H.J. HEINZ FINANCE UK PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-08 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£32M
+321% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£84M
-1,184.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- H.J. HEINZ FINANCE UK PLC 1999-11-29 → present
- H.J. FINANCE UK PLC 1999-11-23 → 1999-11-29
- VALLEYTRAIL PLC 1999-09-15 → 1999-11-23
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £0 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,224,611 | -£81,163,825 | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,535,953 | -£83,968,125 | |
| Net profit | -£2,687,176 | -£82,171,979 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £102,445,515 | £148,734,618 | |
| Net assets | -£14,442,550 | £31,925,130 | |
| Equity | -£14,442,550 | £31,925,130 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -1.2% | -54.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 112.6% | 80.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.93x | 11.31x | |
| Interest cover | -0.17x | -10.62x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- H.J. HEINZ FINANCE UK PLC · parent
- H.J. Heinz Company (New Zealand) 0.35%
- Heinz Wattie's Limited 0.35%
- Thompson & Hills Limited 0.35%
- Warenne Cuisine Limited 0.35%
- Master Chef Limited 0.35%
- H.J. Heinz Company Limited 0.35%
- Cerebos Gregg's Limited 0.35%
- Cerebos Skellerop Limited 0.35%
Significant events
- “Since February 2022 the invasion of Ukraine and geopolitical issues has brought about macroeconomic instability across the globe.”
- “During the year, a new unsecured loan amounting to £154,000 thousand has been entered into by the Company, maturing on February 2030. Interest is accrued annually, due and payable in arrears.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNOR, Euphemia | Secretary | 2024-08-13 | — | — |
| CHEUNG, Humbert Kam Hung | Director | 2025-04-12 | Jul 1963 | British |
| RATHBONE, Adam | Director | 2014-07-31 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Michael | Secretary | 1999-11-22 | 2001-02-28 |
| HASSANI, Nargis | Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2016-04-15 |
| KARIM, Zahir, Mr. | Secretary | 2020-05-05 | 2024-08-13 |
| MORE, Janice Kathleen Mary | Secretary | 2004-04-29 | 2014-04-01 |
| PAGE, Christine | Secretary | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-05 |
| VOGUS, Danny Lee | Secretary | 2005-12-16 | 2006-04-25 |
| VOGUS, Danny Lee | Secretary | 2001-02-28 | 2004-04-29 |
| WHITE, Victoria Louise | Secretary | 2016-04-15 | 2019-05-31 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-09-15 | 1999-11-22 |
| BAILEY, Steven Clive | Director | 2004-01-30 | 2006-11-06 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1999-09-15 | 1999-11-22 |
| COOK, Michael | Director | 1999-11-22 | 2001-02-28 |
| FLEMING, Ian Ashley | Director | 1999-11-22 | 2000-12-21 |
| GAVIN, Alan Michael | Director | 1999-11-22 | 2001-07-31 |
| MAZZITELLI, Michele | Director | 2000-12-11 | 2013-12-31 |
| PAGE, Christine | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2025-04-11 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1999-09-15 | 1999-11-22 |
| SHOWALTER, William | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2004-01-28 |
| VARE, Emanuele Alberto | Director | 2013-12-31 | 2014-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Ridge Partners Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-08-24 | Active |
| Carlton Bridge Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-08-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-14 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-30 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-03 | 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 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+321%
-£14,442,550 £31,925,130
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-6,527.7%
-£1,224,611 -£81,163,825
-
Profit before tax
-1,184.7%
-£6,535,953 -£83,968,125
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