TXT In plain English
Company description
PRINCES GROUP PLC is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Public Limited Company”. Incorporated on 15 December 1988; registered for 37 years; registered office reported in LIVERPOOL. Its primary declared activity is 46390 · Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 2 PSC records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- PRINCES GROUP PLC
- Company number
- 02328824
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 2 total · 2 outstanding · 0 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 June 2027Last statement made up to
3 May 2026Next statement due
17 May 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 20.6%
- Mean bonus gap
- 72.2%
- Women receiving bonus
- 52.8%
- Men receiving bonus
- 31.2%
- Women in top quartile
- 26.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 23.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 20.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 38.0%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 1000 to 49992.7% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49997.0% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49994.3% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49992.9% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49993.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49990.9% median hourly gap
- 5000 to 19,9996.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 49995.0% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 October 2023 – 31 March 2024
- Filed
- 22 May 2024
- Shortest standard term
- 60 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-1
- Financial period started
- Not supplied
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £0
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 56.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 90 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Price shall be payable by Princes to the Seller before expiry of 60 days from the date of delivery.
- Dispute resolution process
Our standard conditions of purchase require that before resorting to legal proceedings the parties shall attempt to amicably resolve any dispute arising out of or relating to the contract through negotiations.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 52.0 average days to pay20.0% outside terms
- 52.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 51.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 49.0 average days to pay7.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 48.0 average days to pay6.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 50.0 average days to pay12.0% outside terms
- 53.0 average days to pay20.0% outside terms
- 53.0 average days to pay18.0% outside terms
- 49.0 average days to pay12.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
PRINCES GROUP PLC
LEI 213800KB9M4576T4AU36 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- B6ES
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 15 December 1988
- Initial LEI registration
- 7 January 2014
- LEI last updated
- 16 January 2026
- Next renewal
- 13 February 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Other legal names
- PRINCES LIMITED
- Legal address
- ROYAL LIVER BUILDING, PIER HEAD, LIVERPOOL, GB-LIV, L3 1NX, GB
- Headquarters address
- ROYAL LIVER BUILDING, PIER HEAD, LIVERPOOL, GB-LIV, L3 1NX, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- PRINCES GROUP PLC
- Group submission
- Yes
- Statement period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Approved
- 1 July 2026
- Sectors
- Food and beverages, agriculture and fishing
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 2 July 2026
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents
Training described
Your whole organisation Procurement staff
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Trade unions or worker representative groups Professional auditors Workers within your organisation Businesses in your industry or sector
Social audits
Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation Audit conducted by your supplier’s staff Third party audit arranged by your supplier Unannounced audit
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app Through trade unions or other worker representative groups
Other monitoring
Used site visit ethical checklists, worker interviews, supply chain mapping data, worker‑voice tools, collaboration with NGOs, and human rights impact assessments alongside audits.
Demonstrated progress
The statement shows progress through KPIs and clear targets. It tracks metrics such as % of sites audited, training completion, and supplier compliance (e.g. SAQs, audits, zero non‑conformances). It also sets future goals, including 100% Sedex compliance, expanded audits, and continued training and due diligence improvements.
Reported risks and mitigations
- Risk: Migrant workers in tuna processing in Mauritius face risks of recruitment fees, debt bondage, and forced labour due to reliance on migrant labour and complex recruitment practices.
- Area: Within your own operations
- Group: Women Migrants
- Location: Mauritius
- Mitigation: We enforce the Employer Pays Principle to prevent worker-paid recruitment fees, partner with IOM to identify ethical recruiters, and are rolling out the Just Good Work app to provide workers with accessible rights information and grievance channels. We also strengthen Sedex audits, training, and supplier engagement to improve recruitment, working conditions, and oversight of migrant labour risks.
- Risk: Workers on fishing vessels in Indonesia face risks of forced labour, excessive hours, and restricted movement due to remote conditions and limited oversight in seafood supply chains.
- Area: Within your supply chains
- Tier: Tier 1 suppliers Tier 2 suppliers Tier 3 suppliers and below
- Group: Migrants
- Location: Indonesia
- Mitigation: We mitigate risks by prohibiting high-risk practices such as longlining and at-sea transhipment, and by enhancing due diligence through collaboration with NGOs and industry groups. We are piloting worker voice technology and grievance mechanisms to improve visibility of onboard conditions, alongside ongoing risk assessments and alternative monitoring approaches beyond traditional audits.
- Risk: Seasonal agricultural workers in Italian tomato farming face risks in wages, working hours, recruitment practices, and access to welfare, particularly during harvest periods.
- Group: Women Migrants Refugees
- Location: Italy
- Mitigation: We require 100% Global G.A.P. GRASP certification to ensure labour standards, and carry out annual anonymous worker interviews to assess conditions such as pay, safety, and welfare. Insights are used to target improvements in training, access to water, and awareness of grievance mechanisms, while ongoing supplier engagement and monitoring drive continuous improvements in labour practices.
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07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Newprinces S.P.A
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- Italy
- Legal authority
- Italian
- Legal form
- Italian
- Place registered
- Economic And Administrative Index Of Reggio Emilia (Rea)
- Registration number
- 277595
- Notified
- 30 July 2024
Mitsubishi Corporation
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- Japan
- Legal authority
- Japan
- Legal form
- Public Company
- Place registered
- Tokyo Legal Affairs Bureau, Japan
- Registration number
- 0100-01-008771
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 30 July 2024
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
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09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
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10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
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13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: PRINCES GROUP LIMITED
- Company name
Previous name: PRINCES LIMITED
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.