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    Food: specialty/candy
Volvere plc

Volvere plc

LLSE:VLE
2,250.00
GBX
0.00
(0.00%)
5.47BMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
3.55
2.97
6.81
8.07
4.05
5.13
9.58
15.72
11.94
15.25
18.31
21.84
23.92
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.15
0.26
1.59
0.33
0.56
5.86
1.22
-0.4
-0.12
-0.22
0.9
1.77
1.89
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-0.28
0.02
0.01
0.4
0.82
-0.23
-0.57
-1.88
-0.4
0.41
1.08
1.84
1.77
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.01
0.04
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.45
- -
Book Value per Share
4
4.37
5.69
6.17
6.59
12.5
13.85
13.65
13.49
13.9
14.83
17.2
19.8
19.8
Tangible Book Value per Share
4
4.37
5.58
6.07
6.49
12.5
13.85
13.65
13.49
13.9
14.83
17.2
19.8
19.8
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
16
12
28
33
16
18
23
31
31
38
43
49
53
- -
Operating Margin (%)
-2.29
1.98
3.13
5.87
-1
-16.57
0.33
-1.54
3.94
4.6
6.91
10.97
10.82
- -
Depreciation Expense
- -
- -
- -
- -
1
- -
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
- -
Net Income, GAAP
1
1
6
1
2
21
3
-1
- -
-1
2
4
4
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
24.94
15.68
- -
- -
22.63
- -
- -
- -
31.05
23.4
24.31
- -
Profit Margin (%)
4.27
8.63
23.32
4.05
13.94
114.24
12.77
-2.57
-0.97
-1.41
4.93
8.09
7.9
- -
Working Capital
14
14
21
23
23
37
22
30
30
30
32
37
43
43
LT Debt
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Total Equity
18
19
24
27
26
40
27
37
37
36
38
42
47
47
Return on Invested Capital (%)
0.23
1.14
2.59
5.52
- -
- -
0.16
- -
- -
4.4
5.18
9.88
9.37
- -
Return on Capital (%)
3.92
3.97
26.25
3.94
- -
- -
7.51
- -
- -
-2.21
4.17
7.72
7.18
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
3.93
6.13
31.62
5.5
9.11
66.36
9.14
-2.62
-0.86
-1.59
6.29
10.94
10.23
- -

Capital Structure

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Jun'25
Dec'25
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
LT Borrowings
1
1
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
2
2
2
Market Capitalization
35
52
55

Working Capital

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Jun'25
Dec'25
Total Current Assets
43
46
52
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
28
32
33
Accounts Receivable, Net
8
7
10
Inventories
6
6
6
Total Current Liabilities
7
7
9
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
- -
- -
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
9.23%
5.08%
12.66%
Free Cash Flow
441.24%
-13.82%
-5.5%
Net Income, GAAP
22.25%
-76.97%
4.92%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
9.83%
11.62%
7.46%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Revenue

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2023
- -
- -
43
2024
- -
- -
49
2025
- -
- -
53

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2023
- -
- -
0.9
2024
- -
- -
1.77
2025
- -
- -
1.89

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

GBP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
0.45

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Nicholas Paul Lander
Full Time Employees
293
Sector
Consumer non-durables
Industry
Food: specialty/candy
Address
Shire House Leamington Spa WW United Kingdom CV31 3SF
IPO Date
Dec 24, 2002
Website
volvere.co.uk
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Business
Volvere plc is a United Kingdom-based industrial holding company that invests in or acquires undervalued, distressed or under-performing businesses requiring growth capital, as well as complementary companies to its portfolio or in sectors where it possesses specialist knowledge; its current trading activities center on food manufacturing through Shire Foods, which produces and sells frozen pies, pasties, sausage rolls and other sweet and savoury pastry products to retailers, food service operators and independent wholesalers primarily in the UK. The company provides investment management and treasury services, generating revenue from central operations including interest income and available-for-sale investments. Incorporated in 2002 and headquartered at Shire House, Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 3SF, Volvere operates through segments including food manufacturing and investing/management services, with approximately 288 employees and a focus on the consumer defensive and packaged foods industry. Its portfolio includes minority stakes in subsidiaries such as NMT Group, a medical devices firm specializing in safety syringes, and an 80% ownership in Shire Foods. In recent developments, Volvere reported record first-half 2025 revenue of £23.78 million from Shire Foods, up 7.1% year-over-year, with group profit before tax rising to £2.88 million and net assets increasing to £43.52 million as of 30 June 2025; the company invested £0.68 million in capital expenditures including new carton machines and a higher-capacity cooking vessel at Shire, received £5.00 million in dividends from the unit, purchased 5,000 own shares for £95,000 to hold in treasury, and continues evaluating a second manufacturing site to expand capacity, broaden non-pastry products and internalize supply chain activities, alongside reviewing food sector acquisitions and other turnaround opportunities.