CHAUCER FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
USD 2,022,000
+8.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£61M
USD 81,370,000
+2.1% vs 2024
Employees
25
-13.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6M
USD 2,134,000
-55.4% 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 | £35,399,760 | £37,074,412 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,585,118 | £1,597,545 | -55.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,585,118 | £1,597,545 | -55.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,676,299 | £1,235,215 | -53.8% | |
| Cash | £1,397,664 | £1,513,700 | +8.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £59,679,593 | £60,918,551 | +2.1% | |
| Net assets | £59,679,593 | £60,914,808 | +2.1% | |
| Equity | £59,679,593 | £60,914,808 | +2.1% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 25 | -13.8% | |
| Wages | £2,339,422 | £2,768,378 | +18.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £520,287 | £603,384 | +16% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 10.1% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.0% | 2.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.88x | 5.58x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CHAUCER FOODS LIMITED 2013-07-26 → present
- PILGRIM FOOD GROUP LIMITED 1996-07-09 → 2013-07-26
- OVAL (1059) LIMITED 1996-03-06 → 1996-07-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Company has received a letter of support from the Company's intermediate parent company, Nagatanien Holdings Co. Ltd for a period of 12 months from the date of signing to 31 May 2027. The Directors have satisfied themselves that Nagatanien Holdings Co. Ltd can provide the support to the Company, should it be required. Having given due consideration to all these factors, the directors concluded that the going concern basis of accounting remains appropriate for the company.”
Group structure
- CHAUCER FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Chaucer Foods Inc 100%
- Chaucer Foods SAS 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PURCELL, Robert Michael | Director | 2019-02-14 | Aug 1965 | English |
| SHIMIZU, Hiroshi | Director | 2021-12-01 | May 1973 | Japanese |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTWRIGHT, Cielo Bicol | Secretary | 2007-10-17 | 2011-10-03 |
| DUCKER, Andrew James | Secretary | 2011-10-04 | 2017-11-01 |
| TOWNEND, Philip | Secretary | 1996-05-04 | 2007-10-17 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-03-06 | 1996-05-04 |
| BOYD, Stephen David | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2011-07-21 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Cielo Bicol | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2011-10-03 |
| DUCKER, Andrew James | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2017-11-01 |
| DUNN, Stephen | Director | 2000-03-31 | 2002-06-06 |
| FRAMPTON, Paul | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| KIPLING, Jeffrey Robert | Director | 2013-04-24 | 2015-05-29 |
| KORAL, Gregory David | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2017-11-01 |
| LOVETT, Kevin | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2012-04-30 |
| MALKOSKI, Tom | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2021-08-01 |
| MANNING, David Brown | Director | 2011-09-08 | 2016-12-09 |
| MAPSTONE, William James | Director | 1996-05-04 | 2004-10-08 |
| PEYCKE, Raymond Norman | Director | 1996-11-01 | 1999-02-01 |
| ROUSE, Antony Charles | Director | 1998-10-23 | 2000-03-31 |
| ROWELL, Jack | Director | 1996-06-24 | 2004-10-08 |
| ROWELL, Jack | Director | 1996-05-04 | 1996-06-17 |
| SIBBALD, Peter Jonathan | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2012-04-30 |
| SMITH, Ken | Director | 2004-10-08 | 2012-05-19 |
| SMITH, Paul Neilson Gordon | Director | 1996-05-04 | 2012-04-30 |
| WATANABE, Yasuro | Director | 2021-08-02 | 2021-12-01 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-03-06 | 1996-05-04 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-03-06 | 1996-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim Food Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.