PRINCES GROUP PLC
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
£38M
+760.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,423,131,000 | £1,275,223,000 | £1,871,531,000 | +46.8% | |
| Operating profit | £9,078,000 | £18,371,000 | £76,027,000 | +313.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£18,178,000 | -£5,779,000 | £38,148,000 | +760.1% | |
| Net profit | -£17,004,000 | -£8,254,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £4,494,000 | £229,052,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £464,637,000 | £583,176,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £202,178,000 | £174,786,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £202,178,000 | £174,786,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 2,275 | 2,277 | — | — | |
| Wages | £102,887,000 | £79,089,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,339,000 | £884,000 | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 1.4% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | -0.6% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.0% | 3.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.0% | 84.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 1.08x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.32x | 0.76x | 2.01x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-08-11
- PRINCES GROUP PLC 2025-08-11 → present
- PRINCES GROUP LIMITED 2025-08-11 → 2025-08-11
- PRINCES LIMITED 1989-10-12 → 2025-08-11
- PRINCES HOLDING LIMITED 1989-03-08 → 1989-10-12
- MITOPEN LIMITED 1988-12-15 → 1989-03-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Board has a strong expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- PRINCES GROUP PLC · parent
- Princes Tuna (Mauritius) Ltd 51%
- Symington's Ltd 100%
- Princes Food B.V. 100%
- Princes Holding (Rotterdam) B.V. 100%
- Princes Italia S.p.A. 100%
- West Yorkshire Industrial Estates Management Ltd 56%
- Indico Canning Ltd 68%
- Princes France S.A.S. 100%
- Newlat GmbH 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 82 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-10-01 | — | — |
| FAZZARI, Fabio | Director | 2024-07-30 | May 1978 | Italian |
| GEORGE, Louise Joan | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| GOSNELL, David | Director | 2025-10-01 | May 1957 | British |
| MAIN, Linda Jane | Director | 2025-10-01 | Sep 1962 | British |
| MASTROLIA, Angelo | Director | 2024-07-30 | Dec 1964 | Italian |
| MASTROLIA, Benedetta | Director | 2024-07-30 | Oct 1995 | Italian |
| MASTROLIA, Giuseppe | Director | 2024-07-30 | Feb 1989 | Italian |
Show 82 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKIYOSHI, Takanori | Secretary | — | 1996-02-26 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Secretary | 2001-05-08 | 2007-04-01 |
| MASTROLIA, Benedetta | Secretary | 2024-07-30 | 2025-07-31 |
| NARITA, Koichi | Secretary | 1996-02-26 | 2001-05-08 |
| O'BRIEN, Victoria | Secretary | 2025-07-31 | 2025-10-02 |
| ODA, Manabu | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| OKURA, Tatsuo | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| SUEMATSU, Kazuhito | Secretary | 2024-03-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| SUEMATSU, Kazuhito, Mr. | Secretary | 2018-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| ABE, Hironobu | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2003-04-01 |
| AKIYOSHI, Takanori | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2002-07-19 |
| AKIYOSHI, Takanori | Director | — | 1996-02-26 |
| ARAKAWA, Takeshi, Mr. | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| CARDALL, Stephen David | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| CRITCHLEY, Kenneth David | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2015-05-31 |
| EASTERBROOK, Michael William Spicer | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2017-03-31 |
| FUJIMOTO, Kozo | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1995-04-01 |
| GOODWIN, John Charles | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2007-12-12 |
| GOTO, Masaharu | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2002-03-28 |
| HARRISON, John David | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| HARRISON, Simon | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2026-06-30 |
| HAYASHI, Haruki, Mr. | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| HISHIDA, Kunio | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| IGARASHI, Akiyuki | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| INOUE, Takeshi | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2005-10-19 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2023-04-01 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2019-01-09 |
| IWAMOTO, Tsuguo | Director | 1992-09-08 | 1996-02-15 |
| JOLLY, Tim | Director | 2002-01-14 | 2008-01-17 |
| KANO, Isao | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2020-04-01 |
| KATAYAMA, Yoshinori | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| KATO, Wataru | Director | 2019-01-09 | 2021-04-01 |
| KATO, Wataru | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2012-11-01 |
| KAWAMATA, Mitsuro | Director | 2023-04-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| KIJIMA, Tsunao | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2009-04-01 |
| KOBAYASHI, Hironori | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-07-06 |
| KOBAYASHI, Shigeki | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2002-03-20 |
| KOBAYASHI, Shunichiro | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2010-05-01 |
| KOBAYASHI, Shunichiro | Director | 2003-05-21 | 2007-04-01 |
| MACKINTOSH, Cameron John | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2024-04-08 |
| MACKINTOSH, John Anthony David | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| MASU, Kazuyuki | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| MATSUYAMA, Enshiro | Director | — | 1993-06-29 |
| MILLEN, Trevor | Director | 2002-07-29 | 2009-06-12 |
| MISU, Kazuyasu | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-03-28 |
| MISU, Kazuyasu | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| MUTCH, John Ashton | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2001-05-22 |
| NAKADE, Yoshiaki | Director | — | 1993-05-01 |
| NAKAHARA, Hideto | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2006-04-01 |
| NAKANIWA, Satoshi | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| NAKAYAMA, Hiroaki | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| NARITA, Koichi | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| NARITA, Koichi | Director | 1996-02-26 | 2003-06-17 |
| NATSUMURA, Shigeaki | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2000-04-01 |
| NISHIOKA, Ryozo | Director | 2002-03-20 | 2004-04-29 |
| NOMURA, Masahiro | Director | 1996-02-15 | 2001-04-30 |
| ODA, Manabu | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| OKURA, Tatsuo | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-03-01 |
| ONO, Kenji | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| ONOSE, Takashi | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| ONUMA, Naoto | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| PRICE, Craig Derek | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| SADAHIRO, Tadashi | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1998-09-01 |
| SHIMAZU, Yoshihiro | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| SHIMOYOSHI, Hirotaka | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1999-10-01 |
| SPRUYT, Nicholas John | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2021-04-01 |
| SUEMATSU, Kazuhito | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| TAKADA, Akihiko | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| TAKAHASHI, Masaki | Director | — | 1993-03-26 |
| TAKANOSE, Tsutomu | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-04-01 |
| TAKEDA, Shinichi | Director | 2002-07-19 | 2003-10-01 |
| TAKEMOTO, Kazumi | Director | 1993-03-26 | 1996-09-10 |
| TERADA, Tetsuro | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| UCHIDA, Ryoichi | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| UEDA, Isao | Director | — | 1992-09-08 |
| YAMADA, Yasuhiro | Director | 2016-03-28 | 2018-04-01 |
| YAMAGUCHI, Kanji | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1997-04-30 |
| YODA, Makoto | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2006-09-30 |
| YOSHIKAWA, Tetsuo | Director | — | 1996-04-01 |
| YOSHIZAWA, Yoshihito | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2007-04-01 |
| ZAIZEN, Hiroshi | Director | 1993-06-29 | 1996-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newprinces S.P.A | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-30 | Active |
| Mitsubishi Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 333 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-11-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-05 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-11-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-11-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-03 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.