WHAT'S COOKING DEESIDE UK LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-17 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-11.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£19M
+3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
413
-1.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- WHAT'S COOKING DEESIDE UK LTD 2023-04-21 → present
- K K FINE FOODS LIMITED 2017-10-11 → 2023-04-21
- K K FINE FOODS PLC 2007-08-16 → 2017-10-11
- K K FINE FOODS LIMITED 2003-02-20 → 2007-08-16
- K K WHOLEFOODS LIMITED 1986-11-27 → 2003-02-20
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,866,396 | £2,817,904 | £2,801,957 | |
| Net profit | £3,122,013 | £2,063,427 | £2,043,577 | |
| Cash | £2,091,632 | £3,839,607 | £3,385,486 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,529,896 | £18,426,525 | £19,100,030 | |
| Net assets | £16,254,058 | £18,317,485 | £18,861,062 | |
| Equity | £16,254,058 | £18,317,485 | £18,861,062 | |
| Average employees | 437 | 418 | 413 | |
| Wages | £12,323,680 | £12,550,528 | £13,498,253 |
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
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENOOT, Koen Achiel | Director | 2025-12-03 | Mar 1979 | Belgian |
| BOLSIUS, Christophe | Director | 2017-09-11 | Oct 1969 | Belgian |
| REGNIERS, Yves Luc | Director | 2019-01-01 | Apr 1978 | Belgian |
| SANDERS, Piet Herman Jozef | Director | 2021-10-01 | Nov 1966 | Belgian |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE BACKER, Dirk | Secretary | 2017-09-11 | 2021-08-01 |
| JACKSON, Graham Michael, Dr | Secretary | 2001-07-16 | 2017-09-11 |
| WOOD, Rona Norma | Secretary | — | 2001-07-16 |
| DAVIS, Colin | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| DE COCK, Wim Donaat Margriet | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2018-10-22 |
| EDWARDS, David Michael | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2006-10-04 |
| EDWARDS, Laila | Director | — | 2017-09-11 |
| EDWARDS, Samir Stephen James | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2025-12-03 |
| GALLAGHER, John | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-10-10 |
| GOEMINNE, Dirk | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2018-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Graham Michael, Dr | Director | 2001-07-16 | 2017-09-11 |
| KINT, Francis Jacques Louis, Director | Director | 2018-10-22 | 2021-06-30 |
| STEVENS, René | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2020-03-15 |
| WOOD, Rona Norma | Director | — | 2001-07-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's Cooking Belgium Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-11 | Active |
| Ms Laila Edwards | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-11.8%
£3,839,607 £3,385,486
-
Net assets
+3%
£18,317,485 £18,861,062
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-1.2%
418 413
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-0.6%
£2,817,904 £2,801,957
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+7.6%
£12,550,528 £13,498,253
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