GREENCORE GROCERY LIMITED

Active
Company number 01754279Private limited companyIncorporated 1983

No accounts in digital format (iXBRL) since 2019. Paper or PDF accounts are available at Companies House.

Sector comparison

SIC 10850

Where the company stands among the 949 active companies whose first SIC code is 10850 (Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes).

Company age43.1 years
Older than 98% · median 3.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BAKKAVOR FOODS LIMITED£751.4m
  2. GREENCORE FOODS LIMITED£252.9m
  3. APETITO LIMITED£168.5m
  4. MONDE NISSIN (UK) LIMITED£138.7m
  5. GREENCORE FOOD TO GO LIMITED£129.1m
  6. DR. OETKER (UK) LIMITED£94.9m
  7. SEACHILL UK LIMITED£64.3m
  8. FEI FOODS LIMITED£34.8m
  9. INSPIRED GLOBAL CUISINE LTD£33.8m
  10. WRIGHT'S PIES (SHELTON) LIMITED£28.1m

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. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: GREENCORE GROCERY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

GREENCORE GROCERY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01754279. It was incorporated on 20 Sep 1983. Its status is active. The registered office is in Worksop (S80). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of prepared meals and dishes (10850).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 949 active companies whose first SIC code is 10850: It is older than 98% of them (median age 3.7 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly vegetable and fruit preparations, organic chemicals, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly cereal and bakery products, vegetable and fruit preparations, miscellaneous food preparations. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 81 days to pay suppliers, and 8% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 9.2% 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 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 25 Jul 2027.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices28 Mar 2026 – 25 Sep 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
81 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
8%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 5%
  • 31 to 60 days 17%
  • After 60 days 78%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
27 Mar 2026
83
4%
8%
27 Sep 2025
82
6%
9%
28 Mar 2025
83
7%
9%
27 Sep 2024
83
9%
11%
29 Mar 2024
82
9%
12%
29 Sep 2023
92
4%
10%
31 Mar 2023
88
4%
8%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 9.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 5.6% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter32% womenLower middle34% womenUpper middle26% womenUpper pay quarter22% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 3% lower
women 5% lower
2023/24
women 6% lower
women 7% lower
2022/23
women 7% lower
women 6% lower
2021/22
women 8% lower
women 7% lower
2020/21
women 6% lower
women 3% higher
2019/20
women 6% lower
no gap
2018/19
women 5% lower
women 8% lower
2017/18
women 9% lower
women 14% 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
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (Greencore Group PLC)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (Greencore Group PLC)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (Greencore Group PLC)
Earlier years (2)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (Greencore Group PLC)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (Greencore Group PLC)

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

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, organic chemicals, machinery, vegetables and plastics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: cereal and bakery products, vegetable and fruit preparations, miscellaneous food preparations, iron and steel articles and plastics.

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 endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Greencore Foods Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Name changed to GREENCORE GROCERY LIMITEDPreviously HAZLEWOOD GROCERY LIMITED
  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.