How much does C & K Meats Limited make?

C & K Meats Limited reported revenue of £87.8m and a loss of £9.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does C & K Meats Limited have?

C & K Meats Limited reported an average of 179 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is C & K Meats Limited profitable?

No — C & K Meats Limited reported a loss of £9.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02770891 · Incorporated 4 Dec 1992

C & K Meats Limited

Registered name: C & K MEATS LIMITED

Part of Tonnies Holding Gmbh & Co Kg group

C & K Meats Limited made £87.8m revenue and a £9.2m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

C & K Meats Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £87.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £9.2m and 179 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Coventry; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products

Status: Active
Location: Coventry, West Midlands
Age: 33 yrs · since 1992
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “CPC Foods Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£87.8m

Growth ▲10.2%

Profit

−£9.2m

Growth —

Profit margin

−10.5%

Gross 11.1%

Employees

179

Change ▲8.5%

Profit / employee

−£51.3k

Revenue/employee £491k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£66.1m	£79.7m	£87.8m
Cost of sales	£56m	£65.7m	£78.1m
Gross profit	£10.1m	£14m	£9.7m
Operating profit	−£4.1m	−£984k	−£8m
Profit before tax	−£4.4m	−£1.5m	−£8.6m
Profit after tax	−£4.5m	−£1.9m	−£9.2m
Profit (best available)	−£4.5m	−£1.9m	−£9.2m
Staff costs	£8.3m	£8.7m	£10.3m
Employees (average)	143	165	179
Ratios
Profit margin	−6.9%	−2.4%	−10.5%
Gross margin	15.3%	17.6%	11.1%
Revenue per employee	£462k	£483k	£491k
Profit per employee	−£31.8k	−£11.4k	−£51.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲20.5%	▲10.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲15.4%	▲8.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£97.8k	£121k	£40.2k
Net assets	−£6.3m	−£8.2m	−£17.4m
Fixed assets	£12.4m	£13.6m	£19.8m
Current assets	£16.6m	£11.9m	£13.7m
Debtors	£5.7m	£5.4m	£6m
Deferred income	£922k	£817k	£1.7m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −10.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 11.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £491k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£51.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 22.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.9%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: —; Now −£17.4m
Cash at bank: ▼67%; Now £40.2k
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 179
Deferred income: ▲102%; Now £1.7m
Fixed assets: ▲45%; Now £19.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Tonnies Holding Gmbh & Co Kg (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
CPC Foods Limited75–100%
C & K Meats Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (7)

Beckett's Foods LimitedRev. £169m · Profit £108k
Direct Table Foods LimitedRev. £142m · Profit £1.8m
Tican (Chilled) LimitedRev. £84.6m · Profit £6m
Peddars Pigs LimitedRev. £75.9m · Profit £2.8m
Pro-Pak Foods LimitedRev. £58.4m · Profit −£2.3m
Cheale Meats LimitedRev. £8.3m · Profit £369k
Porcus Pig Care LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£9.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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