KEPAK GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
+12.8% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£31m
+22.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
2,212
+14.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.9m
+86.9% highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £498,237,572 | £526,683,574 | £570,924,253 | £585,449,826 | £752,116,357 | £994,936,595 | +32.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,779,361 | £4,929,704 | £6,117,506 | -£1,965,450 | £10,393,953 | £18,986,105 | +82.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £122,649 | £2,420,680 | £3,465,595 | -£6,625,257 | £4,788,534 | £8,948,618 | +86.9% | |
| Net profit | -£467,351 | £1,975,680 | £2,055,595 | -£4,900,257 | £5,657,725 | £5,565,981 | -1.6% | |
| Cash | £27,272 | £133,783 | £491,036 | £305,218 | £2,133,084 | £2,407,184 | +12.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,196,838 | £4,333,757 | £7,237,995 | £2,691,794 | £29,557,278 | £39,059,333 | +32.1% | |
| Net assets | £1,292,037 | £3,267,717 | £5,323,312 | £423,055 | £25,076,957 | £30,642,938 | +22.2% | |
| Equity | £1,292,037 | £3,267,717 | £5,323,312 | £423,055 | £25,076,957 | £30,642,938 | +22.2% | |
| Average employees | 1,330 | 1,293 | 1,300 | 1,520 | 1,927 | 2,212 | +14.8% | |
| Wages | £35,572,079 | £35,927,667 | £41,593,038 | £46,231,565 | £65,691,628 | £83,401,874 | +27% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | 0.9% | 1.1% | -0.3% | 1.4% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | -0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | -0.8% | 0.8% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 81.0% | 113.8% | 84.5% | -73.0% | 35.2% | 48.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.6% | 96.6% | 95.8% | 99.7% | 88.3% | 88.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.66x | 0.76x | 0.80x | |
| Interest cover | 1.07x | 1.96x | 2.31x | -0.42x | 1.85x | 1.89x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- KEPAK GROUP LIMITED 2018-07-31 → present
- 2 SISTERS RED MEAT LIMITED 2013-03-14 → 2018-07-31
- VION RED MEAT LIMITED 2013-02-25 → 2013-03-14
- DUNWILCO (1788) LIMITED 2013-01-21 → 2013-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- KEPAK GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Kepak Kirkham Limited 100%
- Abbeydale Food Group Limited 100%
- Summit Food Holdings Limited 100%
- Summit Food Limited 100%
- Cedar Foods Limited 100%
- Meatsnacks Group Limited 100%
- New World Foods (Europe) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2025, the Group acquired Meatsnack Group Limited and New World Foods (Europe) Limited. At the date of purchase, the valuation of company goodwill was calculated as £5,400,686.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Walter | Secretary | 2023-12-21 | — | — |
| MCCHESNEY, Barry | Secretary | 2018-11-13 | — | — |
| GROGAN, Robert | Director | 2018-07-28 | Dec 1959 | Irish |
| HORGAN, John | Director | 2018-07-28 | Sep 1951 | Irish |
| MARTIN, Walter | Director | 2026-06-05 | Apr 1985 | Irish |
| WALKER, Simon | Director | 2020-12-31 | Nov 1965 | Irish |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEATING, Liam | Secretary | 2018-07-28 | 2022-09-29 |
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-01-21 | 2013-02-22 |
| BECKERS, Peter Maria Jacobus | Director | 2013-02-22 | 2013-03-08 |
| BOPARAN, Ranjit Singh | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2018-07-28 |
| DAVIES, Gareth Wyn | Director | 2015-08-24 | 2017-08-31 |
| FLETCHER, Martyn Paul | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2018-07-28 |
| HENDERSON, Stephen | Director | 2013-03-08 | 2014-08-01 |
| KEATING, Liam | Director | 2018-07-28 | 2022-09-29 |
| KUSTERS, Maarten | Director | 2013-02-22 | 2013-03-08 |
| LEADBEATER, Stephen Paul | Director | 2014-06-20 | 2017-07-17 |
| MORGAN, David Steven | Director | 2015-03-23 | 2015-08-24 |
| PIKE, Richard Neil | Director | 2017-08-22 | 2018-06-30 |
| ROSE, Kenneth Charles | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2013-02-22 |
| STEVEN, Mark Alexander | Director | 2013-02-22 | 2013-03-08 |
| TOMKINSON, Craig Ashley | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2018-07-28 |
| VERNAUS, Louis Antoine Maria | Director | 2013-02-22 | 2013-03-08 |
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-01-21 | 2013-02-22 |
| D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2013-01-21 | 2013-02-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boparan Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.