GREENFIELDS IRELAND GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7M
Equity attributable
Employees
37
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.8M
Period ending 2024-12-31
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 | £183,910,000 | £242,423,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,794,000 | £2,501,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,507,000 | £1,847,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,685,000 | £1,372,000 | — | |
| Cash | £5,866,000 | £1,279,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,695,000 | £8,025,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £6,397,000 | £7,029,000 | — | |
| Equity | £6,397,000 | £7,029,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 37 | 37 | — | |
| Wages | £3,132,000 | £2,925,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,176,000 | £1,114,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 9 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 49.3% | 31.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 84.6% | 89.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.13x | |
| Interest cover | 13.22x | 3.82x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe the group has adequate resources and cash generative forecasts to continue in operational existence to 30 June 2026. Analysis shows sufficient liquidity headroom, and directors expect to meet obligations. Therefore, the going concern basis of accounting is adopted.”
Group structure
- GREENFIELDS IRELAND GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Greenfields Ireland Holdings Limited 100%
- Greenfields Ireland Limited 100%
- Laganmore Food Products Limited 100%
- GFI Dairy Ingredients Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENRY, Michelle | Secretary | 2024-02-19 | — | — |
| BROWNE, Ronan | Director | 2023-03-23 | May 1967 | Irish |
| DOHERTY, Richard Michael | Director | 2023-03-23 | May 1981 | Irish |
| GRIBBEN, Brendan Anthony | Director | 2022-06-15 | Nov 1959 | Irish |
| GUERIN, Theresa | Director | 2023-03-23 | Aug 1974 | Irish |
| KERR, Shane | Director | 2023-03-23 | May 1972 | Irish |
| LYONS, Keith | Director | 2022-06-15 | Dec 1967 | British |
| MACDONALD, Malcolm Cameron | Director | 2023-03-23 | Sep 1972 | British |
| O'NEILL, Roger | Director | 2022-06-15 | Sep 1967 | Irish |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| O’DRISCOLL, John | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2024-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brendan Gribben | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 26 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-04-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-12-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-04-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.