DR. OETKER (UK) LIMITED

Active
Company number 04293376Private limited companyIncorporated 2001

Key figures

£94,870,000-2.8%
Net assets 2025
-2.8%
Average annual change 2024–2025
025 m50 m75 m100 m20242025

† DR. OETKER (UK) 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

2025

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).

Turnover£246,601,000
Higher than 93% · median £18,431,377 among 42 that publish turnover
Net assets£94,870,000
Higher than 97% · median £3,090
Total assets£147,269,000
Higher than 98% · median £40,551
Cash£7,863,000
Higher than 97% · median £16,586
Employees690
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age25.1 years
Older than 95% · 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, so those groups are smaller than 949. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: DR. OETKER (UK) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

DR. OETKER (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04293376. It was incorporated on 25 Sep 2001. Its status is active. The registered office is in Leeds (LS15). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of prepared meals and dishes (10850), agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco (46170), non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco (46390).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £246,601,000. Profit for the year was £27,306,000. Net assets were £94,870,000, down 2.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,863,000. Total assets were £147,269,000 and total liabilities £45,561,000. The company had an average of 690 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 949 active companies whose first SIC code is 10850: By turnover it ranks higher than 93% of the 42 that publish turnover (median £18,431,377). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £3,090). By total assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £40,551). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £16,586). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 95% of them (median age 3.7 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, dairy, eggs and honey. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly sugar and confectionery, cocoa and chocolate, cereal and bakery products. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 34 days to pay suppliers, and 15% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.9% lower than for men.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover239,485,000246,601,000
Profit for the year27,337,00027,306,000
Cash at bank and in hand12,554,0007,863,000
Total assets148,941,000147,269,000
Total liabilities44,289,00045,561,000
Net assets / total equity97,564,00094,870,000
Average number of employees694690

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
34 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
15%
Standard payment terms
0–61 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 48%
  • 31 to 60 days 45%
  • After 60 days 7%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
35
39%
14%
30 Jun 2025
36
32%
11%
31 Dec 2024
35
34%
16%
30 Jun 2024
36
32%
12%
31 Dec 2023
31
47%
14%
30 Jun 2023
34
37%
9%
31 Dec 2022
33
39%
12%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 0.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 6.5% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter34% womenLower middle37% womenUpper middle32% womenUpper pay quarter32% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 0.5% higher
women 4.6% higher
2023/24
women 1.7% lower
women 0.9% higher
2022/23
women 19.5% higher
women 1.8% higher
2021/22
women 0.1% lower
women 1.7% higher
2020/21
women 3.2% lower
women 0.4% higher
2019/20
women 1.6% lower
women 1.3% lower
2018/19
women 1% lower
women 1.6% lower
2017/18
women 0.5% higher
women 0.6% higher

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

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, 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: machinery, electrical equipment, dairy, eggs and honey, vegetables and meat and fish preparations.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: sugar and confectionery, cocoa and chocolate, cereal and bakery products, paper and paperboard and miscellaneous food preparations.

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

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £246.6m, net assets £94.9m, 690 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £239.5m, net assets £97.6m, 694 employees
  3. 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.