GB INGREDIENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£13m
-36.7% vs 2025
Employees
72
+10.8% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
-58.7% first positive since 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,847,000 | £43,889,000 | £52,058,000 | £51,736,000 | £44,290,000 | -14.4% | |
| Operating profit | £321,000 | -£132,000 | £4,027,000 | £6,968,000 | £2,858,000 | -59% | |
| Profit before tax | £128,000 | -£322,000 | £3,546,000 | £6,988,000 | £2,889,000 | -58.7% | |
| Net profit | -£127,000 | -£249,000 | £2,694,000 | £5,215,000 | £2,177,000 | -58.3% | |
| Cash | £1,465,000 | — | £2,067,000 | £6,343,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,434,000 | £5,091,000 | £20,043,000 | £22,741,000 | £14,721,000 | -35.3% | |
| Net assets | £4,661,000 | £4,412,000 | £19,106,000 | £21,321,000 | £13,498,000 | -36.7% | |
| Equity | £4,661,000 | £4,412,000 | £19,106,000 | £21,321,000 | £13,498,000 | -36.7% | |
| Average employees | 58 | 57 | 60 | 65 | 72 | +10.8% | |
| Wages | £2,791,000 | £2,799,000 | £3,050,000 | £3,452,000 | £4,033,000 | +16.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £127,635 | £86,042 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | -0.3% | 7.7% | 13.5% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -0.6% | 5.2% | 10.1% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | -2.6% | 20.1% | 30.6% | 19.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 22.4% | 22.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.23x | 3.58x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | 1.66x | -0.69x | 8.37x | — | — |
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
- GB INGREDIENTS LIMITED 2005-09-06 → present
- DSM BAKERY INGREDIENTS UK LIMITED 2000-02-01 → 2005-09-06
- BRITISH FERMENTATION PRODUCTS LIMITED 1932-11-01 → 2000-02-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCK, Ainsley | Secretary | 2002-12-19 | — | British |
| CHAGNON, Antoine | Director | 2013-06-19 | Apr 1977 | Canadian |
| DZEDZEJ, Vincent | Director | 2024-06-18 | Jun 1969 | French |
| JENSEN, Nicolai Francis | Director | 2024-06-18 | Aug 1970 | Danish |
| NANKERVIS, William | Director | 2023-06-22 | Jul 1962 | South African |
| PEREIRA DA CONCEICOA, Francisco | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1971 | Portuguese |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORLESS, David Norris | Secretary | — | 1997-04-15 |
| DOEKES, Robert Jean | Secretary | 1997-04-16 | 1998-08-31 |
| TEN BERGE, Jacob | Secretary | 1998-09-01 | 2002-12-18 |
| BRANCO, Tristao Valente E | Director | 1993-02-25 | 1996-01-31 |
| BRENT, Jordan | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2013-06-19 |
| CASIER, Marc Joseph Georges | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2008-01-09 |
| CHAGNON, Jean Frederic | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2023-06-22 |
| CHELL, Ronald Michael, Dr | Director | 1995-10-02 | 2020-12-16 |
| CHIGER, Martin | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2004-02-28 |
| CORLESS, David Norris | Director | — | 1997-04-15 |
| DOEKES, Robert Jean | Director | 1997-04-16 | 1998-08-31 |
| FITZPATRICK, Stephen Christopher, Dr | Director | 1999-02-05 | 2003-04-07 |
| JONGEJAN, Huibert Cornelis | Director | — | 2007-10-19 |
| KREUZ, Rudolf | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2013-06-19 |
| LEBLANC, Francois | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2022-04-01 |
| LOUDON, James Theodore | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| MARLEAU, Guy Georges | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2013-06-19 |
| MARTINS DE MELO, Victor Moises | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2024-06-18 |
| MORROW, Paul Lawson Thomas | Director | — | 1994-05-17 |
| OUAZZANI HASSANI, Mehdi | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2008-06-12 |
| PERLING, Martin Julian | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2017-06-16 |
| POTTER, David Stanley | Director | — | 1999-02-05 |
| QUIST, Simon | Director | — | 2000-07-01 |
| ROBERTS, Trevor Reginald | Director | — | 1992-10-08 |
| ROSSI, Paolo | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2008-01-09 |
| ROWETT, Charles Francis Sam | Director | 1996-01-31 | 1999-02-26 |
| SPINKS, Geoffrey William Peter | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| STEENKAMP, Johannes Gerhardus | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2024-06-18 |
| STOUT, Raymond John | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2013-06-19 |
| TEN BERGE, Jacob | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2002-12-18 |
| VAN DER BOON, Dick | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2007-10-19 |
| WIJNBERG, Evert | Director | 1999-08-25 | 2001-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lallemand Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2023-10-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.