GREENCORE GROCERY LIMITED
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Cash
£16M
+326.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£59M
+29.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
742
-2.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£15M
+22.3% highest 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 2025-09-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £220,325,000 | £220,519,000 | £212,803,000 | -3.5% | |
| Operating profit | £10,548,000 | £13,745,000 | £16,320,000 | +18.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,122,000 | £11,962,000 | £14,630,000 | +22.3% | |
| Net profit | £7,885,000 | £10,840,000 | £12,995,000 | +19.9% | |
| Cash | £266,000 | £3,670,000 | £15,647,000 | +326.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,997,000 | £48,862,000 | £63,302,000 | +29.6% | |
| Net assets | £33,898,000 | £45,294,000 | £58,838,000 | +29.9% | |
| Equity | £33,898,000 | £45,294,000 | £58,838,000 | +29.9% | |
| Average employees | 817 | 760 | 742 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £22,504,000 | £24,848,000 | £26,055,000 | +4.9% | |
| 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 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.8% | 6.2% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 4.9% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 28.5% | 28.1% | 25.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.29x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | 9.24x | 7.71x | 9.66x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- GREENCORE GROCERY LIMITED 2013-08-23 → present
- HAZLEWOOD GROCERY LIMITED 1990-07-30 → 2013-08-23
- ASPAGUILD LIMITED 1984-01-12 → 1990-07-30
- BLANDS CIDER LIMITED 1983-10-26 → 1984-01-12
- ASPAGUILD LIMITED 1983-09-20 → 1983-10-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- 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.”
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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Michael | Secretary | 2011-01-02 | — | — |
| 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 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALES, Richard | Secretary | 2003-04-18 | 2008-06-24 |
| BALES, Richard | Secretary | — | 1998-07-11 |
| BALES, Richard | Secretary | — | 1994-03-31 |
| BARRATT, William Harrison | Secretary | 2008-06-24 | 2011-01-07 |
| CHALK, Richard Neil | Secretary | 1998-07-11 | 2003-04-18 |
| HIGGINSON, Kevin Mark | Secretary | 1994-03-18 | 1998-07-11 |
| SIMONS, John Michael | Secretary | 1991-09-27 | 1991-10-31 |
| BALES, Richard | Director | 2004-12-15 | 2008-06-24 |
| BALES, Richard | Director | 2003-11-21 | 2004-03-22 |
| BALES, Richard | Director | — | 2003-10-16 |
| BALL, Christopher John | Director | 1991-09-27 | 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 |
| BLAKEY, Nigel Edward | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2018-01-15 |
| BOYES, David William | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2019-08-01 |
| CHALK, Richard Neil | Director | 1998-04-02 | 2003-04-18 |
| CONWAY, James Robson | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| COODE, David | Director | — | 1991-09-27 |
| DULLAGE, Guy Thomas Tristan | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| EVANS, Clare Elisabeth | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2022-09-28 |
| EVANS, Clare | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2019-08-01 |
| EVANS, Michael | Director | 2009-12-09 | 2021-01-28 |
| 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 |
| LYE, Peter Charles | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Sabrina | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2022-08-25 |
| MOORE, Kevin Raymond George | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2023-03-31 |
| O'LEARY, Conor | Director | 2010-06-04 | 2019-01-29 |
| ROBINSON, Catherine Ann | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2021-01-28 |
| SIMONS, John Michael | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| SMITH, Gerard Arthur | Director | 1995-06-01 | 2004-11-01 |
| TONGE, Eoin Philip | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2020-04-24 |
| TRUELOVE, Amelia Anne | Director | 2003-05-06 | 2004-12-31 |
| WALKER, Diane Susan | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2013-05-24 |
| WALKER, Diane Susan | Director | 2010-12-03 | 2013-05-24 |
| WESTHALL, Alan Banister | Director | — | 1995-07-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Richard | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2016-10-03 |
| WOOD, Patrick Charles | Director | 2004-12-15 | 2007-05-31 |
| 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% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 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 | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | 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 | |
| 2022-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.