NORTRADE FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£721K
-32.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6M
-6.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
25
-3.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£531K
-1,197.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- NORTRADE FOODS LIMITED 1983-06-21 → present
- ALBANFIELD LIMITED 1983-05-27 → 1983-06-21
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,646,263 | — | £38,258,323 | £36,123,249 | |
| Operating profit | £1,287,471 | — | £293,111 | -£290,775 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,223,393 | £280,988 | £48,354 | -£530,517 | |
| Net profit | £977,401 | — | £36,785 | -£399,477 | |
| Cash | £2,526,335 | — | £1,060,892 | £720,852 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,289,751 | — | £6,536,657 | £6,190,477 | |
| Net assets | £6,230,111 | — | £6,494,750 | £6,095,273 | |
| Equity | — | — | £6,494,750 | £6,095,273 | |
| Average employees | 21 | 28 | 26 | 25 | |
| Wages | £818,871 | — | £1,072,176 | £1,069,418 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | — | 0.8% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | — | 0.1% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.5% | — | 4.5% | -4.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.71x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | 20.07x | — | 1.18x | -1.19x |
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
- Brebners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- NORTRADE FOODS LIMITED · parent
- NTF Europe SL 100%
Significant events
- “2024 has been a difficult year for the company. The business has seen a significant reduction in turnover as a result of the competitive market however the directors note that following the completion of work on the cold storage and rebranding in the year, focus can be given to growing turnover going forwards.”
- “foreign exchange rates moving unfavourably led to a loss overall in the year of £37k, compared to last year where a gain of £18k was made.”
- “The directors intend to continue to make investments in the business to ensure the company maintains its reputation in the wholesale seafood industry and will continue to be investigating ways to increase turnover through opportunities as they arise.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREIG, Jacqueline Anne | Secretary | — | — | British |
| ACKLAM, Ben Stuart | Director | 2022-01-01 | Sep 1980 | British |
| GREIG, Jacqueline Anne | Director | — | Jun 1956 | British |
| GREIG, Joanne | Director | 2022-01-01 | May 1978 | British |
| GREIG, John Gordon | Director | — | Feb 1957 | British |
| GREIG, Robert Willis | Director | 2007-01-01 | Dec 1976 | English |
| MONK, Vicky Louise | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Alan John Simpson | Director | 2022-01-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| STURGEON, Andrew John Scott | Director | 2022-01-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREIG, Willis Gordon | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
| STYLES, Philip John | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2005-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auscot Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-5.6%
£38,258,323 £36,123,249
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-32.1%
£1,060,892 £720,852
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-6.2%
£6,494,750 £6,095,273
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-3.8%
26 25
-
Operating profit
-199.2%
£293,111 -£290,775
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-1,197.2%
£48,354 -£530,517
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-0.3%
£1,072,176 £1,069,418
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