WEETABIX LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
-27.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£267m
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
1,012
-1.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£49m
-3.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £368,830,000 | £361,077,000 | £342,167,000 | -5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £47,681,000 | £43,789,000 | £50,511,000 | +15.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £51,764,000 | £50,578,000 | £49,027,000 | -3.1% | |
| Net profit | £47,053,000 | £42,316,000 | £44,709,000 | +5.7% | |
| Cash | £14,396,000 | £19,490,000 | £14,110,000 | -27.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £297,209,000 | £319,554,000 | £304,434,000 | -4.7% | |
| Net assets | £261,808,000 | £268,561,000 | £267,461,000 | -0.4% | |
| Equity | £261,808,000 | £268,561,000 | £267,461,000 | -0.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,040 | 1,028 | 1,012 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £49,613,000 | £49,461,000 | £54,055,000 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £892,000 | £974,000 | £964,000 | -1% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.9% | 12.1% | 14.8% | |
| Net margin | 12.8% | 11.7% | 13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.0% | 13.7% | 16.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.5% | 33.5% | 30.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.40x | 1.57x | 1.46x | |
| Interest cover | — | 32.15x | 42.06x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WEETABIX LIMITED · parent
- Ryecroft Foods Limited 100%
- Lacka Foods Limited 100%
- Deeside Cereals I Ltd 100%
- Weetabix GmbH 100%
- Weetabix Iberica SL 100%
- Weetabix Mea FZE 100%
- Weetabix Food Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd 100%
- Melck Street Management Proprietary Limited 100%
- Deeside Cereals I DB Pension Ltd 100%
- Weetabix Trustee Limited 100%
- Weetabix East Africa Limited 50.2%
Significant events
- “In October 2025, the Company received a dividend of £143,000 from Weetabix Mea FZE, a subsidiary undertaking.”
- “In December 2025, the Company declared and paid an intergroup dividend of £8,800,000 (Ordinary shares £2.964 per share, "A" Ordinary shares £0.741 per share).”
- “In March 2026, the Company declared and paid an intergroup dividend of £8,500,000 (Ordinary shares £2.8693 per share, "A" Ordinary shares £0.7157 per share).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNHAM, Jennifer Katherine | Secretary | 2025-04-16 | — | — |
| BRANCH, Stuart | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| BRUCE, James Daniel Alexander | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1980 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Neil | Director | 2026-01-01 | Apr 1964 | British |
| CONDON, Bruce Andrew | Director | 2022-07-11 | Jul 1971 | British |
| O'DWYER, Colm Christopher Liam | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jun 1968 | Irish |
| THEOKLI, Francesca Jo | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Lyne | Secretary | 2008-01-09 | 2014-12-31 |
| CLARKE, Ian Paul | Secretary | — | 2003-08-01 |
| CONDON, Bruce Andrew | Secretary | 2025-01-10 | 2025-04-16 |
| MARTIN, Richard William Thomas | Secretary | 2018-01-11 | 2024-01-31 |
| MARTIN, Richard William Thomas | Secretary | 2003-08-01 | 2008-01-09 |
| THOMAS, Christopher David George | Secretary | 2015-03-11 | 2018-01-11 |
| WILSON, Helen | Secretary | 2024-02-01 | 2024-11-22 |
| ABBOTT, Sally Jane | Director | 2017-07-03 | 2024-09-30 |
| ABBOTT, Sally Jane | Director | 2008-10-02 | 2012-12-18 |
| AINSWORTH, Ian Christopher | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2012-12-18 |
| BENAZACH, Victor Francois Robert | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2015-04-24 |
| BRADY, David | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2006-08-31 |
| BRIGGS, Terence | Director | — | 2001-06-01 |
| CARVER, John Harding | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| COMLEY, Leslie Frederick | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
| CUI, Guiyong | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2017-07-03 |
| EVOY, John Michael | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2012-03-31 |
| GEORGE, Richard William, Sir | Director | — | 2008-02-08 |
| HALSTENBERG, Dominik | Director | 2012-11-02 | 2015-04-24 |
| HART, Trevor Anthony | Director | 1992-08-01 | 2005-04-29 |
| HOLMES, Anthony Lawrence Scott | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-15 |
| HUMES, William Thomas Findlay | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2004-10-04 |
| LILI, Wang | Director | 2012-11-02 | 2017-07-03 |
| LIN, Li | Director | 2012-11-02 | 2016-04-27 |
| MARTIN, Gareth David | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2012-12-18 |
| MARTIN, Richard William Thomas | Director | 2003-04-07 | 2022-07-11 |
| MCINTYRE, Duncan Alec | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2012-12-18 |
| REVELL, David | Director | 2005-12-09 | 2011-05-06 |
| REYNOLDS, Harold | Director | — | 2004-01-30 |
| SCHOFIELD, Robert John | Director | 2012-11-02 | 2015-10-01 |
| SURSOCK, Mike | Director | 2015-09-21 | 2017-07-03 |
| TURRELL, Giles Michael | Director | 2011-10-18 | 2017-10-18 |
| WOOD, Kenneth Leslie | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2011-10-21 |
| WU, Tonghong | Director | 2015-04-24 | 2017-07-03 |
| XIAOFENG, Cao | Director | 2012-11-02 | 2015-04-24 |
| YE, Yin | Director | 2012-11-02 | 2014-07-08 |
| ZHANG, Bin | Director | 2016-04-27 | 2017-07-03 |
| ZHANG, Lin | Director | 2016-04-27 | 2017-04-13 |
| ZHAO, Jianfu | Director | 2016-04-27 | 2017-07-03 |
| ZONGNAN, Wang | Director | 2012-11-02 | 2013-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Acquisition Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-05 | Active |
| B.L. Marketing Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 323 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-30 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.