CREAMLINE DAIRIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+30.8% highest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+10.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
256
-1.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+29% highest in 5 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CREAMLINE DAIRIES LIMITED 2000-11-29 → present
- INDUSTRIAL MILK SUPPLIES LIMITED 1945-06-21 → 2000-11-29
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-28 | 2019-09-29 | 2020-09-26 | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-09-24 | 2022-09-25 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,441,994 | — | £28,961,777 | — | — | £33,568,571 | — | £36,117,697 | £34,285,658 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,161,902 | — | £2,437,085 | — | — | £521,480 | — | £1,796,640 | £2,298,312 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,125,728 | — | £2,403,873 | — | — | £516,198 | — | £1,877,938 | £2,423,236 | |
| Net profit | — | £920,698 | — | £1,958,194 | — | — | £336,994 | — | £1,477,916 | £1,771,388 | |
| Cash | £1,944,650 | £2,355,659 | £2,355,659 | £4,853,931 | £4,853,931 | £4,074,617 | £3,519,229 | £3,519,229 | £4,400,165 | £5,756,650 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,679,960 | — | £11,766,009 | — | — | £11,144,896 | — | £12,363,755 | £13,943,645 | |
| Net assets | — | £9,195,996 | — | £10,609,157 | — | — | £10,322,192 | — | £11,219,758 | £12,410,304 | |
| Equity | £8,921,268 | £9,195,996 | £9,195,996 | £10,609,157 | £10,609,157 | £10,627,181 | £10,322,192 | £10,322,192 | £11,219,758 | £12,410,304 | |
| Average employees | — | 261 | — | 270 | — | — | 268 | — | 261 | 256 | |
| Wages | — | £5,788,734 | — | £6,576,856 | — | — | £6,779,925 | — | £6,881,860 | £6,929,603 |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-28 | 2019-09-29 | 2020-09-26 | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-25 | 2022-09-24 | 2022-09-25 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.2% | — | 8.4% | — | — | 1.6% | — | 5.0% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.4% | — | 6.8% | — | — | 1.0% | — | 4.1% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.9% | — | 20.7% | — | — | 4.7% | — | 14.5% | 16.5% | |
| Interest cover | — | 23.74x | — | 61.02x | — | — | 18.22x | — | 46.70x | 47.79x |
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.
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWALLOW, Christopher David | Secretary | 1994-12-19 | — | British |
| PURVIS, Robert Kenneth Berry | Director | 1995-10-12 | Jul 1969 | British |
| SWALLOW, Anthony David | Director | 2001-11-21 | Jul 1940 | British |
| SWALLOW, Christopher David | Director | 1994-12-19 | Jul 1970 | British |
| SWALLOW, Helga Hildegard Gertrud | Director | 1994-12-19 | Dec 1935 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE, Nora | Secretary | — | 1994-02-19 |
| CHAPMAN, Jennifer | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| ROE, Michael | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| ROE, Nora | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| ROE, William Sleath | Director | — | 1994-12-19 |
| SWALLOW, Anthony David | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2000-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-05-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2016-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2016-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2024-09-28 vs 2023-09-30
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Turnover
-5.1%
£36,117,697 £34,285,658
-
Cash
+30.8%
£4,400,165 £5,756,650
highest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
+10.6%
£11,219,758 £12,410,304
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-1.9%
261 256
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+27.9%
£1,796,640 £2,298,312
-
Profit before tax
+29%
£1,877,938 £2,423,236
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+0.7%
£6,881,860 £6,929,603
highest in 5 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers