HOVIS LIMITED
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Cash
£226k
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£28m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
3,009
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£22m
Period ending 2025-09-27
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Having taken all matters fully into consideration the Directors believe these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £477,644,000 | £439,560,000 | £422,913,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,504,000 | -£7,347,000 | -£17,177,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,808,000 | -£11,901,000 | -£22,331,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£4,808,000 | -£11,901,000 | -£22,517,000 | — | |
| Cash | £1,297,000 | £1,721,000 | £226,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £174,873,000 | £162,154,000 | £134,897,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £72,610,000 | £50,745,000 | £28,228,000 | — | |
| Equity | £72,610,000 | £50,745,000 | £28,228,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 2,908 | 2,925 | 3,009 | — | |
| Wages | £104,824,000 | £108,378,000 | £115,760,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,692,000 | £1,484,000 | £1,604,000 | — |
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 —. 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.7% | -1.7% | -4.1% | |
| Net margin | -1.0% | -2.7% | -5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.0% | -4.5% | -12.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 75.9% | 82.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 0.95x | 0.81x | |
| Interest cover | -2.72x | -1.62x | -3.33x |
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
- HOVIS LIMITED 2014-02-06 → present
- HOVIS OPCO LIMITED 2014-01-15 → 2014-02-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Having taken all matters fully into consideration the Directors believe these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- HOVIS LIMITED · parent
- Rank Hovis Milling Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the financial year to September 2025 the Hovis Group was involved in a Group wide sale transaction. On 15th August 2024 it was announced by Associated British Foods (ABF) that they had reached agreement to acquire 100% of the Hovis Group Ltd from its current owners.”
- “The result of the CMAs review was announced on June 9th 2026 and was cleared unconditionally. At the present time the parties (Hovis and ABF) are working towards completion of this transaction.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Christopher Patrick | Director | 2022-01-05 | Nov 1975 | British |
| GAUNT, Alistair James | Director | 2021-09-27 | Mar 1976 | British |
| MCCOMASKY, James Anthony | Director | 2023-05-02 | Jun 1963 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Peter Andrew | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | 2023-02-07 |
| SELBY, Helen Kathryn | Secretary | 2014-05-23 | 2019-01-01 |
| TAYLOR, Claire Michelle | Secretary | 2023-10-26 | 2025-04-30 |
| WILBRAHAM, Simon Nicholas | Secretary | 2014-04-14 | 2014-05-02 |
| DARBY, Gavin John | Director | 2014-01-15 | 2014-05-02 |
| DEVEREUX, Simon Pryce | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2018-10-18 |
| GONI, Fernando, Mr. | Director | 2014-04-28 | 2014-05-07 |
| HALAI, Ketan | Director | 2020-05-11 | 2023-05-02 |
| HIGGINSON, Robert Charles | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-31 |
| HILL, Peter Andrew | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2023-02-07 |
| IDICULA, George, Dr | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2022-01-28 |
| JENKINS, Jonathan Howard | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2025-09-12 |
| KENNEDY, Michael Patrick | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-01-05 |
| LECLERCQ, Raymond Charles Alexandre | Director | 2014-04-28 | 2014-05-07 |
| LEEMBUGGEN, Chad | Director | 2014-04-14 | 2021-06-11 |
| MURRAY, Alastair Sholto Neil | Director | 2014-01-15 | 2014-05-02 |
| SPOONER, Bob | Director | 2014-04-14 | 2015-01-29 |
| VAN LIL, Liebwin Corneel Maria Albert | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2016-09-13 |
| WATSON, Lawrence Anthony | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2019-05-03 |
| WILKS, Martyn Kevin | Director | 2015-05-18 | 2016-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hovis Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- 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.