UNITED PETFOOD UK LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6k
+775% vs 2024
Net assets
£28k
+22.7% vs 2024
Employees
255
-15.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6.5k
+56.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £82,963 | £87,312 | +5.2% | |
| Operating profit | £5,470 | £7,612 | +39.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,136 | £6,470 | +56.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,227 | £5,275 | +63.5% | |
| Cash | £521 | £4,559 | +775% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,391 | £31,529 | +24.2% | |
| Net assets | £23,190 | £28,465 | +22.7% | |
| Equity | £23,190 | £28,465 | +22.7% | |
| Average employees | 303 | 255 | -15.8% | |
| Wages | £11,308 | £9,412 | -16.8% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 8.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.5% | 24.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.5% | 57.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | 4.10x | 6.67x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- UNITED PETFOOD UK LIMITED 2022-03-10 → present
- CAMBRIAN PET FOODS LIMITED 1982-03-24 → 2022-03-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In view of this support and a strong sales forecasted for 2026, the directors believe that it is well placed to manage its business risks successfully.”
Group structure
- UNITED PETFOOD UK LIMITED · parent
- Trophy Pet Foods Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025, the legal entity Su-Bridge Brands Limited (previously Gold Line Feeds 2.0 Limited), mainly containing some trademarks, was sold to an external party.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-09-26 | — | — |
| DUMOULIN, Dominiek Georges Ghislain | Director | 2021-02-25 | Dec 1970 | Belgian |
| EECKHOUT, Dries Steven | Director | 2021-02-25 | Apr 1982 | Belgian |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Jean Frances | Secretary | 1999-03-26 | 2002-04-26 |
| BIGGS, Peter John | Secretary | 1998-04-27 | 1998-05-01 |
| DAVIES, Lynwen | Secretary | — | 1995-01-19 |
| DAVIES, Richard Barry | Secretary | 2002-05-01 | 2012-04-10 |
| DAVIES, Richard Barry | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1998-12-04 |
| SAMUEL, Clement Augustine | Secretary | 1995-01-19 | 1995-12-08 |
| VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-01-25 | 2022-08-16 |
| CLARKE, Garry Paul | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2016-03-07 |
| DAVIES, David Thomas Gibson | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2023-03-07 |
| DAVIES, David Thomas Gibson | Director | — | 2021-02-25 |
| DAVIES, Jonathan Gibson | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2022-03-10 |
| DAVIES, Jonathan Gibson | Director | 1998-04-24 | 1998-12-04 |
| DAVIES, Lynwen | Director | — | 1995-01-19 |
| DAVIES, Richard Barry | Director | 2000-04-06 | 2023-02-23 |
| DAVIES, Richard Barry | Director | 1998-04-24 | 1998-12-04 |
| DAVIES, Thomas Gibson | Director | — | 1994-11-09 |
| MATLOCK, Tyler Paul | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2017-06-06 |
| O'KEEFFE, Edmund | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2017-06-06 |
| POFF, Mark Roger | Director | 2012-04-10 | 2017-06-06 |
| RICHARDS, Andrew Hamilton | Director | 2012-04-10 | 2017-06-06 |
| SMITH THORNE, Heather | Director | 2012-04-10 | 2017-06-06 |
| WHITLEY, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2012-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Uk Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-16 | Active |
| Mr Cedric Van Cauwenberghe | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-02-25 | Ceased 2023-02-06 |
| Mr Dominiek Georges Ghislain Dumoulin | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2021-02-25 | Ceased 2022-09-16 |
| Wholesome Pet Care Newco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 229 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-26 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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.