GREENCORE PREPARED MEALS LIMITED
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Cash
£16M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£61M
Equity attributable
Employees
2,410
Average over period
Profit before tax
£13M
Period ending 2025-09-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £363,945,000 | £344,191,000 | £400,329,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £7,268,000 | £9,097,000 | £15,931,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,785,000 | -£12,000 | £13,085,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £4,610,000 | -£3,719,000 | £13,602,000 | — | |
| Cash | £553,000 | £8,675,000 | £16,344,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £78,539,000 | £57,719,000 | £71,483,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £68,246,000 | £45,465,000 | £60,707,000 | — | |
| Equity | £68,246,000 | £45,465,000 | £60,707,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 2,614 | 2,341 | 2,410 | — | |
| Wages | £68,328,000 | £67,067,000 | £73,880,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.0% | 2.6% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | -1.1% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.3% | 15.8% | 22.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.5% | 79.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.64x | 0.47x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | 2.09x | 3.02x | 5.60x |
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
- GREENCORE PREPARED MEALS LIMITED 2013-08-23 → present
- HAZLEWOOD CONVENIENCE GROUP I LIMITED 1994-03-24 → 2013-08-23
- SUTHERLAND HOLDINGS PLC 1987-08-14 → 1994-03-24
- E T SUTHERLAND AND SON PLC 1935-03-15 → 1987-08-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, after making enquiries, have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Based on the forecast cashflows, the Group is satisfied that it has sufficient resources available and has adequate headroom to meet its covenant requirements and if needed, could employ mitigants within its control.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, a one-year extension of the Group's £350m RCF debt facility was agreed extending the maturity date to November 2030. In connection with the acquisition of Bakkavor Group plc, the Group drew down £825m of new facilities in January 2026.”
- “In November 2025, the Company sold its Bristol chilled soups and sauces manufacturing site to Greencore Fresco Limited, in anticipation of the Group's acquisition of Bakkavor Group plc. The Company entered into a transition services agreement to provide certain services to Greencore Fresco Limited for a period of up to 15 months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Michael | Secretary | 2012-03-29 | — | — |
| BECK, Kirsty | Director | 2023-04-26 | Mar 1988 | British |
| FINNEY, Lee | Director | 2023-04-26 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MILEY, Lee | Director | 2026-01-21 | May 1973 | British |
| PARTON, Andy | Director | 2022-09-28 | May 1976 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHALK, Richard Neil | Secretary | 1997-10-09 | 2003-04-18 |
| HIGGINSON, Kevin Mark | Secretary | 1992-09-01 | 1997-10-09 |
| ROBINSON, Harry | Secretary | — | 1992-09-01 |
| WORDSWORTH, Gordon | Secretary | 2003-04-18 | 2012-03-29 |
| BALL, Christopher John | Director | — | 1994-06-21 |
| BARRATT, William Harrison | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2011-01-07 |
| BERGIN, Caroline Margaret | Director | 2003-04-18 | 2010-06-04 |
| BLAKEY, Nigel Edward | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-01-10 |
| BOYES, David William | Director | 2017-12-22 | 2019-08-01 |
| BROOKS, Peter | Director | 1995-05-16 | 1999-08-12 |
| CHALK, Richard Neil | Director | 1998-04-02 | 2003-04-18 |
| CHALK, Richard Neil | Director | 1994-08-18 | 1997-10-09 |
| DUFFY, William Martin Rourke | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2017-12-22 |
| DULLAGE, Guy Thomas Tristan | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| EVANS, Clare Elisabeth | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2022-09-28 |
| EVANS, Clare Elisabeth | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2019-08-01 |
| EVANS, Michael | Director | 2009-12-09 | 2021-01-28 |
| EVANS, Philip John Henry | Director | — | 1996-09-10 |
| GACQUIN, Jolene Anna, Ms. | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2015-09-21 |
| HADEN, Peter Demmery | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-01-10 |
| HIGGINSON, Kevin Mark | Director | 1994-07-20 | 2001-01-31 |
| HYNES, Anthony Martin | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2010-12-03 |
| LONGLEY, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2023-04-13 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Sabrina | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2022-08-25 |
| MOLYNEUX, Norman | Director | 1995-05-16 | 1997-10-09 |
| MOORE, Kevin Raymond George | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2023-03-31 |
| O LEARY, Conor | Director | 2010-06-04 | 2019-01-29 |
| PITTMAN, Isobel Margaret | Director | 1995-05-16 | 1997-10-09 |
| ROBINSON, Catherine Ann | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2021-01-28 |
| ROBINSON, Harry | Director | — | 1992-09-01 |
| SIMONS, John Michael | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| SMITH, Gerard Arthur | Director | 2003-04-18 | 2004-11-01 |
| STEPHENS, Trevor Malcolm | Director | — | 1994-03-11 |
| TONGE, Eoin Philip | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2020-04-24 |
| TRUELOVE, Amelia Anne | Director | 1997-10-11 | 2004-12-31 |
| TRURAN, David Colchester | Director | — | 1993-08-06 |
| WALKER, Andrew Maurice | Director | — | 1993-10-01 |
| WALKER, Diane Susan | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2013-05-24 |
| WALKER, Diane Susan | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2013-05-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Richard | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2016-10-03 |
| WOODALL, Frederick Peter | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2003-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greencore Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 283 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-24 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.