Morning Foods,limited

Active00375854 Private limited company
Incorporated
31 August 1942 (84 years)
Industry
Grain milling (10611)
Manufacture of breakfast cereals and cereals-based food (10612)
Accounts type
Full
Region
North West
Address
North Western Mills
Gresty Road
Crewe
CW2 6HP

Filing status

Accounts due
30 April 2027
Last accounts
31 July 2025
Conf. stmt due
12 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
29 December 2025

Charges

Total
10
Outstanding
10
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Cookson, Mark Thomas
Secretary · Appointed 27 April 2023
Director · Appointed 27 April 2023
British
Born December 1982 (43)
Director · Appointed 12 June 2017
British
Born February 1983 (43)
Director · Appointed 12 June 2017
British
Born November 1983
Director · Appointed 1 December 2010
British
Born August 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 1 September 2009
British
Born July 1966 (60)
Director · Appointed 3 November 2003
British
Born August 1967 (59)
Director
British
Born January 1946 (80)
Officer history (11 former)
6 October 2026
Resigned Meikle, Alan as Director
27 April 2023
Appointed Cookson, Mark Thomas as Director
27 April 2023
Appointed Cookson, Mark Thomas as Secretary
27 April 2023
Resigned Mellor, Peter Matthew as Secretary
27 April 2023
Resigned Mellor, Peter Matthew as Director
30 April 2020
Resigned Warr, David as Director
28 June 2019
Appointed Mellor, Peter Matthew as Director
1 December 2018
Appointed Mellor, Peter Matthew as Secretary
1 December 2018
Resigned Warr, David as Secretary
27 April 2018
Resigned Cullom, Alan as Director
12 June 2017
Appointed Lea, Edward Philip as Director
12 June 2017
Appointed Borrowdale, John Mark as Director
1 December 2010
Appointed Lea, James John as Director
13 January 2010
Resigned Baxter, Alexander Wallace as Director
4 October 2009
Resigned Castle, Albert Bryan as Director
1 September 2009
Appointed Croucher, Derek Charles as Director
1 January 2007
Appointed Meikle, Alan as Director
1 January 2007
Appointed Cullom, Alan as Director
28 June 2004
Resigned Cubitt, David Antony as Director
12 February 2004
Appointed Cubitt, David Antony as Director
3 November 2003
Appointed Baxter, David Wallace as Director
29 August 2000
Appointed Castle, Albert Bryan as Director
29 August 2000
Appointed Baxter, Alexander Wallace as Director
29 August 2000
Appointed Warr, David as Director
29 August 2000
Resigned Lea, Philip as Director
1 November 1994
Appointed Warr, David as Secretary
1 November 1994
Resigned Jones, Alan Gordon as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 5 April 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 15480017
Former controllers (1)
5 April 2024
Ceased John Edward Lea — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 15 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

1675 Logistics Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Buckley Foods Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Grampian Oat Products Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hamlyns of Scotland Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Mighty Oats Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Mornflake Energy Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Morning Foods,limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Mornflake Oats Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Organic Oat Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
New Morning Foods Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Newport Silos Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Oso Natural Fuel Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Walter Brown & Son,limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Wheelock Scientific Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 July 2025 · full accounts

Net Assets
£71,744,909
Cash
£180,542
Turnover
£284,052,867
Profit Before Tax
£10,196,432
Employees
302
Debt Ratio
24%
Current Ratio
5.2x
Profit Margin
4%
Return on Equity
10%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £50.0M £100.0M 2024 2025 £65,702,979 £71,744,909
Balance sheet detail
20252024
Fixed Assets£19,409,869£19,097,982
Current Assets£74,861,955£73,618,612
Cash£180,542£4,865,099
Creditors (< 1 year)£14,379,482£15,534,265
Creditors (> 1 year)£8,088,484£9,880,806
Net Current Assets£60,482,473£58,084,347
Net Assets£71,744,909£65,702,979
Shareholder Funds£71,744,909£65,702,979

Turnover£284,052,867
Cost of Sales£239,276,881
Gross Profit£44,775,986
Admin Expenses£24,851,508
Staff Costs£20,424,275
Operating Profit£10,024,468
Profit Before Tax£10,196,432
Tax£2,676,792
Profit for Period£7,519,640£4,385,365

What Morning Foods,limited say about themselves

“Your trusted supplier for premium British oats and oatmeal products.”

— from morningfoods.com

Filings 147

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
7 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
16 April 2026Full accounts31 July 2025
12 January 2026Confirmation statement with updates29 December 20254
11 April 2025Group of companies' accounts31 July 2024
7 January 2025Confirmation statement with updates29 December 20245
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