QUALITY PORK PROCESSORS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.4m
-0.7% vs 2024
Employees
99
+2.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£43k
-93% first positive since 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,152,275 | £6,629,159 | £6,084,000 | £7,247,000 | £7,394,000 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £290,555 | £226,634 | £69,000 | £676,000 | £49,000 | -92.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,097 | -£82,000 | £613,000 | £43,000 | -93% | |
| Net profit | £51,650 | -£12,842 | -£160,000 | £399,000 | -£32,000 | -108% | |
| Cash | £753,681 | £202,293 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,556,424 | £3,430,930 | £5,158,000 | £6,287,000 | £6,250,000 | -0.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,543,730 | £1,530,888 | £4,006,000 | £4,405,000 | £4,373,000 | -0.7% | |
| Equity | £1,543,730 | £1,530,888 | £4,006,000 | £4,405,000 | £4,373,000 | -0.7% | |
| Average employees | 107 | 109 | 94 | 97 | 99 | +2.1% | |
| Wages | £3,236,290 | £2,660,159 | £2,561,000 | £2,802,000 | £3,100,000 | +10.6% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 9.3% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | -0.2% | -2.6% | 5.5% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.2% | 6.6% | 1.3% | 10.8% | 0.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.51x | 0.90x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 1.00x | 1.01x | 0.46x | 10.73x | 8.17x |
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
- QUALITY PORK PROCESSORS LIMITED 2014-10-23 → present
- A. P. JESS (BRECHIN) LTD. 1995-10-09 → 2014-10-23
- EDWARDS QUALITY BUTCHERS LIMITED 1984-11-05 → 1995-10-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors believe to be appropriate, notwithstanding the significant challenges posed by the current global economic climate and inflationary pressures, for the following reasons At the year end, the company had net assets of £4,373,000 and net current assets of £76,000 The company has access to the groups funds and bank facilities”
Significant events
- “During 2024, a new holding company, Browns Food Group Holdings Limited, was created”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GODFREY, Wayne | Director | 2022-02-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
| WOOD, Thomas | Director | 2024-01-08 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENSEN, Herluf | Secretary | 2014-10-17 | 2016-03-09 |
| JESS, David Campbell, Mr. | Secretary | — | 2014-10-17 |
| SAUNDERS, Andrew Keith | Secretary | 2016-10-24 | 2022-02-01 |
| THOMAS, Christopher | Secretary | 2016-03-09 | 2016-10-24 |
| ARGO, David William | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2022-02-01 |
| BOWIE, Allan Russell | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2023-11-30 |
| BRUCE, Roderic George | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2022-02-01 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Richard | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2022-02-01 |
| CLARK, Nicholas Rodger | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2022-06-03 |
| JENSEN, Herluf | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2016-03-09 |
| JESS, Archibald Allan | Director | 1989-11-30 | 2014-10-17 |
| JESS, Archibald Paton, Mr. | Director | — | 2005-07-22 |
| JESS, David Campbell, Mr. | Director | — | 2014-10-17 |
| ROBERTSON, Leslie | Director | 1989-11-30 | 1995-12-22 |
| SAUNDERS, Andrew Keith | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2022-02-01 |
| STEPHEN, Patrick George | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2022-02-01 |
| THOMAS, Christopher | Director | 2016-03-09 | 2016-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Food Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-01 | Active |
| Quality Pork Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.