SOMERSET CREAMERIES GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£655K
-53.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.7M
+1.4% vs 2024
Employees
98
+11.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£158K
-24.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, the directors are aware of certain material uncertainties which may cause doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,486,169 | £10,907,760 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £285,446 | £233,509 | -18.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £207,497 | £157,545 | -24.1% | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | — | £7,790 | £166,714 | £98,114 | -41.1% | |
| Cash | £1,038 | £1,603 | £5,359 | £10,425 | £1,395,310 | £654,765 | -53.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £6,492,536 | £6,413,967 | -1.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £5,658,692 | £5,735,423 | +1.4% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £5,658,692 | £5,735,423 | +1.4% | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 98 | +11.4% | |
| Wages | £380,154 | £267,682 | £339,168 | £221,227 | £2,760,097 | £2,883,713 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £265,637 | £259,516 | -2.3% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 4.4% | 3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 27.7% | 25.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.43x | 3.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.66x | 3.07x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, the directors are aware of certain material uncertainties which may cause doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- SOMERSET CREAMERIES GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Cropwell Bishop Creamery Limited 100%
- Somerset Creameries Limited 100%
- Melton Mowbray Dairy Farmers Limited 100%
- Cropwell Bishop Fine Foods Limited 100%
- The London Bridge Trading Company Limited 100%
- Cropwell Bishop Creamery (USA) LLC 100%
Significant events
- “The Group also overcame a short period of reduced activity during the year due to review and restructuring of some of the production processes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKAILES, Ian Michael Downing | Director | 2005-08-15 | Jan 1947 | British |
| SKAILES, Robin Edward Strickland | Director | 2021-11-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
| STILL, Simon Jonathan Henry | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jun 1949 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HACKLAND, Horace Richard | Secretary | 2005-08-15 | 2010-10-04 |
| POLAND, John James | Secretary | 2010-10-04 | 2019-07-30 |
| SKAILES, David Strickland Downing | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2024-02-22 |
| SKAILES, Jonathan Toby Strickland | Director | 2019-04-19 | 2025-09-08 |
| SYKES, Pamela Geraldine Downing | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2025-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robin Edward Strickland Skailes | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-14 | Active |
| Mr Benjamin Mark Strickland Skailes | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-03-13 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Toby Strickland Skailes | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-03-13 | Active |
| Mr Ian Michael Downing Skailes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-14 |
| Mr David Strickland Downing Skailes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.