MCCAIN FOODS (G.B.) LIMITED

Active
Company number 00733218Private limited companyIncorporated 1962

Key figures

£198,084,000-44.6%
Net assets 2024/25
-44.6%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
0100 m200 m300 m400 m2023/242024/25

† MCCAIN FOODS (G.B.) LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 01640

Where the company stands among the 76 active companies whose first SIC code is 01640 (Seed processing for propagation).

Net assets£198,084,000
Higher than 93% · median £101,553
Total assets£478,707,000
Higher than 97% · median £247,767
Cash£1,129,000
Higher than 97% · median £31,527
Company age64.2 years
Older than 96% · median 8.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. PAN AFRICA AGRIC FINANCE & COMMUNICATIONS LTD£1bn
  2. SYNGENTA LIMITED£881m
  3. MCCAIN FOODS (G.B.) LIMITED£198.1m
  4. DLF SEEDS LTD.£9.6m
  5. ATR SEED LIMITED£4.9m
  6. ALEXANDER HARLEY SEEDS (MILNATHORT) LIMITED£2.2m
  7. RIJK ZWAAN UK LIMITED£1.3m
  8. CYGNET PEP LIMITED£990.4k
  9. PLANT WORLD DEVON LTD£936.2k
  10. STRATHMORE POTATOES LIMITED£821.4k

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 76. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MCCAIN FOODS (G.B.) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

MCCAIN FOODS (G.B.) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00733218. It was incorporated on 22 Aug 1962. Its status is active. The registered office is in Scarborough (YO11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is seed processing for propagation (01640), processing and preserving of potatoes (10310), other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10390), manufacture of other food products n.e.c. (10890).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £752,763,000. Profit for the year was £51,037,000. Net assets were £198,084,000, down 44.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,129,000. Total assets were £478,707,000 and total liabilities £240,273,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 76 active companies whose first SIC code is 01640: By net assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £101,553). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £247,767). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £31,527). It is older than 96% of them (median age 8.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. Its most frequent buyer is Scotland Excel (2 contracts). 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £52.4k, from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly vegetable and fruit preparations, inorganic chemicals, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly vegetable and fruit preparations, miscellaneous food preparations, cereal and bakery products. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 48 days to pay suppliers, and 34% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 4.5% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 12 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover799,101,000752,763,000
Profit for the year73,365,00051,037,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,540,0001,129,000
Total assets645,365,000478,707,000
Total liabilities255,200,000240,273,000
Net assets / total equity357,585,000198,084,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

3 contracts

MCCAIN FOODS (G.B.) LIMITED is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Scotland Excel
2 contracts
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods‡Scotland Excel · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £51,000,000 in total
  2. Supply Only and Supply and Distribution of Frozen Foods‡Scotland Excel · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £20,000,000 in total
  3. Multi Temperature ProductsFOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · shared by 24 suppliers, up to £184,843,060 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

2 grants

MCCAIN FOODS (G.B.) LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2022, together worth £52.4k.

Grants
  1. Potato LITE Low Intensity Tillage Enhancements for Sustaining Potato Production in Future Regenerative Agricultural SystemsDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £26,414 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme
  2. Potato LITE Low Intensity Tillage Enhancements for Sustaining Potato Production in Future Regenerative Agricultural SystemsDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £25,978 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
48 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
34%
Standard payment terms
0–120 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 37%
  • 31 to 60 days 38%
  • After 60 days 25%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
50
32%
34%
30 Jun 2025
56
18%
47%
31 Dec 2024
55
20%
42%
30 Jun 2024
55
19%
41%
31 Dec 2023
54
19%
36%
30 Jun 2023
56
16%
39%
31 Dec 2022
54
18%
42%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 4.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 2.2% higher
Median bonus pay
women 3.1% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter38% womenLower middle27% womenUpper middle18% womenUpper pay quarter35% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 7.1% lower
women 1.7% lower
2023/24
women 8.4% lower
women 4.2% lower
2022/23
women 13.6% lower
women 7.2% lower
2021/22
women 5.6% lower
women 8.7% lower
2020/21
women 6.1% lower
women 8.1% lower
2019/20
women 6.7% lower
women 8.5% lower
2018/19
women 6.4% lower
women 8.9% lower
2017/18
women 6.8% lower
women 9.3% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements5
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (2)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: vegetable and fruit preparations, inorganic chemicals, plastics, tools and cutlery and machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: vegetable and fruit preparations, miscellaneous food preparations, cereal and bakery products, machinery and optical, medical and measuring instruments.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £752.8m, net assets £198.1m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £799.1m, net assets £357.6m
  3. Mccain Uk H2 Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.