CADBURY UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-15 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£62M
+123.8% vs 2023
Employees
1,143
+33.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£52M
+23.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CADBURY UK LIMITED 2007-10-02 → present
- CADBURY LIMITED 1919-05-19 → 2007-10-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £155,885,000 | £206,532,000 | |
| Operating profit | £40,610,000 | £50,885,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £42,394,000 | £52,495,000 | |
| Net profit | £32,285,000 | £40,952,000 | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,713,000 | £63,053,000 | |
| Net assets | £27,761,000 | £62,122,000 | |
| Equity | £27,761,000 | £62,122,000 | |
| Average employees | 858 | 1,143 | |
| Wages | £53,100,000 | £70,601,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 26.1% | 24.6% | |
| Net margin | 20.7% | 19.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 141.4% | 80.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.4% | 51.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.60x | |
| Interest cover | 243.17x | 50885.00x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company is in a net asset position of £62,122,000 (2023 - £27,761,000) and a net current asset position of £39,792,000 (2023 £7,347,000). The directors have forecasted the expected cash flows over the going concern period...”
Group structure
- CADBURY UK LIMITED · parent
- The Cocoa Research Association Limited 8.33%
- The Ghana Cocoa Growing Research Association Limited 11.11%
Significant events
- “On 1 October 2023, the company acquired the trade and assets related to the research and development business of Mondelez UK R&D Limited in exchange for cash consideration to simplify the Mondelez group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CADBURY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-07-25 | — | — |
| NOBLE, Ian Jeffery, Dr | Director | 2023-12-04 | Feb 1968 | British |
| O'BRIEN, Hannah Jane | Director | 2022-01-26 | Feb 1983 | British |
| STEVENSON, Alexander Kevin | Director | 2023-07-13 | Dec 1983 | British |
| VICKERY, Jason Bryan | Director | 2017-04-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| WHEELER, John Spencer Charles | Director | 2023-07-13 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYLE, Paul Vincent | Secretary | 1996-05-13 | 1998-09-30 |
| CAPSTICK, Malcolm Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1995-01-27 |
| HUDSPITH, John Edward | Secretary | 2003-05-19 | 2008-07-24 |
| HURLEY, Roger | Secretary | 1995-01-27 | 1995-09-28 |
| KEATING, Michael Edward | Secretary | 1995-09-20 | 1996-05-13 |
| OWEN, Mary Lisa Hacon | Secretary | 2000-06-19 | 2003-05-19 |
| RECKITT, Mark James | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2000-06-19 |
| BALDRY, Simon Christopher | Director | 2003-05-19 | 2007-06-20 |
| BARRINGTON, Michael Paul | Director | 2004-10-29 | 2007-09-10 |
| BELL, Stephen Richard | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2017-03-31 |
| BOND, Trevor John | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2010-10-01 |
| BOND, Trevor John | Director | 2000-08-28 | 2003-05-19 |
| BOYLE, Paul Vincent | Director | 1996-05-13 | 1998-09-30 |
| BROOKS, Francis David | Director | — | 1994-01-18 |
| BURKE, Anne Colette | Director | 1996-09-16 | 2000-04-25 |
| BURRELL, Ian Christopher | Director | 2000-07-05 | 2005-02-22 |
| BYRNE, Donal Anthony | Director | 1995-02-27 | 2000-07-05 |
| CADBURY, Dominic, Sir | Director | — | 2000-05-12 |
| CHEETHAM, Christine | Director | 1994-02-28 | 2000-06-23 |
| CHICK, Gregory Alan | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2010-10-01 |
| COOKE, Louise Jane | Director | 2003-05-19 | 2005-12-23 |
| COSSLETT, Andrew Peter | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2005-02-02 |
| DAW, Caroline | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| DENNIS, Keith William | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2003-12-19 |
| DENYARD, Michael Charles | Director | 1996-06-17 | 2004-12-24 |
| DOYLE, Richard Michael | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2011-06-13 |
| DUARTE DE ASCENSAO, Rui Pedro | Director | 2020-05-07 | 2020-06-19 |
| FELL, Nicholas Toby | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2003-05-19 |
| FIELDS, Patricia Mary | Director | 2003-06-30 | 2003-10-29 |
| FLEMING, Patrick John | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2000-08-28 |
| FOSTER, David Charles | Director | 2004-10-29 | 2007-09-28 |
| GAMBACCINI, Roberto | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2023-04-17 |
| GIBSON, Andrew Charles | Director | 2003-12-29 | 2007-09-10 |
| GINGELL, Thomas James | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-01-26 |
| HARDING-SMITH, David Roberts | Director | 2006-10-16 | 2016-04-15 |
| HEBBLETHWAITE, Paul Edward | Director | — | 2002-03-15 |
| HERNANDEZ, Marcelo Julio | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2020-02-14 |
| HOBMAN, Richard Anthony | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| HOSAKI, Shari | Director | 2007-09-28 | 2010-06-18 |
| HUGHES, Douglas Vaughan St Clair | Director | 2023-12-04 | 2024-02-29 |
| HURLEY, Roger | Director | — | 1995-09-28 |
| JAMES, Colin Schofield | Director | — | 1996-06-14 |
| JOHNSTON, Ian David | Director | 1994-01-18 | 2000-03-07 |
| KEATING, Michael Edward | Director | — | 2007-09-28 |
| KEENE, Carole Noelle | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| KENT, Christopher John | Director | — | 1995-01-02 |
| LOOSEMORE, Geoffrey Peter | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| MABLEY, Simon Philip | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2013-01-01 |
| MAKIN, David Neil | Director | — | 1997-03-24 |
| O'FLYNN, Aidan Stephen Patrick | Director | 2001-12-17 | 2004-10-29 |
| PALMER, Alan Francis | Director | 1993-07-05 | 1998-01-30 |
| PHYTHIAN, Andrew David | Director | 2004-10-29 | 2007-09-10 |
| POGSON, David John | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2011-06-13 |
| RECKITT, Mark James | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-06-19 |
| REED, James Crichton | Director | 2003-05-19 | 2006-06-15 |
| RUMBOL, Philip James | Director | 2006-06-15 | 2010-07-30 |
| SHEPARD, Daniel James | Director | 2014-07-03 | 2016-09-30 |
| SMITH, Mark Graham | Director | 1998-03-17 | 2001-02-01 |
| STRICKLAND, Wilbur Cecil | Director | 2007-09-10 | 2010-10-01 |
| SUNDERLAND, John Michael, Sir | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1996-09-16 |
| TAYLOR, John Ronald | Director | — | 1993-07-05 |
| WELLINGS, David Gordon | Director | — | 1993-11-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Donald | Director | 2023-04-19 | 2023-09-18 |
| WILLIAMSON, Anthony Paul | Director | — | 1996-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Foods Uk Ip & Production Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 304 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+32.5%
£155,885,000 £206,532,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+123.8%
£27,761,000 £62,122,000
-
Employees
+33.2%
858 1,143
-
Operating profit
+25.3%
£40,610,000 £50,885,000
-
Profit before tax
+23.8%
£42,394,000 £52,495,000
-
Wages
+33%
£53,100,000 £70,601,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers