GOLDENFRY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-16 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£33M
+51.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£27M
+25.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
134
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7M
+18% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GOLDENFRY LIMITED 1989-10-16 → present
- SIMCO 284 LIMITED 1989-07-17 → 1989-10-16
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £53,302,260 | £58,005,833 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £5,934,677 | £6,983,634 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £6,056,652 | £7,146,026 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,576,075 | £5,278,317 | |
| Cash | — | — | £7,370,831 | — | — | £21,888,720 | £33,160,571 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £11,845,568 | — | — | £23,354,440 | £27,798,367 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £10,198,489 | — | — | £21,901,725 | £27,465,847 | |
| Equity | £4,675,428 | £4,378,548 | £10,198,489 | £10,075,253 | £9,780,605 | £21,901,725 | £27,465,847 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 102 | — | — | 131 | 134 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,343,106 | £7,671,110 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | 12.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.6% | 9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 25.4% | 25.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 47.7% | 50.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.74x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 66.11x | 53.70x |
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
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- GOLDENFRY LIMITED · parent
- Goldenfry Foods Limited 100%
- Regalbell Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group trades with all the major supermarkets and food retailers in the UK with a good category/customer/product spread which helps to minimise risk.”
- “Principal risks revolve around disruption of normal trading relationships on the availability of commodities, as well as externally imposed costs, red tape and the effect of increased taxes on the motivation to invest and grow.”
- “Macroeconomic factors fundamentally effect the environment in which we have to operate. Increased borrowing restricts government spending coupled with rising cost inflation, escalating employment costs and corporate taxes the consequent effect on investment and growth is a zero sum game through depressing demand and growth in the real economy.”
- “The group targets a minimum growth in FCF in the range of 8%-10% per annum but is reviewing this under the current highly inflationary environment that is likely to persist for the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERRIDGE, John Paul | Secretary | 2004-02-27 | — | British |
| HERRIDGE, Marjorie | Director | 2019-05-20 | Apr 1946 | British |
| HERRIDGE, Paul Anthony | Director | — | Dec 1945 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBURN, Frank | Secretary | — | 1999-05-01 |
| HERRIDGE, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 1999-05-01 | 2001-02-07 |
| HILL, Christopher John | Secretary | 2009-05-05 | 2020-12-31 |
| HILL, Christopher John | Secretary | 2001-02-07 | 2004-02-27 |
| HERRIDGE, Michael Leslie | Director | — | 2018-05-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Marjorie Herridge | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2025-04-03 | Active |
| Thfic Ltd | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2025-04-03 | Active |
| Mr Paul Anthony Herridge | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-04-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 8
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+8.8%
£53,302,260 £58,005,833
-
Cash
+51.5%
£21,888,720 £33,160,571
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+25.4%
£21,901,725 £27,465,847
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+2.3%
131 134
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+17.7%
£5,934,677 £6,983,634
-
Profit before tax
+18%
£6,056,652 £7,146,026
-
Wages
+76.6%
£4,343,106 £7,671,110
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