BFS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-11 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£43M
+33.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£275M
+30.1% vs 2024
Employees
3,973
-1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£81M
+79.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- BFS GROUP LIMITED 1999-10-21 → present
- BOOKER FOODSERVICE GROUP LIMITED 1995-12-30 → 1999-10-21
- BOOKER FITCH FOOD SERVICES LIMITED 1991-07-01 → 1995-12-30
- SNOWDON AND BRIDGE LIMITED 1985-11-13 → 1991-07-01
- SNOWDON & BRIDGE LIMITED 1929-05-22 → 1985-11-13
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,344,809,000 | £2,421,541,000 | |
| Operating profit | £51,078,000 | £63,939,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £45,363,000 | £81,249,000 | |
| Net profit | £34,879,000 | £66,498,000 | |
| Cash | £32,137,000 | £42,854,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £512,627,000 | £618,987,000 | |
| Net assets | £211,334,000 | £274,947,000 | |
| Equity | £211,334,000 | £274,947,000 | |
| Average employees | 4,019 | 3,973 | |
| Wages | £153,604,000 | £165,523,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 10.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 77.8% | 74.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.45x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | 2.59x | 3.02x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements... the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BFS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Bidcorp Developments Limited 100%
- Bidcorp Property Limited 100%
- South Lincs Foodservice Limited 100%
- 3663 Transport Limited 100%
- PCL Transport 24/7 Limited 100%
- Caterfood Holdings Limited 100%
- Caterfood (South West) Limited 100%
- Quality Cuisine (South West) Limited 100%
- Yarde Farm Limited 100%
- Motec (SW) Limited 100%
- Bidcorp Manufacturing Limited 100%
- Texmod Holdings Limited 100%
- Simply Food Solutions Limited 100%
- The Punjab Kitchen Limited 100%
- Simply A LA Carte Limited 100%
- Simplypuree.com Limited 100%
- Anglo Frozen Foods Limited 100%
- Snowdon & Bridge Limited 100%
- Elite Fine Foods Limited 100%
- Elite Frozen Foods Limited 100%
- The Barton Meat Company Limited 100%
- Cimandis Limited 100%
- Beanice Limited 100%
- Catering2you Limited 100%
- Bidfresh Holdings Limited 100%
- Bidfresh Limited 100%
- County Farm Butchers Limited 100%
- Campbell Brothers Limited 100%
- Nicol Hughes Foodservice Limited 100%
- Harvest Fine Foods Limited 100%
- Thomas Ridley & Son Limited 100%
- Food Angles Limited 100%
- The Rustic Cheese Company Limited 100%
- Henson Foods Limited 100%
- Knight Meats Limited 100%
- Oliver Kay Limited 100%
- Wynne-Williams (Flint) Limited 100%
- R Noone & Son Limited 100%
- Fresh Food Hub Limited 100%
- Southbank Fresh Fish Limited 100%
- Daily Fish Supplies Limited 100%
- Direct Seafoods Limited 100%
- Northern Bloc Limited 100%
- Murrays Fresh Fish Limited 100%
- Taylor Foods Limited 100%
- Kingfisher (Brixham) Limited 100%
- HGVH Limited 100%
- CSD Limited 100%
- Turner Price Limited 100%
- Graf Shipping Limited 100%
Significant events
- “New Worcester site: Continuing to place emphasis on developing long-term infrastructure, the Company opened a new depot in Worcester in April 2025... provides improved transport links... boosting capacity and service efficiency for customers.”
- “Restructuring: During the year, the Company has restructured and streamlined a number of areas in order to increase ownership and accountability across the business... improved the pace of decision making, communication and ultimately increased accountability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMANDI, Thamer | Secretary | 2007-09-19 | — | British |
| BENDER, Stephen David | Director | 2017-04-12 | Oct 1964 | British |
| BROGAN, Alison | Director | 2014-12-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| CLEASBY, David Edward | Director | 2017-04-12 | Jul 1962 | South African |
| GOULDIE, James Russell | Director | 2021-09-02 | Feb 1970 | British |
| SELLEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2000-06-07 | Jul 1965 | British |
| WOOD, Mark Graham | Director | 2025-03-05 | Dec 1983 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENDER, Stephen David | Secretary | 1999-06-07 | 1999-09-20 |
| CALNAN, Sebastian Charles | Secretary | 2004-02-27 | 2007-09-19 |
| DAWSON, Jeffrey George | Secretary | — | 1997-03-31 |
| EVANS, Chrissi Roberta | Secretary | 1999-09-20 | 2001-01-31 |
| EVANS, Chrissi Roberta | Secretary | 1997-03-31 | 1999-06-07 |
| WEIR, Peter | Secretary | 2001-02-01 | 2004-02-27 |
| BARNES, Frederick John | Director | 1992-11-13 | 2010-04-01 |
| BARNETSON, Graham | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-10-01 |
| BELL, Desmond Michael | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2009-02-26 |
| BLACK, Arthur John Richardson | Director | — | 1992-12-26 |
| BOWEN, Charles John | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1998-10-08 |
| BRYANT, Anthony Nigel | Director | 1997-05-07 | 1999-02-26 |
| CAMP, Michael James | Director | — | 1996-05-28 |
| CLAXTON, David Ian | Director | — | 1993-01-22 |
| COX, Grant Leslie | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2025-03-05 |
| CRAWFORD, Ian Maxwell | Director | 1999-11-17 | 2014-10-31 |
| EYNON, Nigel Charles Powell | Director | 1994-07-04 | 1997-03-31 |
| FINNEY, Jill | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| FISHER, Alexander | Director | 1997-01-15 | 2014-06-30 |
| FLEXEN, John Michael | Director | 1998-08-13 | 1999-06-07 |
| FOLEY, Shaun | Director | 2014-12-10 | 2015-10-29 |
| FORD, Maitland Bartlett Colin | Director | 1994-07-04 | 1999-01-31 |
| FORD, Maitland Bartlett Colin | Director | — | 1992-12-26 |
| GLEN, Ian James | Director | 1994-07-04 | 1996-10-21 |
| HODGSON, David John | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| JOFFE, Brian | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2017-04-12 |
| JONES, Alan Edward Guthrie | Director | 1993-02-11 | 1994-07-08 |
| KEMP, Andrew Robert | Director | 2000-09-18 | 2025-06-30 |
| KING, Peter Graham | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2002-05-31 |
| KRETZMANN, Colin Hugh | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2005-10-05 |
| LAUDER, Gordon | Director | 1994-07-04 | 1996-08-13 |
| MAUDE-ROXBY, Richard Gay | Director | 1996-03-13 | 1999-06-07 |
| MCCARTY, Brian Denis Edward | Director | 1995-01-18 | 1997-01-15 |
| MOSS, Anthony Joseph | Director | — | 1992-11-13 |
| NOBLE, Anthony Hayden | Director | — | 1994-06-24 |
| NOBLE, Stanley Norris | Director | — | 1992-07-31 |
| O'KEEFE, Richard Paul | Director | 1999-11-17 | 2008-01-10 |
| PARRY, Gwendoline | Director | 1998-07-29 | 1999-11-30 |
| PEARCE, Charles Wilfred | Director | — | 2002-06-28 |
| ROLFE, Andrew John | Director | 1997-01-07 | 1998-09-01 |
| ROSE, Paul Philip | Director | 1994-07-04 | 1998-05-01 |
| ROSE, Stuart Alan Ransom | Director | 1998-11-09 | 1999-06-07 |
| ROSEVEAR, David Keith | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2007-09-17 |
| ROSS, Alan | Director | 1993-08-23 | 1994-06-27 |
| SCOTT, Jane | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2010-01-22 |
| SKIPPER, Barry John | Director | — | 1993-11-01 |
| TURNER, Annette Marie | Director | — | 1993-02-11 |
| UREN, Ian Stanley | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2014-10-31 |
| WEIR, Peter | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2004-02-27 |
| WEMYSS, Norman James | Director | 2007-10-29 | 2020-09-30 |
| WHILEY, Graham Leonard | Director | 1996-01-17 | 1998-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 302 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+3.3%
£2,344,809,000 £2,421,541,000
-
Cash
+33.3%
£32,137,000 £42,854,000
-
Net assets
+30.1%
£211,334,000 £274,947,000
-
Employees
-1.1%
4,019 3,973
-
Operating profit
+25.2%
£51,078,000 £63,939,000
-
Profit before tax
+79.1%
£45,363,000 £81,249,000
-
Wages
+7.8%
£153,604,000 £165,523,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers