NEEROCK LIMITED
Operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wm Morrison Supermarkets, the company produces and processes meat and poultry products for the wider retail group.
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Cash
£2k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£290m
Equity attributable
Employees
1,554
Average over period
Profit before tax
£17m
Period ending 2024-10-27
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-07-31.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £667,835,000 | £679,340,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £9,506,000 | £17,127,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £9,506,000 | £17,127,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £10,134,000 | £16,725,000 | — | |
| Cash | £6,000 | £2,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £277,291,000 | £294,418,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £272,780,000 | £289,505,000 | — | |
| Equity | £272,780,000 | £289,505,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,661 | 1,554 | — | |
| Wages | £49,379,000 | £49,318,000 | — | |
| 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 | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.4% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.11x |
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
- NEEROCK LIMITED 1991-03-22 → present
- 644TH SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 1991-01-10 → 1991-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements, which have been prepared on a going concern basis, under the historic cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards in the United Kingdom, are presented as required by the Companies Act. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. The immediate parent of the Company is Wm Morrison Supermarkets Holdings Limited and the ultimate parent and controlling party of the Company is Market Topco Limited. The Company has obtained a letter of support from the ultimate parent, Market Topco Limited, that confirms financial support will be provided where required, for the foreseeable future and at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and, in particular, it will not demand repayment of any amounts currently outstanding.”
Group structure
- NEEROCK LIMITED · parent
- Safeway Trustee (FURB) Limited 100%
- Safeway Stores (Gibraltar) Pension Trustees Limited 50%
- English Real Estates Limited 1%
- Neerock Farming Limited 1%
- Safeway Stores Limited 1%
Significant events
- “The Company maintains insurance cover for the protection of Directors and senior management from personal liabilities and costs which may arise in the course of fulfilling their duties.”
- “There were no political donations (2023: £nil) for the period and the Company did not incur any political expenditure (2023: £nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2017-02-22 | — | — |
| DANIEL, Russell | Director | 2025-03-27 | Feb 1983 | British |
| THORNBER, Andrew Edward | Director | 2007-05-02 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACKROYD, Martin | Secretary | 2000-08-17 | 2001-02-01 |
| ACKROYD, Martin | Secretary | 1991-03-28 | 1991-05-01 |
| AMSDEN, Mark Rowan | Secretary | 2013-02-13 | 2017-02-22 |
| BRENNAN, Stephen | Secretary | 1991-04-16 | 1991-08-31 |
| BUCK, Brian Edward | Secretary | 1991-03-20 | 1991-04-20 |
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2001-02-01 | 2009-03-16 |
| CORNTHWAITE, Trevor Harold | Secretary | — | 2000-08-17 |
| MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph | Secretary | 2009-03-16 | 2013-01-11 |
| ACKROYD, Martin | Director | 1991-03-28 | 2005-05-25 |
| AHMED, Maz | Director | 2021-12-15 | 2025-11-11 |
| BLACKHURST, Darren Anthony | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2018-10-17 |
| BRACKENRIDGE, Peter | Director | 1991-03-20 | 1991-03-28 |
| CLAPPEN, Andrew James | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2021-12-08 |
| DOWD, John | Director | 1993-09-01 | 2002-03-11 |
| EMMOTT, Francis Robert | Director | 1991-05-08 | 1993-07-07 |
| FANE, Andrew William Mildmay | Director | 1991-03-20 | 1991-03-28 |
| FLETCHER, Martyn Paul | Director | 2007-05-02 | 2013-09-20 |
| GLEESON, Michael | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2017-05-16 |
| HARRISON, Mark | Director | 2013-09-20 | 2016-02-18 |
| HUTCHINSON, David Robert | Director | 2001-02-28 | 2007-06-29 |
| LILL, Jonathan Craig | Director | 2009-09-07 | 2016-02-18 |
| LORD, Albert | Director | 1993-09-01 | 2001-02-16 |
| MELNYK, Marie Margaret | Director | 2002-01-30 | 2006-12-06 |
| MOLULUO, Veli | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2023-11-17 |
| MORRISON, Kenneth Duncan, Sir | Director | 2005-10-19 | 2008-03-13 |
| PLEASANCE, Andrew | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2016-02-18 |
| REED, Jonathan William | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2020-06-10 |
| STITSON, Mark Thomas | Director | 2017-05-16 | 2021-04-09 |
| TAYLOR, Elizabeth Claire | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2025-03-28 |
| WALKER, Christopher | Director | 2003-01-29 | 2011-09-06 |
| WOODHEAD, David | Director | — | 2007-10-31 |
| WOODHEAD, Jack | Director | — | 2004-11-08 |
| WOODHEAD, John Edward | Director | 1991-05-08 | 2007-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-01-31 | Active |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.