CHELMER UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.1m
-13.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£35m
+7.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
59
+11.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
+29.2% vs 2025
Watch the reel
Our short-form breakdown of CHELMER UK HOLDINGS LIMITED's latest filing
Essex-based importer Chelmer Foods hits its fifth straight year of record sales, with falling commodity prices pushing gross profit up 37%. 🥜📈
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £89,361,839 | £107,799,745 | £112,192,424 | +4.1% | |
| Operating profit | £5,248,354 | £2,504,345 | £3,936,244 | +57.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,784,698 | £2,547,440 | £3,290,327 | +29.2% | |
| Net profit | £3,450,575 | £2,067,303 | £2,343,759 | +13.4% | |
| Cash | £8,426,904 | £5,919,378 | £5,136,473 | -13.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,554,747 | £32,559,052 | £34,881,833 | +7.1% | |
| Net assets | £30,315,034 | £32,382,337 | £34,726,096 | +7.2% | |
| Equity | £30,315,034 | £32,382,337 | £34,726,096 | +7.2% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 53 | 59 | +11.3% | |
| Wages | £2,033,959 | £2,486,110 | £2,754,485 | +10.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £900,518 | £1,105,059 | £1,175,607 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £50,000 | £50,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £227,180 | £287,212 | £288,267 | +0.4% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.9% | 2.3% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 1.9% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.2% | 7.7% | 11.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.8% | 35.5% | 33.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.72x | 2.59x | 2.78x | |
| Interest cover | 46.86x | 20.87x | 33.58x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate, management takes into account all available information about the future, such as cashflow and budget forecasts, which are at least, but not limited to, twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue. The basis is considered appropriate by the directors.”
Group structure
- CHELMER UK HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Chelmer Foods Limited 100%
- Chelmer Foods Gida 100%
Significant events
- “In mid 2026, our organisation successfully achieved the British Retail Consortium Version 9 accreditation with an A Grade, reflecting our continued commitment to best in class food safety, governance and regulatory compliance.”
- “The Group has also introduced a salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme for employees, supporting the transition towards lower-emission vehicles.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER, Simon John | Director | 2021-02-08 | Aug 1986 | British |
| PLEASANT, Paul William | Director | 2021-02-08 | Jun 1979 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony Julian | Director | 2021-02-08 | Mar 1965 | British |
| TURTLE, James Martyn | Director | 2022-09-05 | May 1971 | British |
| WEAIRE, James Edward | Director | 2021-02-08 | Apr 1978 | British |
| WEAIRE, Roger Arthur | Director | 2021-02-08 | Mar 1945 | British |
| WILDING, Christopher Edward | Director | 2021-02-08 | Feb 1986 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Edward Weaire | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2024-08-01 | Active |
| Mr Roger Arthur Weaire | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-02-08 | Ceased 2025-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 32 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.