MCCORMICK (UK) LIMITED
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† MCCORMICK (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
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 10840Where the company stands among the 853 active companies whose first SIC code is 10840 (Manufacture of condiments and seasonings).
- MCCORMICK (UK) LIMITED£198.1m
- SYMRISE LIMITED£47.1m
- THE BRITISH PEPPER & SPICE COMPANY LIMITED£24.9m
- ENGLISH PROVENDER COMPANY LIMITED£20.9m
- KALSEC EUROPE LTD£16.3m
- JIGSAW FOODS LIMITED£15.8m
- ESSENTIAL CUISINE LIMITED£13.2m
- CONDIMENTUM LIMITED£12.3m
- BART SPICES GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£10.5m
- J.C. PEACOCK & CO., LIMITED£9.8m
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 853. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: MCCORMICK (UK) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
MCCORMICK (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC015262. It was incorporated on 29 Sep 1928. Its status is active. The registered office is in Edinburgh (EH2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of condiments and seasonings (10840).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Nov 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £370,813,000. Loss for the year was £7,804,000. Net assets were £198,149,000, down 3.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,177,000. Total assets were £365,574,000 and total liabilities £395,283,000. The company had an average of 816 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 853 active companies whose first SIC code is 10840: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £1,993). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £23,871). By cash it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £16,961). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 4.4 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly fertilisers, perfumery and cosmetics, glues and enzymes. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly perfumery and cosmetics, glues and enzymes, plastics. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 63 days to pay suppliers, and 0% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Aug 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 6 Jun 2027.
Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
| 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 390,990,000 | 370,813,000 |
| Profit for the year | -13,253,000 | -7,804,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 69,000 | 1,177,000 |
| Total assets | 371,934,000 | 365,574,000 |
| Total liabilities | 29,273,000 | 395,283,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 204,699,000 | 198,149,000 |
| Average number of employees | 852 | 816 |
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
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 63 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 0%
- Standard payment terms
- 30–180 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 13%
- 31 to 60 days 26%
- After 60 days 61%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 30 Nov 2025
- 62
- 12%
- 35%
- 31 May 2025
- 64
- 14%
- 36%
- 30 Nov 2024
- 81
- 14%
- 40%
- 31 May 2024
- 70
- 16%
- 51%
- 30 Nov 2023
- 74
- 19%
- 51%
- 31 May 2023
- 79
- 12%
- 68%
- 30 Nov 2022
- 77
- 12%
- 65%
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
- Licence type and rating
- Worker (A rating)
- Routes
- 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.
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: fertilisers, perfumery and cosmetics, glues and enzymes, plastics and paper and paperboard.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: perfumery and cosmetics, glues and enzymes, plastics, organic chemicals and inorganic chemicals.
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- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £370.8m, net assets £198.1m, 816 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £391m, net assets £204.7m, 852 employees
- Mccormick International Holdings registered as a person with significant control
- 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.