PRINCES GROUP PLC
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Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1988-12-15
- Registered office
- Royal Liver Building, Pier Head, Liverpool, L3 1NX
- Postcode
- L3 1NX
- Capital
- 24 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-03
- Next due by
- 2027-05-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46390 Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Officers 14 current · 76 resigned
Group structure 13 subsidiaries
Controlled by Newprinces S.P.A (00277595) — since 2024-07-30
Controlled by Mitsubishi Corporation (0100-01-008771) — since 2016-04-06
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ABBEY FOODS (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED Dissolved
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BARRACLOUGH (1996) LIMITED Dissolved
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BETA FOODS LIMITED Dissolved
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CIMA FOODS LIMITED Dissolved
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C. SHIPPAM LIMITED Dissolved
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GEE BEE LIMITED Dissolved
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LEON FRENKEL LIMITED Dissolved
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NAPOLINA LIMITED Dissolved
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PRINCES FOODS (1989) LIMITED Dissolved
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PRINCES SOFT DRINKS LIMITED Dissolved
Showing 12 of 13.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 5 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
3.05%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- princes.co.uk
- Phone
- 01519667000, 01509606309
Princes is one of the UK's leading food and drink brands. Its delicious meals, snacks and refreshments are enjoyed by millions of people every day.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| PRINCES GROUP LIMITED | 2025-08-11 |
| PRINCES LIMITED | 2025-08-11 |
| PRINCES HOLDING LIMITED | 1989-10-12 |
| MITOPEN LIMITED | 1989-03-08 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| BOWBELLS HOUSE, BREAD STREET, LONDON, EC4N 9QB | 1989-02-15 |
| GRINDALL HOUSE, 25 NEWGATE STREET, LONDON, EC1A 7LH | 1989-02-14 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON | 1989-02-02 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 55 similar companies in L, trading since 1988
The class of 1988
51%
of the 20,917 companies incorporated in 1988 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 16 titles
- Freehold
- 6
- Leasehold
- 10
- Most recent registration
- 2025-08-01
- Where
- West Yorkshire (5), Cambridgeshire (3), Greater London (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYK718253 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2025-08-01 | — |
| CB457959 | Cambridgeshire | Leasehold | 2021-03-11 | — |
| CB452767 | Cambridgeshire | Leasehold | 2020-06-29 | — |
| NK502636 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2020-06-29 | — |
| MS629443 | Merseyside | Leasehold | 2016-02-11 | — |
| YY23093 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2013-09-04 | — |
| YY23095 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2013-09-04 | — |
| NK391961 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2013-05-17 | — |
| CB254283 | Cambridgeshire | Freehold | 2012-02-01 | — |
| LL197012 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2012-02-01 | — |
| LL294571 | Lincolnshire | Freehold | 2012-02-01 | — |
| K31100 | Greater London | Freehold | 2005-06-06 | — |
| SGL344326 | Greater London | Freehold | 2004-10-25 | — |
| SGL568755 | Greater London | Freehold | 2004-10-25 | — |
| WYK669846 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2000-04-14 | — |
| WYK249928 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 1997-03-18 | — |
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