PARAGON QUALITY FOODS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-08 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+31,893.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£17M
+16.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
118
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+47.9% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- PARAGON QUALITY FOODS LTD 1999-07-01 → present
- UNCLE SAMS BEEF BURGER MANUFACTURING LTD 1998-08-03 → 1999-07-01
- SPARKS BURGERS LIMITED 1996-02-05 → 1998-08-03
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £41,333,493 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,811,522 | £659,378 | £2,217,486 | £3,280,458 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,367,676 | £387,780 | £1,330,248 | £2,461,133 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,176 | £20,265 | £9,123 | £2,918,794 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £13,444,323 | £14,063,136 | £15,803,933 | £18,311,621 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £13,262,987 | £13,650,767 | £14,981,015 | £17,442,148 | |
| Equity | £7,100,266 | £8,042,925 | £10,895,311 | £13,262,987 | £13,650,767 | £14,981,015 | £17,442,148 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 118 | 111 | 118 | 118 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,569,234 | £2,768,322 | £2,966,221 | £3,268,570 |
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 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.7% | — | — | — |
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
1 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEKIN, Metin | Director | 1996-02-05 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLETON, Elizabeth Louise | Secretary | 2001-07-06 | 2005-08-16 |
| PEKIN, Metin | Secretary | 1996-02-05 | 2001-12-01 |
| PEKIN, Zohre | Secretary | 2005-08-16 | 2009-12-17 |
| WAYNE, Harold | Nominee Secretary | 1996-02-05 | 1996-02-05 |
| PEKIN, Ali | Director | 1996-02-05 | 2001-07-06 |
| WAYNE, Yvonne | Nominee Director | 1996-02-05 | 1996-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon Property Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-12 | Active |
| Metin Pekin | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-04-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-28 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-04-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+31,893.8%
£9,123 £2,918,794
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+16.4%
£14,981,015 £17,442,148
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
0%
118 118
-
Profit before tax
+47.9%
£2,217,486 £3,280,458
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+10.2%
£2,966,221 £3,268,570
highest in 4 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