FREIBERGER (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-23 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+44.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
-16.4% vs 2024
Employees
12
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
-46.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- FREIBERGER (UK) LIMITED 1994-05-04 → present
- FREIBURGER (UK) LIMITED 1994-05-03 → 1994-05-04
- POLAR FROZEN FOODS LIMITED 1989-12-04 → 1994-05-03
- MARIETTA FROZEN FOODS LIMITED 1989-09-01 → 1989-12-04
- ARMRIG LIMITED 1989-07-04 → 1989-09-01
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £125,137,577 | £137,724,164 | £123,510,209 | £155,375,171 | £187,475,980 | £161,859,647 | |
| Operating profit | £5,031,230 | £13,330,373 | £4,488,469 | £5,192,998 | £6,694,177 | £2,301,451 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,672,831 | £13,686,502 | £4,321,353 | £5,920,620 | £8,669,930 | £4,657,349 | |
| Net profit | £3,782,948 | £11,085,748 | £3,500,701 | £4,794,396 | £6,546,916 | £4,667,284 | |
| Cash | £1,331,111 | £485,536 | £690,478 | £2,086,247 | £1,022,406 | £1,474,339 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,910,979 | £10,997,501 | £3,644,036 | £4,926,838 | £11,475,498 | £9,587,847 | |
| Net assets | £3,906,183 | £10,965,931 | £3,624,632 | £4,919,029 | £11,465,945 | £9,588,229 | |
| Equity | £3,906,183 | £10,965,931 | £3,624,632 | £4,919,029 | £11,465,945 | £9,588,229 | |
| Average employees | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| Wages | £721,145 | £770,178 | £860,022 | £940,808 | £756,665 | £856,168 |
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 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 9.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 8.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 128.6% | 121.2% | 123.2% | 105.4% | 58.3% | 24.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 70.3% | 70.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.42x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 14.04x | 37.43x | 26.86x | 7.39x | 4.86x | 0.97x |
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
- Cannon Williamson
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Selling into the retail trade has been a challenge in the financial year. Alongside inflationary challenges, we faced significant issues surrounding importing products due to the Foot and Mouth outbreak in Germany which severely impacted trade in Q4.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNE, Andrew John | Secretary | 2016-09-30 | — | — |
| BERNDT, Uwe | Director | 2021-03-01 | Apr 1970 | German |
| THORNE, Andrew John | Director | 2003-01-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| VOCKINS, Adam | Director | 2023-11-30 | Nov 1982 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARROW, Richard Geoffrey | Secretary | 1998-08-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| QUADRANGLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1998-09-15 |
| GUNTER, August | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1998-03-31 |
| HARROW, Richard Geoffrey | Director | 1998-08-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| KENT, Michael Ian | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2017-08-01 |
| MORENT, Helmut Franz, Herr | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2003-09-15 |
| MULLER, Klaus-Dieter | Director | 1994-05-04 | 2002-12-31 |
| SCHULZ, Hans Detlev, Herr | Director | 1998-03-01 | 2021-02-28 |
| STOORNE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | — | 1994-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suedzucker Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-06-19 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company | |
| 2024-10-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
-13.7%
£187,475,980 £161,859,647
-
Cash
+44.2%
£1,022,406 £1,474,339
-
Net assets
-16.4%
£11,465,945 £9,588,229
-
Employees
0%
12 12
-
Operating profit
-65.6%
£6,694,177 £2,301,451
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-46.3%
£8,669,930 £4,657,349
-
Wages
+13.2%
£756,665 £856,168
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