GREENCORE FOOD TO GO LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed Greencore Group plc, the company manufactures sandwiches, chilled prepared meals, and other convenience foods for major UK supermarkets and retailers.
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Cash
£35M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£129M
Equity attributable
Employees
9,299
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£67M
Period ending 2025-09-26
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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 | £1,252,560,000 | £1,244,681,000 | £1,338,814,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £47,255,000 | £57,455,000 | £73,254,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £40,639,000 | £50,513,000 | £66,734,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £34,884,000 | £42,297,000 | £50,810,000 | — | |
| Cash | £28,104,000 | £17,798,000 | £35,415,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £209,260,000 | £154,931,000 | £164,022,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £180,104,000 | £125,549,000 | £129,097,000 | — | |
| Equity | £180,104,000 | £125,549,000 | £129,097,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 9,708 | 9,496 | 9,299 | — | |
| Wages | £255,373,000 | £271,487,000 | £291,995,000 | — | |
| 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 | 3.8% | 4.6% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.6% | 37.1% | 44.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.0% | 74.7% | 78.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 0.93x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | 8.97x | 8.28x | 11.22x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- GREENCORE FOOD TO GO LIMITED 2013-08-23 → present
- UNIQ PREPARED FOODS LIMITED 2003-11-28 → 2013-08-23
- UNIQ FOODS LIMITED 2000-09-29 → 2003-11-28
- UNIGATE (UK) LIMITED 1986-11-04 → 2000-09-29
- CLEAR SIGNS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1986-11-04
- MARLER HALEY EXPOSYSTEMS LIMITED 1962-04-12 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- 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. The Company's results for the period are a profit after tax of £50.8m (2024: £42.3m) and the Company is in a net current liability position of £13.8m (2024: £23.8m). The Company is in a total net asset position of £129.1m (2024: £125.5m) after paying a dividend of £50.0m (2024: £100.0m).”
Group structure
- GREENCORE FOOD TO GO LIMITED · parent
- The Sandwich Factory Holdings Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “St. Ivel Limited (a subsidiary) was dissolved on 23 September 2025.”
- “Subsequent to the period end, the Group's £350m RCF debt facility was extended by one year to November 2030.”
- “Subsequent to the period end, in January 2026, the Group drew down £825m of new facilities for the acquisition of Bakkavor Group plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Michael | Secretary | 2011-09-23 | — | British |
| 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 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURKITT, James Frederick | Secretary | 2002-09-30 | 2009-06-04 |
| BURKITT, James Frederick | Secretary | 1993-10-07 | 2002-09-27 |
| HERIZ-JONES, Percival Norman | Secretary | 2002-09-27 | 2002-09-30 |
| HERIZ-JONES, Percival Norman | Secretary | — | 1993-10-07 |
| MCDONALD, Andrew John | Secretary | 2009-06-04 | 2011-09-23 |
| BEER, Martin Francis Stafford | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2011-09-23 |
| BLAKEY, Nigel Edward | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-01-10 |
| BRADSHAW, Catherine Anne | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2019-08-01 |
| BUCKLAND, Ross, Sir | Director | — | 2001-03-30 |
| BURKITT, James Frederick | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2009-06-04 |
| DULLAGE, Guy Thomas Tristan | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| EATON, Geoffrey Dennis | Director | 2005-09-05 | 2011-09-23 |
| EVANS, Clare Elisabeth | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2022-09-28 |
| EVANS, Michael | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2021-01-28 |
| GACQUIN, Jolene Anna, Ms. | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2015-09-21 |
| HADEN, Peter Demmery | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-01-10 |
| HARKJAER, Per | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2000-03-23 |
| HUMPHREY, Paul | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2015-08-10 |
| LAWRENCE, Charles Anthony | Director | — | 2001-05-01 |
| LONGLEY, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2023-04-13 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Sabrina | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2022-08-25 |
| MOORE, Kevin Raymond George | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2023-03-31 |
| MOORE, Kevin Raymond George | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2019-08-01 |
| O'LEARY, Conor | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2019-01-29 |
| ROBINSON, Catherine Ann | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2021-01-28 |
| RONALD, William David Gordon | Director | 2002-06-11 | 2005-03-15 |
| STANNARD, Terry George | Director | 2000-03-23 | 2001-09-13 |
| STAPLETON, Nigel John | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2007-01-10 |
| SUMMERFIELD, Gordon Caleb | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| TONGE, Eoin Philip | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2020-04-24 |
| WALKER, Diane Susan | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2013-05-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Richard | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2016-10-03 |
| WORBY, John Graham | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniq Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 255 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-10 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| 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 | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with 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 | |
| 2022-10-05 | 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 | |
| 2022-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.