WESTERN BRAND POULTRY PRODUCTS (NI) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-06 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-47.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£12M
-26% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
172
+7.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-17.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £32,870,767 | — | £34,679,838 | £32,588,501 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,491,936 | — | £5,110,985 | £4,254,122 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,488,060 | — | £5,172,438 | £4,252,784 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,514,930 | — | £3,989,512 | £3,172,651 | |
| Cash | £2,414,278 | £7,109,953 | £7,109,953 | £8,246,611 | £4,299,877 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £13,593,966 | — | £17,541,765 | £13,168,906 | |
| Net assets | — | £12,887,780 | — | £16,877,292 | £12,486,918 | |
| Equity | £9,372,850 | £12,887,780 | £12,887,780 | £16,877,292 | £12,486,918 | |
| Average employees | — | 166 | — | 160 | 172 | |
| Wages | — | £3,438,178 | — | £3,623,425 | £4,270,856 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6%
£34,679,838 £32,588,501
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-47.9%
£8,246,611 £4,299,877
-
Net assets
-26%
£16,877,292 £12,486,918
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+7.5%
160 172
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-16.8%
£5,110,985 £4,254,122
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-17.8%
£5,172,438 £4,252,784
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+17.9%
£3,623,425 £4,270,856
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 13.7% | — | 14.7% | 13.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.7% | — | 11.5% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 33.0% | — | 29.1% | 32.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 23.8% | 31.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 4.16x | 3.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1158.91x | — | 3067.82x | 3179.46x |
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
- AAB Group Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed future cash forecasts for the company's activities and believe that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Turnover decreased by 6% in the year to £32.6m (2023: £34.7m) and gross profit margin remained at 33% of turnover for the year ended 31 December 2024. This was in line with expectations. The directors consider the performance of the company during the year and its financial position at the year end to be satisfactory.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANNON, Eugene | Secretary | 2006-11-23 | — | — |
| LANNON, Claire | Director | 2006-11-23 | Nov 1961 | Irish |
| LANNON, Eugene | Director | 2006-11-23 | Aug 1960 | Irish |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANE, Dorothy May | Secretary | 2006-11-23 | 2006-11-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Eugene Lannon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 48 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2016-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.