EDIBLE OILS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-19 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£90M
Equity attributable
Employees
246
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £312,319,000 | £246,474,000 | |
| Operating profit | £11,050,000 | £10,482,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £11,201,000 | £10,670,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,149,000 | £6,453,000 | |
| Cash | £8,618,000 | £11,173,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100,151,000 | £96,625,000 | |
| Net assets | £93,846,000 | £90,453,000 | |
| Equity | £93,846,000 | £90,453,000 | |
| Average employees | 228 | 246 | |
| Wages | £7,932,000 | £6,503,000 |
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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 10.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.1% | 41.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.98x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | 394.64x | 748.71x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having made detailed enquiries the directors are of the opinion that the group has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for at least the 12 months from the date of signing. The group remained profitable in the period with profit from continuing operations of £6,453,000, have a net asset position of £90,453,000 and net current assets of £39,951,000. This profitability from day-to-day operations is expected to continue operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements, thus continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements subject to the material uncertainty as noted below.”
Group structure
- EDIBLE OILS LTD · parent
- Edible Oils Limited Polska Sp. z o.o. 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 May 2024, Mitsubishi Corporation sold the entire Princes Group to NewPrinces S.p.A (formerly Newlat Food S.p.A). The acquisition of Princes Limited, including 50% of Edible Oils Ltd (EOL) included a change in the financial year end from the end of March to end of December, resulting in a shortened current reporting period of 9 months.”
- “The ongoing impacts of global events such as the cost-of-living crisis have been severe and far reaching. However, as our industry and Group responds and adapts to change, we are also transforming our business to build a more resilient future.”
- “From advancements in our sustainability and innovation journeys, to the completion of major investment projects, and the evolution of our people policies, Edible Oils Ltd is making important progress across all areas of the business and within our supply chains.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAZZARI, Fabio | Secretary | 2024-07-30 | — | — |
| FAZZARI, Fabio | Director | 2024-07-30 | May 1978 | Italian |
| HARRISON, Simon | Director | 2024-04-08 | Dec 1970 | British |
| SCHWARZMAYR, Johan | Director | 2025-02-01 | Dec 1979 | German |
| TURNEY, Jonathan William | Director | 2026-01-26 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DWYER, Daniel John | Secretary | 2004-12-10 | 2004-12-10 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Secretary | 2004-12-10 | 2007-04-06 |
| ODA, Manabu | Secretary | 2007-04-06 | 2017-03-31 |
| SUEMATSU, Kazuhito | Secretary | 2017-04-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| BATE, Stanley | Director | 2007-04-06 | 2012-07-01 |
| BAUWENS, Francois | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2015-11-18 |
| CHURCH, Anthony Mark Ian | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| CRITCHLEY, Kenneth David | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2007-04-06 |
| DEGEN, Marcus | Director | 2012-01-05 | 2018-04-01 |
| DWYER, Daniel James | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2004-12-10 |
| GROSSMAN, John | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2022-12-09 |
| HAYES, Kenneth Denis | Director | 2007-04-06 | 2012-01-05 |
| HOBSON, Robert | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2012-01-05 |
| HOBSON, Robert | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2007-12-04 |
| HOLZ, Duane, Mr. | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2018-05-01 |
| HOLZ, Duane Jeffrey | Director | 2008-11-04 | 2009-03-18 |
| ITO, Kazuo | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2007-04-06 |
| JOLLY, Timothy | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2007-04-06 |
| KELLY, Kevin Henry | Director | 2007-04-06 | 2013-04-30 |
| KROPP, Martin | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2020-11-25 |
| KUITERS, Raymond | Director | 2023-12-11 | 2025-02-01 |
| KUITERS, Raymond | Director | 2012-01-05 | 2014-01-31 |
| KUITERS, Raymond | Director | 2006-03-28 | 2007-07-25 |
| LIGHTNER, Erik | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2006-03-28 |
| MACKINTOSH, Cameron John | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2024-03-28 |
| MARSHALL, David | Director | 2007-07-25 | 2018-04-01 |
| O'GRADY, Dermot, Mr. | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2023-12-11 |
| ODA, Manabu | Director | 2007-04-06 | 2017-03-31 |
| PINNER, Ian Robert | Director | 2007-12-04 | 2008-11-04 |
| PRICE, Craig Derek | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| SMITH, Nicholas | Director | 2022-12-10 | 2026-01-26 |
| SUEMATSU, Kazuhito | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2024-07-30 |
| SUEMATSU, Kazuhito | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-04-01 |
| SWARTBERG, Eric | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2018-04-01 |
| TROWSDALE, Stephen Ronald | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2006-01-31 |
| TUITE, Derek Patrick | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2018-04-01 |
| ZEHR, Steven Paul | Director | 2006-01-31 | 2007-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princes Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Pura Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | 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
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2024-03-31