LALLEMAND U.K. LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
+49.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
-25.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
207
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.4m
-44.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £81,619,000 | £84,278,000 | £78,423,000 | -6.9% | |
| Operating profit | £7,760,000 | £10,394,000 | £6,107,000 | -41.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,938,000 | £9,708,000 | £5,418,000 | -44.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,237,000 | £7,225,000 | £3,920,000 | -45.7% | |
| Cash | £4,250,000 | £7,539,000 | £11,296,000 | +49.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,264,000 | £38,835,000 | £36,585,000 | -5.8% | |
| Net assets | £21,256,000 | £23,481,000 | £17,401,000 | -25.9% | |
| Equity | £21,256,000 | £23,481,000 | £17,401,000 | -25.9% | |
| Average employees | 182 | 194 | 207 | +6.7% | |
| Wages | £8,152,000 | £8,865,000 | £9,789,000 | +10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £357,000 | £435,000 | £458,000 | +5.3% |
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 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.5% | 12.3% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 8.6% | 5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.3% | 26.8% | 16.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 54.0% | 70.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.92x | 2.64x | 1.87x | |
| Interest cover | 9.39x | 13.57x | 8.40x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- LALLEMAND U.K. LIMITED 1995-01-04 → present
- PARCANE LIMITED 1994-12-07 → 1995-01-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's or the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LALLEMAND U.K. LIMITED · parent
- Lallemand Animal Nutrition UK Limited 100%
- GB Ingredients Limited 100%
- Biotal Limited 100%
- Winemak-in Limited 100%
- Lallemand Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the period, the Company reviewed and revised its company car policy to include electric vehicles as an option for drivers of company vehicles. The distribution fleet at our Burton upon Trent facility was renewed with Volvo FH Aero units which are averaging 14mpg compared to 9.44mpg with the previous units, a 48% improvement in fuel efficiency.”
- “Our GB Ingredients business at Felixstowe has upgraded gas boilers and air blowers to improve energy efficiency and has installed increased energy metering equipment to allow for improved monitoring of consumption. GB Ingredients Limited also entered into a climate change agreement on 1 January 2026 for the food and drink sector which commits the company to ongoing energy savings.”
- “At our Malvern site we have begun the process to replace ageing lab freezers with lower GWP (global warming potential) units to improve energy efficiency and to install new fermentation capacity which will reduce gas use. Targeted pipe insulation upgrades will address heat losses across the site, reducing energy demand and HVAC load.”
- “On 1 November 2023 the company approved a parent company guarantee on behalf of GB Ingredients Limited to SEFE Energy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FONTANA, Claire Elaine | Secretary | 2010-06-30 | — | British |
| CHAGNON, Antoine | Director | 2013-07-31 | Apr 1977 | Canadian |
| FONTANA, Claire Elaine | Director | 2016-08-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| JORDAN, Brent | Director | 2009-01-30 | Mar 1960 | British |
| NANKERVIS, William John | Director | 2013-07-31 | Jul 1962 | South African,American |
| PEREIRA DA CONCEICOA, Francisco | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1971 | Portuguese |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUFFAU, Monique Zoe Nathalie | Secretary | 1995-01-16 | 2004-04-23 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Eric | Secretary | 2004-04-23 | 2009-03-19 |
| BRODIES WS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-12-07 | 1995-01-16 |
| CAMPBELL, Alistair Carnegie | Nominee Director | 1994-12-07 | 1995-01-16 |
| CHAGNON, Jean Frederic | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2023-06-26 |
| CLECH, Olivier | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2012-07-31 |
| DICK, Ronald Montgomery | Director | 1995-01-16 | 2004-04-23 |
| ESPEILLAC, Claude | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2013-07-31 |
| GUILD, David William Alan | Nominee Director | 1994-12-07 | 1995-01-16 |
| LANDRY, Rejean | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2010-11-05 |
| LEBLANC, Francois | Director | 2010-11-05 | 2022-04-01 |
| PATTERSON, Leslie Stuart | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-06-26 |
| PHILLIPS, Norman Ivor James, Dr | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2003-09-01 |
| POLLOCK, Timothy Hugo | Director | 2009-01-30 | 2016-08-01 |
| SANCHEZ, Cristian, Dr | Director | 1995-01-16 | 2013-07-31 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Philip Eric | Director | 2002-04-17 | 2009-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jean Frederic Chagnon | Individual | Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-09 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-09 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.