GREENCORE FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.2M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£317M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
887
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£60M
Period ending 2025-09-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £8,305,000 | £11,245,000 | £12,094,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £34,993,000 | £127,999,000 | £59,583,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £34,954,000 | £127,961,000 | £59,546,000 | — | |
| Cash | £4,000 | £2,837,000 | £5,159,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £283,766,000 | £281,865,000 | £331,039,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £246,436,000 | £252,874,000 | £316,723,000 | — | |
| Equity | £246,436,000 | £252,874,000 | £316,723,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 833 | 806 | 887 | — | |
| Wages | £48,052,000 | £46,420,000 | £52,501,000 | — | |
| 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 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 2.9% | 4.0% | 3.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.58x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | 1.07x | 2.31x | 3.00x |
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
- GREENCORE FOODS LIMITED 2011-06-28 → present
- ESSENTA FOODS LIMITED 2010-11-16 → 2011-06-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte Ireland LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- GREENCORE FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Uniq Limited 100%
- Greencore Grocery Limited 100%
- Greencore Prepared Meals Limited 100%
- Greencore Pension Trustee Limited 100%
- Greencore SLPCO Limited 100%
- Greencore Convenience Foods (SLP) 100%
- Greencore Convenience Foods 1 LLP (LLP) 100%
- Greencore Food to Go Limited 100%
- The Sandwich Factory Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, a one-year extension of the Group's £350m RCF debt facility was agreed extending the maturity date to November 2030.”
- “In connection with the acquisition of Bakkavor Group plc, the Group drew down £825m of new facilities in January 2026.”
- “In October 2025, the Company incorporated Greencore Fresco Limited, which acquired a business from Greencore Prepared Meals Limited in anticipation of the Group's acquisition of Bakkavor Group plc. On 12 January 2026, the Company disposed of its interest in Greencore Fresco Limited for total consideration of £16m plus a payment in respect of working capital.”
- “A formal consultation process with impacted employees began in early February 2026 with the aim to complete any required organisational changes during April 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Michael | Secretary | 2011-07-08 | — | — |
| BECK, Kirsty | Director | 2023-04-26 | Mar 1988 | British |
| FINNEY, Lee | Director | 2023-04-26 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MILEY, Lee | Director | 2026-01-21 | May 1973 | British |
| PARTON, Andy | Director | 2022-09-28 | May 1976 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'LEARY, Conor | Secretary | 2011-01-31 | 2011-07-08 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2010-11-16 | 2011-01-31 |
| BLAKEY, Nigel Edward | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-01-10 |
| BRADSHAW, Catherine Anne | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2019-08-01 |
| DULLAGE, Guy Thomas Tristan | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| EVANS, Clare Elisabeth | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2022-09-28 |
| EVANS, Michael | Director | 2011-07-08 | 2021-01-28 |
| HADEN, Peter Demmery | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2020-01-10 |
| LONGLEY, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2023-04-13 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Sabrina | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2022-08-25 |
| MOORE, Kevin Raymond George | Director | 2020-04-24 | 2023-03-31 |
| O'LEARY, Conor | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2019-01-29 |
| ODLUM, Philip Edwin | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2011-07-08 |
| ROBINSON, Catherine Ann | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2021-01-28 |
| SWORD, Andrew | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2011-01-31 |
| TONGE, Eoin Philip | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2020-04-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Richard | Director | 2011-07-08 | 2016-10-03 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2010-11-16 | 2011-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greencore Beechwood Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.