LOWRIE FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-25 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-11
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+9.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
-1.8% vs 2024
Employees
35
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£775K
-6.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £9,435,557 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £486,993 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £491,376 | £697,025 | £173,300 | £828,208 | £775,062 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £396,882 | — | £146,975 | £622,226 | £580,765 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,636,675 | £1,872,788 | £1,754,180 | £2,377,196 | £2,596,918 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,554,485 | £3,997,611 | £4,021,870 | £4,536,345 | £4,447,295 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,482,432 | £3,885,553 | £3,932,528 | £4,425,504 | £4,344,769 | |
| Equity | £3,299,395 | £3,585,550 | £3,482,432 | £3,885,553 | £3,932,528 | £4,425,504 | £4,344,769 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £972,814 | £1,026,472 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.2% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.2% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 13.7% | — | — | — | — |
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.
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUDD, Samantha | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | — | — |
| LOWRIE, Sarah | Director | 2025-02-03 | Oct 1972 | British |
| LOWRIE, Thomas Stewart | Director | 1999-11-26 | Sep 1972 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURRAN, Martin Alexander | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2006-07-01 |
| LOWRIE, Brian | Secretary | — | 2000-07-31 |
| TENCH, Rosalind | Secretary | 2006-07-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| CARTER, John | Director | — | 1999-11-26 |
| CURRAN, Martin Alexander | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| LOWRIE, Brian | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Stewart Lowrie | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2024-08-09 |
| Lowrie Foods Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-10-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
+9.2%
£2,377,196 £2,596,918
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-1.8%
£4,425,504 £4,344,769
-
Employees
0%
35 35
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Profit before tax
-6.4%
£828,208 £775,062
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Wages
+5.5%
£972,814 £1,026,472
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