P. & B. (FOODS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-28 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-16.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£39M
+24.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
231
+15.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£15M
-10.8% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £104,456,059 | £110,886,597 | |
| Operating profit | — | £17,392,227 | £15,705,910 | |
| Profit before tax | £10,043,870 | £17,326,083 | £15,457,222 | |
| Net profit | £8,446,555 | £13,233,554 | £11,729,101 | |
| Cash | £3,515,996 | £4,184,504 | £3,511,640 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,131,552 | £32,362,425 | £40,337,230 | |
| Net assets | £27,601,247 | £31,234,801 | £38,963,902 | |
| Equity | £27,601,247 | £31,234,801 | £38,963,902 | |
| Average employees | 169 | 200 | 231 | |
| Wages | — | £8,183,208 | £9,476,461 |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 16.7% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 12.7% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 53.7% | 38.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.10x | 3.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | 262.94x | 63.16x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that the company has sufficient cash flows to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least one year from the date of approval of these financial statements. The financial statements therefore continue to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- P. & B. (FOODS) LIMITED · parent
- P & B (Foods) Europe B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “A specialised Sales Team were recruited in January 2025 and continue to work on opening new business opportunities and channels. This will remain a focus for growth in the coming months and years.”
- “The construction of 2 warehouse facilities in the Republic of Ireland continues to progress to schedule with the first property scheduled for handover during Autumn 2025.”
- “The warehouse property purchased last year within close vicinity of the U.K. Headquarters has now been vacated and plans are under way on how to most efficiently create production facilities within the new site to further expand the company's capabilities as a manufacturer.”
- “The directors will remain vigilant for opportunities for expansion through acquisition of businesses, brands and/or investment properties or facilities which broaden the company's manufacturing capability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHATOA, Mohinder Singh | Secretary | — | — | British |
| BHATOA, Mohinder Singh | Director | — | Feb 1950 | British |
| PATEL, Chandra | Director | 2003-04-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHAKTA, Ramanbhai Dhirajbhai | Director | — | 2000-07-28 |
| PATEL, Thakorbhai Vitthalbhai | Director | — | 2023-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. & B. Foods Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+6.2%
£104,456,059 £110,886,597
-
Cash
-16.1%
£4,184,504 £3,511,640
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+24.7%
£31,234,801 £38,963,902
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+15.5%
200 231
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-9.7%
£17,392,227 £15,705,910
-
Profit before tax
-10.8%
£17,326,083 £15,457,222
-
Wages
+15.8%
£8,183,208 £9,476,461
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers