Cardowan Creameries Limited
Registered name: CARDOWAN CREAMERIES LIMITED
Part of Whitworths Holdings Limited groupCardowan Creameries Limited made £35.4m revenue and £3m profit in the year to 3 Apr 2026.
Cardowan Creameries Limited’s revenue was £35.4m in the year to 3 Apr 2026, with £3m profit and 43 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of oils and fats”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 95 yrs · since 1930
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 3 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.6m | £28.3m | £35.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£18.5m | −£23.3m | −£29.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £5m | £6.2m |
| Operating profit | £909k | £3.3m | £4m |
| Profit before tax | £900k | £3.3m | £3.9m |
| Profit after tax | £669k | £2.5m | £3m |
| Profit (best available) | £669k | £2.5m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 41 | 43 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Gross margin | 10.1% | 17.8% | 17.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £543k | £691k | £823k |
| Profit per employee | £17.6k | £60.7k | £69.1k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £823k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £69.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 43
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Whitworths Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Whitworths Food Group Ltd75–100%
- Quay Topco Limited75–100%
- K.T.C. (Edibles) Holdco Limited75–100%
- K.T.C. (Edibles) Bidco Limited75–100%
- K.T.C. (Edibles) Limited75–100%
- Cardowan Creameries Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Liquid Commodity Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Piquant LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 3 Apr 2026 (profit £3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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