CENTRAL PLAINS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-03 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-20
Watchouts
Cash
£965K
+297.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-13% vs 2023
Employees
142
+1.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£126K
+126.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 3 in the financial statements which indicates that the group has been impacted by the Ukrainian War which has affected their operational activities. As stated in note 3, these events or conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the group and or the parent 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 Group management is confident that, in the 12-month period following the date of signing these financial statements, the group will remain operational thanks to the continued support of its funding banks and stakeholders.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CENTRAL PLAINS GROUP LIMITED 2019-06-12 → present
- DMWSL 901 LIMITED 2019-04-12 → 2019-06-12
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,874,000 | £10,399,000 | |
| Operating profit | £624,000 | £1,209,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£481,000 | £126,000 | |
| Net profit | -£481,000 | £125,000 | |
| Cash | £243,000 | £965,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,680,000 | £12,828,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,980,000 | £4,331,000 | |
| Equity | £4,980,000 | £4,331,000 | |
| Average employees | 140 | 142 | |
| Wages | £1,015,000 | £1,331,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.6% | 11.6% | |
| Net margin | -8.2% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.3% | 9.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.54x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 0.56x | 1.12x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 3 in the financial statements which indicates that the group has been impacted by the Ukrainian War which has affected their operational activities. As stated in note 3, these events or conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast doubt on the group and or the parent 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 Group management is confident that, in the 12-month period following the date of signing these financial statements, the group will remain operational thanks to the continued support of its funding banks and stakeholders.”
Group structure
- CENTRAL PLAINS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- CPG Operations Limited 100%
- LLC Central Plains Group Ukraine 100%
- LLC Strong Energy Zakhid 100%
Significant events
- “Despite the impacts of Covid 19 and over 3 years of conflict in Eastern Ukraine, CPG continue to operate without any physical interruption, and we remain focussed on the expansion of our vertically integrated, zero-waste operations.”
- “The impact on 2024 results from the conflict is considerably lower. The key item impacting the 2024 results was related to further devaluation of the Hryvina and a recognised transactional fx loss of £259,000.”
- “A key development in 2024 was the finalisation of 2 key biopolymer recipes which were developed at CPG's Biopolymer Research Hub at Harper Adams University with the support of Linz University.”
- “On the 7th February 2025, the company incorporated a new company in Ukraine called 'LLC CPG Biopolymers Ukraine' and also changed the name of CPG Operations Limited to CPG Biopolymers Limited.”
- “As at 31st March 2025, a total of £3.12 million worth of shareholders and other loans were converted into 3,858,679 £0.1 ordinary company shares, adding £385 thousand to the share capital and £2.7 million to the share premium account of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWSON, Keith Paul, Dr | Director | 2019-11-25 | Jun 1958 | British |
| DRIN, Oleg | Director | 2020-02-06 | Dec 1975 | Ukrainian |
| GILLINGHAM, Vincent | Director | 2022-11-17 | May 1984 | British |
| JANAWAY, Richard George | Director | 2019-11-25 | Oct 1945 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Diarmid | Director | 2019-11-25 | Aug 1972 | British |
| LAIRD, Mark Charles | Director | 2019-06-07 | Dec 1971 | British |
| STEWART, Alastair | Director | 2019-06-07 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DM COMPANY SERVICES (LONDON) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-04-12 | 2019-06-07 |
| ARMSTRONG, Douglas Alexander | Director | 2019-06-07 | 2019-06-07 |
| BARRON, Paul Thomas | Director | 2019-04-12 | 2019-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alastair Stewart | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-07 | Ceased 2019-12-10 |
| Mr Mark Charles Laird | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-06-07 | Ceased 2019-12-10 |
| Dm Company Services (London) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-12 | Ceased 2019-06-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-01 RP04SH01 Legacy
- 2026-01-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-23 RP04SH01 Legacy PDF
- 2025-09-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-07 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-23 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 5
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+77%
£5,874,000 £10,399,000
-
Cash
+297.1%
£243,000 £965,000
-
Net assets
-13%
£4,980,000 £4,331,000
-
Employees
+1.4%
140 142
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Operating profit
+93.8%
£624,000 £1,209,000
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Profit before tax
+126.2%
-£481,000 £126,000
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Wages
+31.1%
£1,015,000 £1,331,000
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