BECKETT'S FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-19
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£20M
-11.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£29M
-24% vs 2023
Employees
555
-2.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£839K
+10.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-19.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £186,553,866 | £184,525,897 | |
| Operating profit | — | £618,437 | £471,539 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £761,020 | £839,470 | |
| Net profit | — | £522,020 | £1,001,670 | |
| Cash | — | £22,197,718 | £19,554,968 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £38,721,547 | £29,378,260 | |
| Net assets | — | £38,328,527 | £29,147,440 | |
| Equity | £37,806,507 | £38,328,527 | £29,147,440 | |
| Average employees | — | 568 | 555 | |
| Wages | — | £18,085,439 | £18,968,384 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 0.3% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.6% | 1.6% |
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
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVRAIN, Guillaume Jean Joel Daniel | Secretary | 2022-09-30 | — | — |
| AVRAIN, Guillaume Jean Joel Daniel | Director | 2021-10-08 | Jan 1978 | French |
| CLARKE, Andrew Grahame | Director | 2022-10-31 | May 1980 | British |
| CORNES, Jeremy Adam | Director | — | Aug 1967 | British |
| CORNES, Timothy William | Director | — | Aug 1966 | British |
| RUTHERFORD, Stephen Henry | Director | 2021-10-08 | Nov 1967 | English |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORNES, Anthony William | Secretary | — | 1992-03-30 |
| ROSCHKOWSKI, Heike | Secretary | 2016-04-12 | 2022-09-30 |
| TOMKINS, Rebecca Lydia | Secretary | 1992-03-30 | 2011-07-22 |
| BÜRGER, Carl Ernst | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2022-10-31 |
| CORNES, Anthony William | Director | — | 2002-08-10 |
| DALY, Thomas Brian | Director | 1995-11-20 | 2011-07-22 |
| DUFFE, Frank | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2022-10-31 |
| DUFFE, Frank | Director | 2011-07-22 | 2016-03-16 |
| EBELING, Michael | Director | 2011-07-22 | 2016-03-15 |
| FENSVIG, Peder Toft | Director | 2011-07-22 | 2016-03-15 |
| JAKOBSEN, Carsten Svejgaard | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2022-09-30 |
| JOHNS, Christopher Alan | Director | 2005-03-03 | 2010-11-03 |
| TOMKINS, Rebecca Lydia | Director | 1996-02-06 | 2011-07-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpc Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-06 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-1.1%
£186,553,866 £184,525,897
-
Cash
-11.9%
£22,197,718 £19,554,968
-
Net assets
-24%
£38,328,527 £29,147,440
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Employees
-2.3%
568 555
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Operating profit
-23.8%
£618,437 £471,539
-
Profit before tax
+10.3%
£761,020 £839,470
-
Wages
+4.9%
£18,085,439 £18,968,384
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