THE FOOD MUSEUM LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-07 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-24
Watchouts
Cash
£593K
+334.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+9.9% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE FOOD MUSEUM LTD 2022-03-22 → present
- MUSEUM OF EAST ANGLIAN LIFE 1984-05-25 → 2022-03-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £493,803 | £381,085 | |
| Cash | £136,424 | £592,943 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,857,945 | £4,239,030 | |
| Net assets | £3,857,945 | £4,239,030 | |
| Equity | £3,857,945 | £4,239,030 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | £639,198 | £714,467 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 2.16x | 10.82x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are of the opinion that The Food Museum is a Going Concern as at 31 March 2025. They confirm no material uncertainties regarding the Group's and Charity's ability to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from approval date, considering current and anticipated financial performance, Corporate Plan, and reserves.”
Group structure
- THE FOOD MUSEUM LTD · parent
- Stowmarket Museum Trading Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “We constructed a new bridge to provide access to the Grade II Fishing Lodge for the first time in its history, with funding from DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Fund, Mid Suffolk District Council, The Belstead and Ganzoni Charitable Settlement, The Geoffrey Burton Charitable Trust and The Alfred Williams Charitable Trust and private donors.”
- “The Collections Store redevelopment project has provided an opportunity to assess the condition and status of the collection, as we needed to decant objects from the store to enable building works to take place.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Anne Christine | Secretary | 2020-07-24 | — | — |
| BARLOW, Clare Katharine, Dr | Director | 2020-07-24 | Jan 1980 | British |
| BELL, Haley | Director | 2026-04-17 | Mar 1994 | British |
| BRIGHTON, Jon Howard | Director | 2020-07-24 | Jun 1962 | British |
| COPPIN, Paul Edward | Director | 2026-04-17 | Dec 1965 | British |
| COUSINS, Jennifer Holly | Director | 2019-01-18 | May 1980 | British |
| HARRISON, Anne Christine | Director | 2020-10-30 | Jun 1955 | British |
| HOOTON, Simon Kenneth | Director | 2020-07-24 | Mar 1956 | British |
| LISTER, Richard | Director | 2022-10-21 | Aug 1955 | British |
| PATTLE, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2016-04-11 | Jun 1955 | British |
| PRYKE, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2026-04-17 | Feb 1986 | British |
| SEAMAN, William | Director | 2022-10-21 | Jul 1958 | British |
| STRAUSS, Melissa | Director | 2022-10-21 | Mar 1977 | Australian |
| TREVELYAN, Vanessa Mary | Director | 2013-07-04 | Sep 1952 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEAKIN, Michael John | Secretary | 2004-11-04 | 2007-07-17 |
| GREEN, Nicholas Roy | Secretary | 2007-07-17 | 2015-01-13 |
| HORN, Glen Anthony | Secretary | 2015-01-13 | 2015-11-02 |
| HOWLETT, Ivan Henry | Secretary | 1998-03-16 | 2001-08-07 |
| MILLS, Alan | Secretary | 2001-08-07 | 2004-04-29 |
| PITCHER, Martin Ramsey | Secretary | 2015-11-02 | 2020-01-17 |
| STEVENS, Keith William | Secretary | — | 1997-12-20 |
| YATES, Bridget Elizabeth | Secretary | 2004-06-08 | 2004-12-16 |
| APPLEBY, Melinda Jane | Director | 2020-07-24 | 2023-07-21 |
| ARGENT, Michael John | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2010-08-01 |
| BARKER, Joan | Director | 1996-10-31 | 1999-05-09 |
| BARKER, Roy John | Director | 2003-06-04 | 2011-09-15 |
| BAXTER, Linda, Cllr | Director | 2017-01-09 | 2023-04-21 |
| BOARDMAN-HIMS, Katharine | Director | 2018-11-07 | 2021-04-23 |
| BONE, Anthony Victor William | Director | 2001-08-07 | 2021-10-22 |
| BREWSTER, Gerard Michael | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2015-11-02 |
| BUTLER-ZAGNI, Alexander Robert Timothy | Director | 2020-07-24 | 2026-04-17 |
| CADDOCK, Michael Richard | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2013-11-25 |
| CHEVALLIER GUILD, John Barrington | Director | 2010-01-21 | 2017-10-10 |
| CLOVER, Jeremy Carol Pilgrim, Cllr | Director | — | 1993-05-10 |
| CROSS, John Stanley | Director | 1994-07-21 | 1997-07-10 |
| DEAKIN, Michael John, Mr. | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2012-11-30 |
| DUKES, Simon | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2022-08-30 |
| FOGARTY, Susan Annabel Margaret | Director | 2006-02-09 | 2011-10-03 |
| FURNISS, Christine Mary | Director | 2007-07-17 | 2011-04-14 |
| GATHORNE-HARDY EARL OF CRANBROOK, Gathorne, Rt Hon | Director | — | 2011-09-15 |
| GODDARD, Sharon Anne, Dr | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2023-07-21 |
| HIBBERT, Luke | Director | 2011-04-14 | 2017-03-31 |
| HORN, Glen Anthony | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2020-10-30 |
| HOWLETT, Ivan Henry | Director | 1997-07-10 | 2004-09-02 |
| HUME, Thomas Andrew | Director | — | 1992-06-01 |
| LILLEY, Audrey Alice | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2003-02-06 |
| LONGE, Nicholas | Director | — | 1996-04-24 |
| LOWER, Alan, Dr | Director | 1995-02-24 | 1997-06-03 |
| MACPHERSON, Duncan James | Director | 1997-06-03 | 2005-06-24 |
| MACPHERSON, Nigel Charles Blake | Director | 2018-11-07 | 2024-10-18 |
| MAYES, Lesley Maureen, Councillor | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2019-05-03 |
| MCCOY, Eric James David | Director | 1997-07-10 | 2003-02-06 |
| MCFARLANE, Hamish | Director | — | 1996-04-19 |
| NUNN, Melvyn Ian | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2013-11-20 |
| NUNN, Trina Jane | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2013-09-27 |
| PITCHER, Martin Ramsey | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2020-01-17 |
| PORTWAY, Nicolas Webb | Director | — | 1994-07-01 |
| POWELL, Richard Charles | Director | 2014-09-29 | 2017-01-09 |
| RICHARDSON, David John | Director | 2010-01-21 | 2011-10-31 |
| RIDLEY, Nicholas Adrian | Director | — | 1997-07-10 |
| SALMON, Heather | Director | 2004-09-02 | 2011-09-15 |
| SCOTT OF NEEDHAM MARKET, Rosalind, Baroness | Director | 1993-06-08 | 1994-03-07 |
| SHEEPSHANKS, Robin John, Captain | Director | — | 1997-07-10 |
| SHELLEY, Andrew Colin | Director | 1997-07-10 | 2003-11-04 |
| SHEPHARD, Frank Bernard | Director | 2004-02-26 | 2007-07-17 |
| SIEVEKING, Gale De Giberne | Director | 1994-07-21 | 2001-08-07 |
| STUART BARKER, Brandon Richard | Director | 2004-09-02 | 2007-09-30 |
| VAN DEN AREND, Jeremy Frederik | Director | 1996-06-03 | 2000-04-14 |
| WHYBROW, Anne, Councillor | Director | 2009-09-04 | 2015-11-02 |
| YATES, Bridget Elizabeth | Director | 2001-11-13 | 2012-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jennifer Holly Cousins | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-07-03 | Active |
| Mrs Anne Christine Harrison | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-07-03 | Active |
| Mr Richard Lister | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-07-03 | Active |
| Mrs Vanessa Mary Trevelyan | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-07-03 | Active |
| Ms Jennifer Holly Cousins | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-09-22 | Ceased 2023-08-24 |
| Councillor Lesley Maureen Mayes | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-03 |
| Mr John Barrington Chevallier Guild | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-10 |
| Mr Martin Ramsey Pitcher | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-24 |
| Mr Anthony Victor William Bone | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-24 |
| Mr Simon Austin Dukes | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-24 |
| Mrs Sharon Anne Goddard | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-24 |
| Mr Glen Anthony Horn | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-24 |
| Mrs Vanessa Trevelyan | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-24 |
| Mr Jonathan Mark Pattle | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-24 |
| Mr Luke Hibbert | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
| Mr Richard Charles Powell | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-01-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+334.6%
£136,424 £592,943
-
Net assets
+9.9%
£3,857,945 £4,239,030
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Wages
+11.8%
£639,198 £714,467
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