DAIRY CREST LIMITED

5 THE HEIGHTS, BROOKLANDS, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, KT13 0NY

Company Number: 02085882
Incorporation date: 23-Dec-1986
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
10410 Manufacture of oils and fats
10420 Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats
10512 Butter and cheese production
10519 Manufacture of other milk products

SUMMARY

This company is 37.3 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Dairy Crest Uk Limited. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 215.6 million which has increased from GBP 176.1 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 462.3 million which is up 10% on previous year's figure of GBP 435 million. The company has 5 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 54 other companies, 18 (33.3%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are 2 court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 31-Dec-2024
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Mar-2023)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Operating profit	Interest Received	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP
31-Mar-2019	GBP	462,300,000	3,400,000	7,000,000			-12,800,000
31-Mar-2018	GBP	435,000,000	190,000,000	5,700,000			144,500,000
31-Mar-2017	GBP	395,800,000	57,000,000	8,200,000	21,800,000	-9,200,000
31-Mar-2016	GBP	406,800,000	45,000,000	10,600,000	30,700,000	-8,900,000
31-Mar-2015	GBP	1,247,300,000	62,500,000		18,100,000	4,400,000	41,900,000
31-Mar-2014	GBP	1,332,400,000	65,400,000		19,200,000	11,600,000	47,200,000
31-Mar-2013	GBP	1,336,100,000	106,100,000		23,300,000	1,200,000	81,600,000
31-Mar-2012	GBP	1,444,800,000	41,500,000		24,700,000	400,000	22,700,000
31-Mar-2011	GBP	1,420,600,000	59,400,000		20,300,000	11,600,000	23,800,000

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Debt	Share Capital	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
31-Mar-2019	GBP	13,000,000	-123,000,000	1,274,300,000	123,000,000	150,000,000	65,600,000	215,600,000
31-Mar-2018	GBP	21,400,000	-1,100,000	1,138,300,000	1,100,000	150,000,000	26,100,000	176,100,000
31-Mar-2017	GBP	19,400,000	-1,500,000	1,138,800,000	1,500,000	150,000,000	-169,800,000	-19,800,000
31-Mar-2016	GBP	59,300,000	-1,500,000	1,325,000,000	1,500,000	150,000,000	-133,700,000	16,300,000
31-Mar-2015	GBP	49,000,000	801,100,000	1,341,300,000		150,000,000	47,700,000	197,700,000
31-Mar-2014	GBP	65,100,000	786,600,000	599,000,000	1,800,000	150,000,000	70,000,000	157,000,000
31-Mar-2013	GBP	258,700,000	850,000,000	1,440,400,000	2,400,000	150,000,000	32,000,000	182,000,000
31-Mar-2012	GBP	60,000,000	476,700,000	1,087,600,000	12,700,000	150,000,000	4,700,000	154,700,000
31-Mar-2011	GBP	39,500,000	417,400,000	986,700,000	2,500,000	150,000,000	58,000,000	208,000,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end	Currency	% Equity	Sum raised	Pre-Money Valuation*	Post-Money Valuation*	Enterprise Value**

Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Active	Isobel HINTON	26 Jun 2023	16 Apr 2024		1 - 0
Resigned	Roger James ROBOTHAM	21 Sep 2018	26 Jun 2023		0 - 1
Resigned	Robin Paul MILLER	07 Apr 2008	21 Sep 2018	British	31 - 93
Resigned	Roger James NEWTON	24 Feb 1992	07 Apr 2008	British	6 - 77
Resigned	John Newton GILDER		14 Feb 1992		0 - 1

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Christopher Ronald THORNTON	03 Mar 2020		Finance Director	British	5 - 10	0 (0.0%)
Active	Adam BRAITHWAITE	03 Mar 2020		Director	British	5 - 6	0 (0.0%)
Active	Maxime THERRIEN	15 Apr 2019		Chief Financial Officer And Secretary	Canadian	7 - 9	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Michael John SHELDON	07 Feb 2014	23 Dec 2015	Director	British	0 - 4	1 (25.0%)
Active	Robert Thomas Arthur WILLOCK	10 Jul 2013		Director	British	1 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Active	Thomas Alexander ATHERTON	23 May 2013		Chartered Accountant	British	10 - 35	19 (42.2%)
Resigned	Michael Paul BARRINGTON	01 Dec 2011	24 Jul 2018	Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Gordon MAUGHAN	11 Sep 2009	16 Sep 2011	Director	British	0 - 2	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Martin Leonard FISHER	14 Mar 2008	14 Oct 2009	Group Operations Development Director	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Robert TANSEY	14 Mar 2008	31 Jul 2012	Group Hr Director	British	0 - 6	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Arthur John REEVES	14 Mar 2008	07 Feb 2014	External Affairs Director	British	0 - 12	6 (50.0%)
Resigned	Richard Steven JONES	14 Mar 2008	31 Dec 2019	Procurement Director	British	0 - 4	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Martyn Kevin WILKS	07 Jan 2008	31 Mar 2015	Director	British	0 - 14	1 (7.1%)
Resigned	Martin Nicholas OAKES	01 Feb 2007	10 Dec 2008	Company Director	British	2 - 27	22 (75.9%)
Resigned	Alastair Sholto Neil MURRAY	08 Sep 2003	23 May 2013	Finance Director	British	2 - 48	29 (58.0%)
Resigned	Peter William THORNTON	01 Sep 2003	28 Nov 2007	Managing Director	British	1 - 24	8 (32.0%)
Resigned	Mark ALLEN	26 Jul 2002	04 Jul 2019	Md Cheese	English	1 - 43	17 (38.6%)
Resigned	Christopher David ROBERTS	09 Feb 2001	31 Mar 2003	Accountant	British	0 - 6	1 (16.7%)
Resigned	Ian Cameron LAURIE	10 Jul 1995	10 Aug 2003	Finance Director	British	0 - 18	4 (22.2%)
Resigned	William Robert BROWN	06 Jul 1995	07 Jun 2002	Company Director	British	0 - 5	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Michael DOWDALL	15 Aug 1994	20 Jul 2000	Company Director	British	0 - 12	1 (8.3%)
Resigned	David Alan HARDING	25 Oct 1993	30 Jun 1995	Finance Director	British	0 - 36	11 (30.6%)
Resigned	Richard FLETCHER	01 Aug 1993	04 Jul 1996	Farmer	British	0 - 7	5 (71.4%)
Resigned	Ronald Edwin FROST	01 Aug 1993	04 Jul 1996	Company Director	British	0 - 21	1 (4.8%)
Resigned	Thomas Hugh JONES	01 Aug 1993	04 Jul 1996	Farmer	Welsh	0 - 6	1 (16.7%)
Resigned	Paul Scott LEWIS	01 Aug 1993	04 Jul 1996	Company Director	British	0 - 20	1 (5.0%)
Resigned	William Woodhouse MADDERS	01 Aug 1993	01 Aug 1994	Farmer	British	1 - 12	4 (30.8%)
Resigned	Graham Stewart FISH	01 Jul 1993	18 Aug 1995	Company Director	British	1 - 14	3 (20.0%)
Resigned	Peter Alan JACOBS	04 Nov 1991	04 Jul 1996	Director	British	5 - 25	3 (10.0%)
Resigned	Walter John HOULISTON	01 Nov 1991	26 Jul 2002	Chief Executive	British	0 - 40	18 (45.0%)
Resigned	David Rodney LEWIS	31 Oct 1991	30 Sep 1994	Executive Director	British	0 - 23	9 (39.1%)
Resigned	John William Drummond HALL	16 Sep 1991	31 Dec 2006	Company Director	British	0 - 53	23 (43.4%)
Resigned	Cyril FIDLER	01 Aug 1991	31 Jul 1993	Dairy Farming	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Geoffrey BAR	29 May 1991	31 Oct 1991	Chief Executive	British	0 - 8	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Nicholas Peter George SAPHIR		31 Jul 1993	Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Peter Alan JACOBS		04 Jul 1996	Director	British	5 - 25	3 (10.0%)
Resigned	David Rodney LEWIS		30 Sep 1994	Executive Director	British	0 - 23	9 (39.1%)
Resigned	Walter John HOULISTON		26 Jul 2002	Chief Executive	British	0 - 40	18 (45.0%)
Resigned	Geoffrey Richards JOHN		30 Sep 1994	Chairman	British	0 - 7	1 (14.3%)
Resigned	George Rigby MASON		31 Jul 1991	Director	British	0 - 3	2 (66.7%)
Resigned	Benjamin Brownie KENT		31 Jul 1993	Director	British	0 - 1	0 (0.0%)
Resigned	Geoffrey BAR		31 Oct 1991	Chief Executive	British	0 - 8	0 (0.0%)

Number of active directors: 5
Average tenure of active directors: 7.0 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 4.1 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 8.4%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Christopher Ronald THORNTON	Adam BRAITHWAITE	Maxime THERRIEN	Robert Thomas Arthur WILLOCK	Thomas Alexander ATHERTON
J.M.NUTTALL & CO. LIMITED (00144253) - Dissolved					✔
THE DAIRY COUNCIL (00203597) - Active					✔
THE DOVEDALE CREAMERY LIMITED (00231110) - Dissolved					✔
EXPRESS DAIRY LIMITED (00350741) - Dissolved					✔
UNIGATE DAIRIES LIMITED (00367806) - Active	✔		✔		✔
DAIRY CREST (SERVICES) LIMITED (00379733) - Active		✔	✔		✔
EXPRESS DAIRIES LIMITED (00391001) - Dissolved					✔
MAGNESS & USHER LIMITED (00464014) - Active					✔
EXPRESS FOOD SERVICE LIMITED (00584787) - Dissolved					✔
WENSLEYDALE DAIRY PRODUCTS LIMITED (00586967) - Active	✔		✔		✔
DAIRY CREST FOODTEC LIMITED (00694434) - Dissolved					✔
FRYLIGHT LIMITED (00796164) - Dissolved					✔
MOREHANDS LIMITED (00820341) - Active					✔
DAIRY CREST DAIRY PRODUCTS LIMITED (00879131) - Active		✔	✔		✔
ENGLISH BUTTER MARKETING COMPANY LIMITED (00963152) - Dissolved					✔
CRESSDENE LIMITED (00967012) - Active		✔	✔		✔
COOMBE FARM DAIRIES LIMITED (01308739) - Active					✔
COOMBE FARM FOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED (01314650) - Dissolved					✔
MH FOODS LIMITED (01334487) - Active		✔	✔		✔
COOMBE FARM FOODS LIMITED (01531775) - Dissolved					✔
MOREHANDS IP LIMITED (01544012) - Active			✔		✔
MENDIP DAIRY CREST LIMITED (01831303) - Dissolved					✔
MALVERN FARM FOODS LIMITED (01926311) - Dissolved					✔
COOL COUNTRY LIMITED (01960475) - Dissolved					✔
DAIRY UK LIMITED (01971245) - Active					✔
DAIRY CREST LIMITED (02085882) - Active	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
MILLWAY DAIRY CREST LIMITED (02186776) - Dissolved					✔
DAIRY CREST FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED (02448298) - Active			✔		✔
DAIRY CREST FOOD INGREDIENTS UK LIMITED (02780097) - Dissolved					✔
DAIRY CREST SHARE TRUSTEES LIMITED (03162817) - Active			✔		✔
DAIRY CREST GROUP LIMITED (03162897) - Active		✔	✔		✔
DAIRY CREST FRANCE HOLDINGS 1 LIMITED (03215320) - Active		✔	✔	✔	✔
THE DEVON DAIRY LIMITED (03414586) - Active	✔
WESSEX DAIRY PRODUCTS LIMITED (03415309) - Dissolved					✔
DC QUEST TRUSTEES LIMITED (03450615) - Active					✔
DAIRY CREST FRANCE HOLDINGS 2 LIMITED (03470048) - Active		✔	✔		✔
DAVIDSTOW CHEESE LIMITED (04318686) - Dissolved					✔
DAIRY CREST (FOSTON) LIMITED (04583139) - Active					✔
THE CORNISH DAIRY LIMITED (04890757) - Active	✔
DAIRY CREST UK LIMITED (06679840) - Active	✔		✔		✔
DAIRY CREST FACILITIES LIMITED (06679919) - Active			✔		✔
THE PROPER WELSH MILK COMPANY LIMITED (07015838) - Dissolved					✔
GLF SCHOOLS (07551959) - Active		✔
MULLER INVESTMENTS LIMITED (07666062) - Active	✔
THE YORKSHIRE CREAMERY LIMITED (08443393) - Active		✔	✔		✔
UTM DAIRY UK LIMITED (08741629) - Active	✔
PHILPOT DAIRY PRODUCTS LIMITED (09914960) - Active	✔
SAPUTO DAIRY UK LTD (11834952) - Active	✔				✔
FERMANAGH CREAMERIES LIMITED (NI008162) - Dissolved					✔
ROBERT WISEMAN & SONS LIMITED (SC087376) - Active	✔
MÜLLER WISEMAN DAIRIES LIMITED (SC146494) - Active	✔
ABERDEEN MILK CO. LIMITED (SC147216) - Active	✔
MÜLLER WISEMAN TRUST COMPANY LIMITED (SC166222) - Active	✔
BUTE ISLAND FOODS LTD. (SC237960) - Active		✔			✔
MÜLLER WISEMAN LEASING LIMITED (SC348042) - Active	✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name	Share class	Shares at confirmation date
Shareholder name	Share class	2016-06-30	2015-06-30	2014-06-30	2013-06-30	2012-06-30
DAIRY CREST UK LIMITED	ORDINARY	150,000,000 100%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%
DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC	ORDINARY	0 0%	150,000,000 100%	150,000,000 100%	150,000,000 100%	150,000,000 100%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

Company name	Share class	Shares at confimation date
Company name	Share class	2016-06-21	2016-05-29	2016-03-13	2015-11-30	2015-06-21
DAIRY CREST LIMITED	ORDINARY	337,895,280 100%	102 100%	0 0%	58,336 100%	337,895,280 100%
DAIRY CREST LIMITED	A ORDINARY	0 0%	0 0%	50,000 25%	0 0%	0 0%
DAIRY CREST LIMITED	B ORDINARY	0 0%	0 0%	50,000 25%	0 0%	0 0%
DAIRY CREST LIMITED	A ORDINARY	0 0%	0 0%	50,000 25%	0 0%	0 0%
DAIRY CREST LIMITED	B ORDINARY	0 0%	0 0%	50,000 25%	0 0%	0 0%

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

>75%:Dairy Crest Uk Limited (6679840 - United Kingdom) active

Controlling entities above

DAIRY CREST LIMITED

Controlled companies below

25-50%:AGRI ASSIST LIMITED (07007121 - UK) active

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

Start date	End date	Average days to pay	% invoices paid over 60 days	% invoices not paid within agreed terms	Gov.uk report
2023-04-01	2023-09-30	51	24%	40%	77229
2022-10-01	2023-03-31	50	18%	32%	70497
2022-04-01	2022-09-30	50	18%	30%	64540
2021-10-01	2022-03-31	47	14%	28%	57805
2021-04-01	2021-09-30	43	11%	23%	51140
2020-10-01	2021-03-31	49	17%	28%	44718
2020-04-01	2020-09-30	48	16%	26%	37444
2019-10-01	2020-03-31	52	21%	31%	30692
2019-04-01	2019-09-30	54	25%	29%	23189
2018-10-01	2019-03-31	52	23%	35%	15093
2018-04-01	2018-09-30	60	42%	90%	7473

COURT CASES

Date	Title	Reference	Subject
2016-06-13	PM Project Services Ltd v Dairy Crest Ltd	[2016] EWHC 1235 (TCC)
2002-11-08	Gibson v Dairy Crest Plc (County Dairies)	[2002] UKEAT 659_02_0811

PATENTS

Title	Date filed	Status	Publication number
Composition for treatment and/or nutrition of poultry	2017-06-30	Pending if pre publication date, "Application Published" if publication date is today or in the past	GB2558021
Dispensing container for a flexible bag	2009-02-10	Ceased	GB2467603
Preparation for use in the treatment of Clostridium difficile and Salmonella	2008-10-13	Granted	GB2453671
Secure container for delivered items such as milk bottles	2002-06-28	Ceased	GB2390115
Cold-seal wrapping of articles	1999-05-13	Ceased	GB2349862
Package with peelable seal and optional in register pattern	1998-05-15	Terminated	GB2337243
Package with peelable seal	1998-05-15	Terminated	GB2337242
Water-continuous spread	1997-03-12	Granted	GB2323092
Water-continuous spread	1995-03-16	Ceased	GB2287946
Removing particles from packaging web	1991-11-07	Terminated	GB2250258
Sterilized concentrated milk product	1986-05-09	Ceased	GB2190274
Cream powder	1985-06-05	Ceased	GB2176088
Feed supplement and method of preparing the same	1984-12-13	Ceased	GB2151448
Process for treating whey	1981-06-05	Ceased	GB2078227
Method for disinfecting immobilized enzymes	1980-12-11	Ceased	GB2065137

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 10410 Manufacture of oils and fats)

Company	Registered Address	Company Number	YE Date	Revenue GBP	Net Profit GBP	Other SIC codes
AAK (UK) LIMITED	KING GEORGE DOCK, KINGSTON-UPON-HULL, NORTH HUMBERSIDE, HU9 5PX	01585686	2017-12-31	262,778,000	9,049,000
EDIBLE OILS LTD	6TH FLOOR, ROYAL LIVER BUILDING, PIER HEAD, LIVERPOOL, L3 1NX	05309847	2018-03-31	237,254,000	10,095,000
ROIL FOODS LIMITED	UNIT 51 CLYWEDOG ROAD NORTH, WREXHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, WREXHAM, WALES, LL13 9XN	02822346	2017-06-30	58,486,545	0
OLYMPIC OILS LIMITED	OLYMPIC FOODS, FALLOWS WAY, WHISTON, MERSEYSIDE, L35 1RZ	01946330	2018-05-31	38,682,313	0
FLAVOIL LTD	15 WORPLE WAY, RICHMOND, ENGLAND, TW10 6DG	07602718	2019-04-30	1,034,010	0	46330-Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats 46900-Non-specialised wholesale trade
YORKSHIRE DRIZZLE LTD	THE OLD STABLES 5 FAIRFIELDS ROAD, HOLMBRIDGE, HOLMFIRTH, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, HD9 2NP	10715854	2019-04-30	104,023	0
CASSOVIA LTD	135 GROSVENOR ROAD, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, E7 8JB	09996292	2019-02-28	29,164	0
MODET LTD	DEFAULT, 290 MOSTON LANE, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, M40 9WB	08242498	2018-10-31	6,708	0
P&P GREEN UK HOLDINGS LTD	SUITE 1, 3RD FLOOR, 11-12 ST. JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, SW1Y 4LB	10344418	0000-00-00	0	0	10511-Liquid milk and cream production 10512-Butter and cheese production 10519-Manufacture of other milk products
PURA FOODS LIMITED	ADM INTERNATIONAL OFFICES, CHURCH MANORWAY, ERITH, KENT, DA8 1DL	02158570	0000-00-00	0	0	10420-Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
DAIRY CREST LIMITED	0.7%	3.6%	7.1%	Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector	Too few competitors


Age	0.3%	1.3%	2.4%	Medium
Company Type	0.7%	3.7%	7.4%	Medium
Accounts category	0.7%	2.2%	3.8%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.5%	1.8%	3.9%	Medium
Sic code count	1.0%	5.6%	10.9%	Medium