O.P. Chocolate Limited

Active02557248 Private limited company
Incorporated
12 November 1990 (35 years)
Industry
Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery (10821)
Manufacture of sugar confectionery (10822)
Directors
Alphonsus Paul Lambert Walder
Accounts type
Full
Region
Wales
Address
High Street
Dowlais
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 3TB

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
27 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
13 February 2026

Charges

Total
15
Outstanding
7
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
8

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 February 2026
British
Born August 1966 (60)
Hurford-John, Natasha Elizabeth
Secretary · Appointed 1 February 2025
Walder, Alphonsus Paul Lambert
Director · Appointed 7 July 2021
Dutch
Born August 1985 (41)
Officer history (13 former)
1 February 2026
Appointed Clarke-Read, Julie Dawn as Director
1 February 2025
Appointed Hurford-John, Natasha Elizabeth as Secretary
31 July 2024
Resigned Radcliffe, Maxine Clair as Secretary
9 November 2022
Appointed Radcliffe, Maxine Clair as Secretary
9 November 2022
Resigned Williams, Kate Louise as Secretary
31 August 2022
Resigned Shaw, Dominic Francis as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Tomlinson, Bruce Keith as Director
7 July 2021
Resigned Poirrier, Patrick as Director
7 July 2021
Appointed Walder, Alphonsus Paul Lambert as Director
14 May 2020
Appointed Shaw, Dominic Francis as Director
14 January 2020
Resigned Thomas, Gareth Newton as Secretary
14 January 2020
Appointed Williams, Kate Louise as Secretary
21 June 2005
Appointed Poirrier, Patrick as Director
21 June 2005
Resigned Poirrier, Jean Claude as Director
10 December 2004
Resigned Evans, Philip William as Secretary
10 December 2004
Appointed Thomas, Gareth Newton as Secretary
1 February 2000
Appointed Tomlinson, Bruce Keith as Director
31 January 2000
Resigned Race, Martin as Director
1 January 1999
Appointed Evans, Philip William as Secretary
31 December 1998
Resigned Baker, Reginald Paul Stirling as Secretary
31 March 1998
Appointed Race, Martin as Director
31 March 1998
Resigned Carter, David as Director
24 March 1994
Resigned Holden, David Jeremy as Director
24 March 1994
Resigned Roberts, Paul Graeme as Director
7 April 1992
Appointed Carter, David as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 20 December 2022
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 09426120
Former controllers (3)
29 September 2026
Ceased Alphonsus Cornelis Lambertus Thaddeus Walder — Owns 75–100% of shares
7 July 2021
Ceased Jean-Claude Georges Poirrier — Owns 75–100% of shares
7 July 2021
Ceased Pierre Poirrier Mr Patrick Jean-Claude — Has significant influence or control

Financials

Net Assets
£23,042,000
Cash
£3,807,000
Turnover
£90,016,000
Profit Before Tax
£6,682,000
Employees
465
Debt Ratio
27%
Current Ratio
3.3x
Profit Margin
7%
Return on Equity
22%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £50.0M £100.0M 2023 2024 £80,074,000 £90,016,000
Balance sheet detail
20242023
Fixed Assets£7,724,000£7,899,000
Current Assets£23,922,000£21,141,000
Cash£3,807,000£3,843,000
Creditors (< 1 year)£7,326,000£9,752,000
Net Current Assets£16,596,000£11,389,000
Net Assets£23,042,000£18,050,000
Shareholder Funds£23,042,000£18,050,000

Turnover£90,016,000£80,074,000
Cost of Sales£77,959,000£69,111,000
Gross Profit£12,057,000£10,963,000
Admin Expenses£3,865,000£2,981,000
Staff Costs£14,083,000£12,780,000
Operating Profit£6,537,000£5,765,000
Profit Before Tax£6,682,000£5,825,000
Tax£1,690,000£1,202,000
Profit for Period£4,992,000£4,623,000

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