HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED

1. HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED 2006-05-24 → present
2. HARLECH FROZEN FOODS LIMITED 1979-02-05 → 2006-05-24

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

WR Partners

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. The directors have prepared forecasts which show that the company will be able to operate within its current level of facilities for at least 12 months from the signing of these financial statements. The directors are not aware of any reason why the facilities will not be renewed at the same level as they stand when the bank facilities are renewed in October. As a result of these considerations the directors have a responsible expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and therefore adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. HARLECH FOODSERVICE LIMITED · parent
   1. Bwydlyn Cyf 100% · LL52 0LJ · Non-trading
   2. Harlech Frozen Foods Limited 100% · LL52 0LJ · Dormant

Significant events

• “Opened additional depots in Carmarthen (SW Wales) and Telford (W Mids & Welsh borders), which provides efficient hub and spoke distribution throughout Wales and the border regions.”
• “Recruited additional field sales, more than doubling the sales team to 30 heads, to ensure excellent customer relationships across our broader geography.”
• “Expanded and modernised our delivery fleet to 65 vehicles to ensure we achieve delivery windows throughout our expanded geography.”
• “Extended our freezer and introduced narrow aisles, almost doubling our total storage to 1,200 pallets and removing the need for outside storage.”
• “To support our Invest to Grow strategy, we purchased Celtic Foodservice in June 2024, a foodservice company that operates in the West Wales area.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

3

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +21.2%

  £38,407,507 → £46,559,934

  highest in 4 filed years

• Cash

  +75%

  £504,547 → £883,156

• Net assets

  +93.4%

  £1,624,855 → £3,142,359

• Employees

  +6.6%

  197 → 210

• Operating profit

  +468%

  -£505,909 → £1,861,646

  highest in 4 filed years

• Profit before tax

  +364.4%

  -£652,806 → £1,726,251

• Wages

  +18.6%

  £5,696,551 → £6,754,726

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