NATIONWIDE PRODUCE PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-27 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-17.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£18M
+21.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
228
+4.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+19.5% highest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- NATIONWIDE PRODUCE PLC 1986-05-09 → present
- SWIFT 1378 LIMITED 1985-12-18 → 1986-05-09
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-29 | 2021-05-28 | 2022-05-27 | 2023-06-02 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £143,682,953 | — | £186,295,250 | £204,029,365 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,760,546 | — | £4,083,557 | £4,826,221 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,686,987 | £2,132,071 | £3,543,741 | £4,236,338 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,296,987 | £1,732,071 | £2,658,340 | £3,136,338 | |
| Cash | — | — | £4,683,879 | £2,383,988 | £2,386,906 | £1,966,573 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £14,488,098 | £18,800,966 | £21,357,298 | £25,164,752 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £10,829,352 | £12,361,423 | £14,769,763 | £17,906,101 | |
| Equity | £8,680,658 | £9,782,365 | £10,829,352 | £12,361,423 | £14,769,763 | £17,906,101 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 165 | 198 | 218 | 228 | |
| Wages | — | — | £8,866,145 | £10,668,844 | £11,770,316 | £14,008,710 |
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 | 2020-05-29 | 2021-05-28 | 2022-05-27 | 2023-06-02 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.2% | — | 2.2% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.9% | — | 1.4% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.2% | — | 19.1% | 19.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 23.93x | — | 7.56x | 8.18x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- NATIONWIDE PRODUCE PLC · parent
- Nationwide Spain S.L. 100%
- NWP Ireland Impex Ltd 100%
- Anglia Growing Partnership 100%
Significant events
- “Another record year with turnover up from £186.3m to £204.03m a 9.5% increase. Broke the £200m barrier for the first time ever.”
- “Pre-tax profit came in at £4.236m up 19.6% on last year.”
- “Pumped £6m into extensions, refurbishment and robotics for the Long Sutton site and bought a lump of land next to the site.”
- “Invested heavily in staff and equipment for onion farming operation in East Anglia, increasing acreage to 930 acres.”
- “Major investment in lorry fleet and Burscough transport hub in Lancashire, expanding rapidly.”
- “Welcomed three exceptional new Directors to the Board recently – Emma Wendon, Rebecca Fox & Mark Roberts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'MALLEY, Anthony | Secretary | — | — | British |
| CLAYTON, William Peter | Director | 2021-07-01 | Mar 1993 | British |
| FOX, Rebecca | Director | 2025-08-01 | Jan 1999 | British |
| HOLLINS, Scott | Director | 2018-05-01 | Jul 1983 | British |
| JOHNSON, Philip Martin | Director | 2007-10-17 | Feb 1969 | British |
| MURRAY, Michael John | Director | 2005-06-01 | Jul 1968 | British |
| NOTON, David | Director | 2005-06-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| O'MALLEY, Anthony | Director | — | Oct 1963 | British |
| O'MALLEY, Timothy | Director | 1993-03-31 | Dec 1966 | British |
| OMALLEY, Patrick | Director | — | Sep 1968 | British |
| ROBERTS, Mark Edward | Director | 2025-08-01 | May 1986 | British |
| WENDON, Emma | Director | 2025-08-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Steven John | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| BAKER, Neil Andrew | Director | 2008-04-14 | 2017-10-04 |
| GALBRAITH, Colin | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| GRADY, Barry | Director | 1996-12-10 | 2002-11-14 |
| LOPEZ LOPEZ, Rafael | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| MANN, John Paul | Director | — | 2025-04-01 |
| O'MALLEY, Bernard Joseph Patrick | Director | — | 2024-10-30 |
| SCIBOR, Michael | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1994-10-04 |
| THORNHILL, Ian Paul | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2021-05-24 |
| THORNHILL, Ian Paul | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2003-06-20 |
| VOSKAMP, Robert | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2022-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Produce Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-15 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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 2025-05-30 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+9.5%
£186,295,250 £204,029,365
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-17.6%
£2,386,906 £1,966,573
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+21.2%
£14,769,763 £17,906,101
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+4.6%
218 228
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+18.2%
£4,083,557 £4,826,221
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+19.5%
£3,543,741 £4,236,338
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+19%
£11,770,316 £14,008,710
highest in 4 filed years
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