KETTLE PRODUCE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-01 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-25 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-8.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
+8.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
1,200
+7.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-70.8% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-30 | 2022-05-28 | 2022-05-29 | 2023-05-27 | 2023-05-28 | 2024-06-01 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £191,336,000 | £196,193,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £8,865,000 | £2,384,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £9,165,000 | £2,680,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£4,520,000 | — | -£901,000 | — | £7,350,000 | £2,087,000 | |
| Cash | — | £21,000 | — | £291,000 | — | £7,277,000 | £6,664,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £22,478,000 | — | £21,452,000 | — | £27,735,000 | £30,311,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £20,494,000 | — | £19,593,000 | — | £25,718,000 | £27,805,000 | |
| Equity | £25,014,000 | £20,494,000 | £20,494,000 | £19,593,000 | £19,593,000 | £25,718,000 | £27,805,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 1,006 | — | 959 | — | 1,116 | 1,200 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £32,232,000 | £35,716,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £1,021,000 | £1,292,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-06-01
-
Turnover
+2.5%
£191,336,000 £196,193,000
-
Cash
-8.4%
£7,277,000 £6,664,000
-
Net assets
+8.1%
£25,718,000 £27,805,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+7.5%
1,116 1,200
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-73.1%
£8,865,000 £2,384,000
-
Profit before tax
-70.8%
£9,165,000 £2,680,000
-
Wages
+10.8%
£32,232,000 £35,716,000
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 | 2021-05-30 | 2022-05-28 | 2022-05-29 | 2023-05-27 | 2023-05-28 | 2024-06-01 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 32.0% | 7.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.68x | 1.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 295.50x | 340.57x |
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
- KETTLE PRODUCE LIMITED 1986-04-10 → present
- ACOTREE LIMITED 1986-03-07 → 1986-04-10
- ACOTREE LIMITED 1986-03-07 → 1986-04-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In determining whether the going concern basis of preparation for the financial statements is appropriate the directors have considered the sources of revenue, the ongoing running costs of all aspects of the Group's business and the availability of funding. The directors have prepared a base case cash flow forecast and a severe but plausible downside forecast covering the going concern period and beyond. The Group currently has an invoice discounting facility with a credit limit which exceeds expected borrowing levels over the going concern period. Due to the seasonality of the Group's business, this facility is required for working capital purposes and the forecasts prepared by the directors indicate that this facility will continue to be required over the going concern period. The existing facility is in place until March 2026 and the directors are confident that this facility will be renewed for an additional 12 month period. The directors therefore consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- KETTLE PRODUCE LIMITED · parent
- Barrowcliffe Limited 100%
- Barrowcliffe Cooking Limited 100%
- Barrowcliffe Food Solutions Limited 100%
- WM Barrowcliffe & Sons Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAUGH, Elizabeth Ann | Secretary | 1994-12-30 | — | British |
| CAMPBELL, Dominic James | Director | 2019-07-01 | Jan 1975 | British |
| DEVINE, Alan | Director | 2024-05-29 | Jun 1968 | British |
| DIGNAN, Charles Francis | Director | 2026-02-03 | Feb 1983 | British |
| HORSBURGH, Jacqueline Annie Gifford | Director | 2014-10-01 | Aug 1964 | British |
| MCINTYRE, Susan Jane | Director | 2000-04-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| MILNE, Trevor James | Director | 2005-09-01 | Mar 1968 | British |
| WAUGH, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 1995-05-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| WHYTE, Pearson Mcadam Muir | Director | 2005-09-01 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEIR, Thomas William | Secretary | — | 1992-04-22 |
| WRIGHT, Heather May | Secretary | 1992-05-27 | 1994-12-30 |
| ANDREW, Peter John | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2012-11-16 |
| BRIERLEY, Helen | Director | 2023-11-22 | 2025-11-26 |
| BRIERLEY, Helen | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2017-04-28 |
| DENTON, Alban Bede | Director | 1990-07-30 | 1998-12-31 |
| LAING, Andrew James | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| MACGREGOR, Calum | Director | 2017-09-20 | 2023-09-29 |
| MCINTYRE, Clouston Charles | Director | — | 2012-05-07 |
| MCINTYRE, Elspeth | Director | — | 2017-08-01 |
| MCNAUGHTON, John | Director | — | 1991-02-08 |
| MURPHY, Andrew Blyth | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2000-06-23 |
| ORR, Christopher, Commercial Director | Director | 2012-11-19 | 2021-09-10 |
| SAMSON, Alec Prentice | Director | — | 2010-05-29 |
| SAMSON, Charles Buchanan | Director | — | 2016-02-14 |
| WEIR, Thomas William | Director | — | 1990-12-06 |
| WRIGHT, Heather May | Director | 1992-03-02 | 1994-12-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Estate Of The Late Elizabeth Mcintyre | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2018-10-12 |
| Miss Susan Jane Mcintyre | Individual | Shares 50–75%, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, Voting 50–75%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Kettle Share Option Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.