Premier Foods PLC
Registered name: PREMIER FOODS PLC
Premier Foods PLC made £1.2bn revenue and £137m profit in the year to 28 Mar 2026.
Premier Foods PLC’s revenue grew 2% to £1.2bn in the year to 28 Mar 2026, with £137m profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Griffiths Way ST Albans; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Griffiths Way ST Albans, East of England
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Mar 2024 | 28 Mar 2025 | 29 Mar 2025 | 28 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.1bn | £1.1bn | £1.1bn | £1.2bn |
| Cost of sales | −£705m | −£710m | −£710m | −£721m |
| Gross profit | £432m | £439m | £439m | £455m |
| Operating profit | £178m | £181m | £181m | £201m |
| Profit before tax | £151m | £161m | £161m | £182m |
| Profit after tax | £113m | £125m | £125m | £137m |
| Profit (best available) | £113m | £125m | £125m | £137m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| Gross margin | 38% | 38.2% | 38.2% | 38.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1% | — | ▲2.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲11% | — | ▲9.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Premier Foods Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Mar 2026 (profit £137m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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