK LTD · parent
- PLK Investment 1 Limited 100%
- PLK Investment 2 Limited 100%
- PLK Investment 3 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During FY25 the Company exceeded the 100-restaurant milestone and, as at 31 December 2025, had 108 company-operated and franchise operated restaurants in the UK”
- “the parent company, PLK Venture UK Ltd, successfully secured a £43m facility with Barclays. The facility provides access to additional funding to support the Company's continued and future growth plans”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROWLEY, Thomas Edward | Director | 2021-06-02 | Oct 1973 | British |
| TAYLOR, Andrew | Director | 2024-03-01 | Mar 1983 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Neil | Director | 2022-05-16 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLUMER, Daniel Luis | Director | 2021-06-04 | 2023-12-08 |
| CACERES, Diana | Director | 2023-12-08 | 2024-03-01 |
| DIETRICH, Katrin | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2022-09-30 |
| HACKER, Andreas | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2021-06-02 |
| LANCKOHR, Ralph Leo | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2024-03-01 |
| LOPES MUNIZ, Lucas | Director | 2021-01-14 | 2021-06-04 |
| MEINL, Matthias | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2024-03-01 |
| SESE, Elias Diaz | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2024-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plk Venture Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.