PRIMA CHEESE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-05 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£16M
+18.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£25M
+22.6% vs 2024
Employees
189
+2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6M
+16% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £104,218,566 | £108,909,435 | |
| Operating profit | £5,223,730 | £5,604,897 | |
| Profit before tax | £5,209,030 | £6,040,846 | |
| Net profit | £4,052,065 | £4,531,619 | |
| Cash | £13,747,205 | £16,305,369 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,637,349 | £25,127,676 | |
| Net assets | £20,034,564 | £24,566,183 | |
| Equity | £20,034,564 | £24,566,183 | |
| Average employees | 185 | 189 | |
| Wages | £6,209,631 | £5,967,295 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.3% | 22.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.34x | 2.61x | |
| Interest cover | 35.92x | 36.61x |
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
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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. The directors have assessed the company's current and future prospects and its availability of cash resources. This assessment included an analysis of market conditions, the availability of adequate on-going facilities from the company's bankers and the net current asset position shown on the balance sheet as at 31 March 2025. The directors believe that sufficient cash resources are available and that adequate ongoing facilities will continue to be available from the company's bankers. Based on this assessment, the directors concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. After making enquiries and having regard for the factors set out in the Strategic Report, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 29 July 2025, the company entered into a group composite banking arrangement under which overdrafts, loans and cash balances can be offset. The company and its fellow group undertakings have cross guarantee arrangements in connection with bank facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENI, Behroz Noudoost | Secretary | 2003-09-17 | — | British |
| ANSARI-BENI, Essmat | Director | 2003-09-17 | Mar 1948 | Iranian |
| BENI, Behroz Noudoost | Director | 2003-09-17 | Jan 1948 | British |
| EBANKS-BENI, Naghmeh | Director | 2007-10-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| NOUDOOST BENI, Nima | Director | 2004-04-06 | Jan 1983 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-09-17 | 2003-09-17 |
| EBANKS BENI, Naghmeh | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2009-09-30 |
| MC FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-09-17 | 2003-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 4b Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-31 | Active |
| Sintons Trust Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2018-10-17 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Mr Ayaz Ansari Beni | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2018-10-17 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Mr Behroz Noudoost Beni | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-21 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
| Mrs Essmat Ansari Beni | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-06-21 | Ceased 2023-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+4.5%
£104,218,566 £108,909,435
-
Cash
+18.6%
£13,747,205 £16,305,369
-
Net assets
+22.6%
£20,034,564 £24,566,183
-
Employees
+2.2%
185 189
-
Operating profit
+7.3%
£5,223,730 £5,604,897
-
Profit before tax
+16%
£5,209,030 £6,040,846
-
Wages
-3.9%
£6,209,631 £5,967,295
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