DUNBIA (UK)

1. DUNBIA (UK) 2018-05-02 → present
2. DAWN MEATS (UK) 2016-01-25 → 2018-05-02
3. DAWN MEATS (U.K.) 2011-12-16 → 2016-01-25
4. DAWN MEATS (U.K.) LIMITED 2001-12-17 → 2011-12-16
5. DAWN BEDFORD LIMITED 1997-09-02 → 2001-12-17
6. INDEXCHEER LIMITED 1997-06-05 → 1997-09-02

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The company has generated profits from operations for the current and prior financial years. In addition, the company has significant net current assets and total net assets at the end of the financial year. Having considered the company's business activities, financial resources (including existing borrowing arrangements and projected future cash flows) and factors likely to affect its future development (including a potential downside scenario), the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “In June 2023, the High Court handed down a decision in the case of Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited and others relating to the validity of certain historical pension changes due to the lack of actuarial confirmation required by law (under section 37 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993). The Court ruled that amendments made without the required section 37 confirmation are not valid, potentially impacting defined benefit schemes that were previously contracted-out on a salary-related basis. On 25 July 2024, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Virgin Media Limited and therefore the court upheld the High Court decision. The Trustees continue to monitor the position with the assistance of their advisers. However, until the investigations are complete there remains uncertainty as to whether any material amendments are required to the pension liability and hence at present no reliable estimate can be made of any possible obligation.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

17

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +9.8%

  £1,530,725,528 → £1,681,323,940

• Cash

  -53.7%

  £3,987,268 → £1,845,626

• Net assets

  +4.3%

  £138,592,494 → £144,525,656

• Employees

  +3.4%

  4,527 → 4,683

• Operating profit

  +4.2%

  £13,347,082 → £13,902,804

• Profit before tax

  +72.7%

  £4,516,707 → £7,798,965

• Wages

  +9.5%

  £134,637,032 → £147,434,590

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers