EUROPEAN FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-02 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+19.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
+20.1% vs 2024
Employees
242
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+98.7% 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 | — | £32,231,815 | £38,305,006 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,817,302 | £5,435,499 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,685,501 | £5,334,976 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,027,364 | £4,102,382 | |
| Cash | — | £5,314,542 | £6,356,040 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £17,542,426 | £20,754,810 | |
| Net assets | — | £15,941,237 | £19,153,201 | |
| Equity | £14,012,177 | £15,941,237 | £19,153,201 | |
| Average employees | — | 238 | 242 | |
| Wages | — | £7,764,788 | £8,802,782 |
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 | — | 8.7% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.3% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.1% | 26.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.36x | 4.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | 17.51x | 35.85x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Affinia (Colchester)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In addition to the terms monitored as noted in the Strategic Report, the Group's forecasts and projections, interest rates and inflation show that the Group would be able to adapt and have adequate resources to continue to in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- EUROPEAN FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES PLC · parent
- European Flavours & Fragrances (S) PTE Ltd 100%
- European Flavours & Fragrances Polska Sp. zo. o. 100%
- European Flavours & Fragrances Private Ltd 99%
- European Flavours and Fragrances DMCC 100%
- European Flavours & Fragrances Spain S.L.U. 100%
Significant events
- “The Group achieved significant turnover growth in Sterling terms, increasing circa 19% to £38.3m (2024: £32.2m).”
- “The Group results further strengthened the balance sheet, with shareholders' funds rising by £3.3m to £19.2m (2024: £15.9m).”
- “Group cash reserves increased at a lower rate than last year as investment in systems & people ramped up.”
- “The BoE decreased the base cost of borrowing twice this year, and further low-level reductions are expected during 2025.”
- “A heavy investment year is planned as we roll out new systems across the Group in our drive for efficiency and scalability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKMAN, Jason James | Secretary | 2014-07-01 | — | — |
| KERSEY, Clive Edward | Director | — | Aug 1952 | British |
| KERSEY, Spencer Andrew | Director | 2014-07-01 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERSEY, Clive Edward | Secretary | — | 2014-07-01 |
| BLACKMAN, William John | Director | — | 2006-09-20 |
| CHATT, Roy | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| CLIFT, Mark Gary | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| HUDSON, David Michael | Director | — | 1997-05-31 |
| KERSEY, Gary Peter | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2025-07-22 |
| MCCONKEY, Nancy Agnes Babbington | Director | — | 1993-01-01 |
| SMITH, Marc Leon | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Clive Edward Kersey | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+18.8%
£32,231,815 £38,305,006
-
Cash
+19.6%
£5,314,542 £6,356,040
-
Net assets
+20.1%
£15,941,237 £19,153,201
-
Employees
+1.7%
238 242
-
Operating profit
+92.9%
£2,817,302 £5,435,499
-
Profit before tax
+98.7%
£2,685,501 £5,334,976
-
Wages
+13.4%
£7,764,788 £8,802,782
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