ORKLA FOODS UK PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-16 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+1,277,812.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-12.9% vs 2023
Employees
6
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£178K
-83.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ORKLA FOODS UK PLC 2014-01-02 → present
- RIEBER & SON PLC 1959-07-10 → 2014-01-02
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £7,868,234 | £9,147,983 | £9,219,264 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £830,704 | £1,312,673 | £365,911 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £752,276 | £1,079,800 | £177,703 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £607,582 | £824,147 | £133,511 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £301 | £101 | £1,290,692 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £2,289,161 | £3,111,887 | £2,709,563 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,285,515 | £3,109,662 | £2,708,173 | |
| Equity | £3,760,980 | £5,500,000 | £1,070,421 | £1,677,933 | £2,285,515 | £3,109,662 | £2,708,173 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £299,182 | £308,711 | £337,587 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 10.6% | 14.3% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 9.0% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 36.3% | 42.2% | 13.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 61.0% | 62.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.64x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 10.19x | 5.53x | 1.57x |
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
- SMH Jolliffe Cork Audit Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The wars in Ukraine and The Middle East have impacted energy prices globally, production costs and raw material availability adding pressure on both raw material pricing and costs for suppliers and customers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMARSTRAND, Jan Tore | Secretary | 2018-12-06 | — | — |
| STOKKE, Solveig Elisabet | Director | 2020-12-21 | Jul 1972 | Norwegian |
| WOOLLIN, David | Director | 2016-06-06 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARKALD, Erik Ruud | Secretary | 2015-02-23 | 2018-12-06 |
| BRORSTRØM, René Tangen | Secretary | 2014-09-15 | 2015-02-23 |
| DREWS, Martin | Secretary | 2009-12-03 | 2014-09-15 |
| GJEVIK, Odd Arve | Secretary | 2006-11-24 | 2009-12-03 |
| HOLMES, Andrew John | Secretary | — | 2005-03-18 |
| PARK LANE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-03-18 | 2006-11-24 |
| AUKNER, Per Odmar | Director | — | 1996-07-01 |
| CLARKE, Keith | Director | 2014-09-08 | 2016-12-15 |
| HOLMES, Andrew John | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| JOBBINS, Michael George | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2001-10-31 |
| KLARKEGG, Stein | Director | 2005-04-01 | 2005-12-06 |
| KVINGE, Knut Olav | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2013-06-03 |
| LARSEN, Arne Hartvig | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2005-12-06 |
| LARSEN, Thor | Director | — | 2001-10-31 |
| LOWZOW, Peter Ditlef | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2020-12-21 |
| LUND, Tor | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2009-12-03 |
| MOSS, Roar | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2018-02-28 |
| MØLLER, Bjarne Oskar Rasch | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2016-05-31 |
| OGDEN, Arne Georg | Director | — | 1993-05-27 |
| RAA, Trond Gisle | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2009-03-29 |
| STOLTZ, Niklas Darre | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2016-05-31 |
| ZALOPA, Jerzy | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2014-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-29 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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
+0.8%
£9,147,983 £9,219,264
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+1,277,812.9%
£101 £1,290,692
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-12.9%
£3,109,662 £2,708,173
-
Employees
0%
6 6
-
Operating profit
-72.1%
£1,312,673 £365,911
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-83.5%
£1,079,800 £177,703
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+9.4%
£308,711 £337,587
highest in 3 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