BARRY CALLEBAUT (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£15M
+7.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
-6.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1M
-9.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The financial statements have not been prepared on the going concern basis on the grounds that the directors intend to make the Company dormant following the transfer of trade and assets of the company to another group entity as part of a group restructure, on 31 March 2025.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,267,000 | £7,650,000 | £4,897,000 | -36% | |
| Operating profit | £655,000 | £813,000 | £574,000 | -29.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £991,000 | £1,226,000 | £1,105,000 | -9.9% | |
| Net profit | £991,000 | £1,228,000 | £1,101,000 | -10.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,805,000 | £14,182,000 | £15,054,000 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £12,725,000 | £13,953,000 | £15,054,000 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £12,725,000 | £13,953,000 | £15,054,000 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 61 | 57 | -6.6% | |
| Wages | £3,634,000 | £3,445,000 | £2,186,000 | -36.5% | |
| 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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.0% | 10.6% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | 13.6% | 16.1% | 22.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | 5.7% | 3.8% | |
| Current ratio | 6.13x | 8.75x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 90.33x | 82.00x |
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
- BARRY CALLEBAUT (UK) LIMITED 2004-09-01 → present
- CACAO BARRY (UK) LIMITED 1992-09-10 → 2004-09-01
- BARRY (UK) LIMITED 1986-02-24 → 1992-09-10
- SEAHOLD LIMITED 1985-11-14 → 1986-02-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Curo Professional Services Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The financial statements have not been prepared on the going concern basis on the grounds that the directors intend to make the Company dormant following the transfer of trade and assets of the company to another group entity as part of a group restructure, on 31 March 2025.”
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2025, trade and assets were transferred into two branches, in the UK and Ireland under Barry Callebaut Belgium N.V. It is the intentions of the directors to make the company dormant in the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPS, Jef | Director | 2023-12-01 | Apr 1984 | Belgian |
| PAVLOVA, Simona | Director | 2024-03-01 | Nov 1981 | Swiss |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Adrian James | Secretary | 2005-11-18 | 2009-08-01 |
| COOPER, Adrian | Secretary | 2004-02-01 | 2005-08-01 |
| GRIFFITHS, David | Secretary | 1995-07-28 | 2004-02-03 |
| HARDMAN, Simon Archibald John | Secretary | 2005-08-01 | 2005-11-18 |
| HEATON, James, Mr. | Secretary | 2011-11-01 | 2012-10-11 |
| NICHOLS, Claire Marie, Mrs. | Secretary | 2009-10-05 | 2011-10-31 |
| TUNNELL, Jonathan Frederick | Secretary | — | 1995-07-28 |
| WORSH, Christopher Stephen | Secretary | 2012-10-11 | 2016-07-26 |
| BARRY CALLEBAUT (UK) LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2009-08-01 | 2009-08-01 |
| BENDAVID, Patrick Henry | Director | — | 1997-02-18 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Keith | Director | 2004-05-01 | 2007-03-23 |
| CHENAL, Jean | Director | — | 1997-03-13 |
| DE GEYNDT, Bart | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| DEMAL, Sami Erza | Director | — | 1997-02-18 |
| DENDOOVEN, Jurgen Daniel Liliane | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2016-07-19 |
| EMERY, Martin Edwin | Director | — | 1997-06-16 |
| FLEMING, Andy Edward | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2021-10-01 |
| GARAVAGLIA, Massimo, Mr. | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, David | Director | 1997-09-24 | 2004-02-03 |
| HARDMAN, Simon Archibald John | Director | 2003-08-31 | 2005-11-18 |
| HEAPS, Peter William, Dr | Director | 1997-06-16 | 2000-08-31 |
| HURT, Christopher Simon Richard | Director | 2004-08-05 | 2011-04-28 |
| LANGLEY-JONES, Elizabeth Sarah | Director | 2013-10-18 | 2020-03-01 |
| LEBLOND, Alain | Director | — | 1997-06-23 |
| MARCIEL, Jean-Paul | Director | 1997-03-13 | 1998-02-17 |
| MEULEMEESTER, Pascale, Ms. | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| PAUSENBERGER, Ludwig Reimold Gabriel | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2014-09-30 |
| RIDLEY, William Philip Christison | Director | — | 1997-03-12 |
| ROGIERS, Igor, Mr. | Director | 2011-09-07 | 2013-10-31 |
| SUMAN, Darko, Mr. | Director | 2019-03-07 | 2024-02-29 |
| TERME, Richard | Director | 2020-06-22 | 2022-05-01 |
| VAN SLIGTER, Rogier | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2023-11-30 |
| VERMAUT, Pierre Francis | Director | 1997-06-23 | 1998-02-17 |
| WATERS, Robin, Director | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| WORSH, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2012-07-23 | 2016-07-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Callebaut Holding (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-16 | Ceased 2024-05-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-24 | 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
- 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.