ESSENTIA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-01 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-18 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£106K
-43.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7M
+17.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
47
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+61.5% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ESSENTIA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2015-02-13 → present
- BHJ INGREDIENTS UK LIMITED 2012-12-18 → 2015-02-13
- BHJ UK PROTEIN FOODS LIMITED 2003-10-02 → 2012-12-18
- DANEXPORT PROTEIN FOODS LIMITED 1999-02-19 → 2003-10-02
- PROTEIN FOODS (U.K.) LIMITED 1969-01-23 → 1999-02-19
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | — | — | — | — | £16,137,198 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,645,534 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,567,842 | £1,721,056 | £2,779,414 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £2,069,416 | £1,268,507 | £2,037,387 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £370,311 | £188,258 | £105,609 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £7,003,669 | £6,806,966 | £7,876,549 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £6,180,910 | £5,949,417 | £6,986,804 | |
| Equity | £1,657,628 | £2,985,567 | £2,365,956 | £3,031,073 | £6,180,910 | £5,949,417 | £6,986,804 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 45 | 45 | 47 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,122,104 | £2,173,428 |
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 | — | — | — | — | 16.4% | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 12.8% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 37.8% | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 33.05x | — | — |
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
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRISTOW-MCGHEE, Rachel Mary | Secretary | 2021-07-28 | — | — |
| COOKE, Thomas Gregory | Director | 2016-03-14 | Mar 1975 | British |
| HANSEN, Thorbjørn Ueland | Director | 2024-03-20 | Mar 1967 | Danish |
| JACOBSEN, Asger | Director | 2005-11-29 | Oct 1968 | Danish |
| PARNELL, Richard | Director | 2005-11-29 | Jul 1961 | British |
| WHILEY, Graham Leonard | Director | 2002-02-01 | Apr 1959 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Lynn | Secretary | 2008-04-15 | 2021-07-28 |
| PARNELL, Richard | Secretary | 2006-12-04 | 2008-04-15 |
| SLATER, Rosemary Joy | Secretary | — | 2006-12-04 |
| HALD-CHRISTENSEN, Vilhelm | Director | — | 2024-03-20 |
| HEAL, Stephen John | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2001-11-09 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Peter | Director | — | 1998-11-13 |
| KROGH, Svend | Director | — | 1997-04-29 |
| PEDERSEN, Jens Peder | Director | 1999-08-24 | 2009-06-25 |
| PEDERSEN, Niels Aage | Director | 1997-04-29 | 2001-11-29 |
| SLATER, Rosemary Joy | Director | 2005-11-29 | 2006-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lgi Denmark Aps | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-07-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-03-23 | 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-43.9%
£188,258 £105,609
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+17.4%
£5,949,417 £6,986,804
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+4.4%
45 47
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+61.5%
£1,721,056 £2,779,414
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+2.4%
£2,122,104 £2,173,428
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