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THE BIG FOOD GROUP LIMITED

#01529002 · Active · Incorporated 1980-11-19 (45y 6m) · Last filing 2026-04-28 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46900 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-11-26 (in 6mo)

Last filed for 2025-02-23

Confirmation statement due

2027-05-10 (in 1y)

Last made up 2026-04-26

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

—

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£200M

+25.3% vs 2024

Employees

0

Average over period

Profit before tax

£25M

+10.6% vs 2024

Name history

Renamed 4 times since incorporation

  1. THE BIG FOOD GROUP LIMITED 2005-02-11 → present
  2. THE BIG FOOD GROUP PLC 2002-02-28 → 2005-02-11
  3. ICELAND GROUP PLC 1993-06-01 → 2002-02-28
  4. ICELAND FROZEN FOODS HOLDINGS PLC 1981-12-31 → 1993-06-01
  5. QUAINTREE LIMITED 1980-11-19 → 1981-12-31

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-23

Metric Trend 2024-02-252025-02-23
Turnover ——
Operating profit £16,500,000£17,000,000
Profit before tax £22,600,000£25,000,000
Net profit £18,800,000£21,100,000
Cash ——
Total assets less current liabilities £198,900,000£200,300,000
Net assets £159,800,000£200,300,000
Equity £159,800,000£200,300,000
Average employees 00
Wages ——

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 2024-02-252025-02-23
Return on capital employed 8.3%8.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 19.7%0.0%
Interest cover 5.69x11.33x

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
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At 23 February 2025, the Company remains in a net asset position and has adequate resources to remain in operation for at least 12 months from the date of signing. The Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis, noting access to balances owed by Tesco Group undertakings and consistent cash generation.”

Group structure

  1. THE BIG FOOD GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. BF Limited 100% · United Kingdom

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

People

3 active · 33 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
TESCO SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2018-10-26 — —
BANDEV, Veselin Director 2018-10-26 Nov 1978 British
YAXLEY, Andrew David Director 2021-02-26 Jun 1967 British
Show 33 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BERRY, John Graham Secretary — 2001-09-04
CHASE, Suzanne Gabrielle Secretary 2001-09-04 2005-03-04
CHILTON, Mark Secretary 2006-05-10 2018-10-26
PRENTIS, Jonathan Paul Secretary 2005-03-04 2006-05-10
CLARKE, Andrew James Director 2004-04-26 2005-02-11
COUPE, Michael Andrew Director 2001-11-05 2004-05-28
FORD, Russell Mark Director 1998-09-08 2001-01-05
GREENER, George Pallister, Dr Director 2001-07-02 2005-02-11
GRIMSEY, William Director 2001-01-02 2005-02-11
HINCHCLIFFE, Peter Stuart Director — 1996-06-06
HOSKINS, William John Director 2001-01-15 2005-02-22
HUDSON, Mark Benjamin Bays Director 1995-05-22 1997-11-17
HUSTAD, Hans Kristian Director 2005-02-23 2007-06-04
JOHANNESSON, Jon Asgeir Director 2005-02-22 2006-03-27
JOHNSON, Gerald Thomas Director 2001-04-09 2005-02-22
KIRK, Richard Stanley Director — 1996-05-03
KNOWLTON, Thomas Arthur William Director 1999-06-01 2002-09-12
LEIGH, James Bernard Director — 1999-06-30
LOOSEMORE, Kevin Director 2002-09-12 2005-02-11
MAXWELL, John Hunter Director 2001-09-04 2005-02-11
MCLACHLAN, John James Director — 2000-06-26
MCWALTER, Alan James Director 2003-09-19 2005-02-11
PRENTIS, Jonathan Paul Director 2005-06-08 2018-10-26
PRICE, David William James, Exors Of Director 2000-06-26 2005-02-11
PRITCHARD, Andrew Simon Director 1995-03-14 2001-01-30
ROSE, Stuart Alan Ransom Director 2000-06-26 2000-11-10
SHARP, Iain George Director 1997-05-27 2001-09-04
SIGURDSSON, Gunnar Director 2005-02-22 2006-03-22
SMITH, Alan Keith Patrick Director 2000-06-26 2003-09-19
WALKER, Malcolm Conrad, Sir Director — 2001-01-30
WILSON, Charles Director 2019-01-22 2021-02-26
WILSON, Charles Director 2007-06-04 2015-10-12
WILSON, Charles Director 2000-06-26 2001-01-05

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Booker Wholesale Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2020-01-21 Active
Giant Bidco Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2020-01-21

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 1077 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-25 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-11-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-13 RP04CS01 confirmation-statement Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date PDF
2025-05-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-11-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-30 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-04-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-10-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-05-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-12-23 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2021-10-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-04-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-03-09 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-03-09 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-02-19 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2020-10-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-04-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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 2025-02-23 vs 2024-02-25

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

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