STATESIDE FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-15 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-01
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£23M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,212
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11M
Period ending 2025-02-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- STATESIDE FOODS LIMITED 1990-01-31 → present
- DEALANDS LIMITED 1989-10-12 → 1990-01-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £195,292,000 | £204,627,000 | |
| Operating profit | £12,395,000 | £14,387,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,914,000 | £10,791,000 | |
| Net profit | £5,311,000 | £5,373,000 | |
| Cash | £1,273,000 | £4,218,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,640,000 | £37,165,000 | |
| Net assets | £17,128,000 | £22,501,000 | |
| Equity | £17,128,000 | £22,501,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,115 | 1,212 | |
| Wages | £33,376,000 | £37,673,000 |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.3% | 7.0% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.1% | 38.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.0% | 81.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 5.00x | 3.98x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have continued to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. The Company will require additional funds through funding from its parent company, Freiberger Lebensmittel GmbH, which has indicated its intention to make available such funds as are needed. The directors believe the Company will be able to continue to meet its liabilities for at least the next 12 months.”
Significant events
- “The construction of a new production facility is currently underway, marking a significant milestone in our expansion efforts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON, Samantha Kerry | Secretary | 2024-12-20 | — | — |
| BERNDT, Uwe | Director | 2008-03-01 | Apr 1970 | German |
| CUNLIFFE, Stuart Liam | Director | 2024-03-01 | Sep 1979 | British |
| GOODALL, Philip James | Director | 2023-03-01 | Jun 1971 | British |
| HEINISCH, Oliver Carsten | Director | 2011-04-01 | Aug 1969 | German |
| KLANTSCHITSCH, Thorid, Doctor | Director | 2024-02-22 | Jun 1969 | Swiss |
| SIMPSON, Ruth | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| WEBER, Siegfried | Director | 2008-03-01 | Apr 1963 | German |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAVAN, David Robert | Secretary | 2003-09-05 | 2011-09-30 |
| GOODALL, Roy | Secretary | — | 2000-04-14 |
| JONES, Timothy | Secretary | 2011-09-30 | 2024-12-20 |
| JONES, Timothy Michael | Secretary | 2001-11-23 | 2003-09-05 |
| RITSON, Paul Steven | Secretary | 2000-04-14 | 2001-11-23 |
| BULCOCK, Derek | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2005-04-29 |
| GAVAN, David Robert | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2011-09-30 |
| GEORGE, Dennis | Director | 1993-05-01 | 1994-04-15 |
| GOODALL, Roy | Director | — | 2001-12-14 |
| HARROW, Geoffrey Richard | Director | 2003-09-05 | 2016-12-31 |
| HAYSOM, Leonard George Winsor | Director | — | 1996-03-07 |
| HEER, Wolfgang Helmut, Dr | Director | 2003-09-05 | 2008-04-16 |
| JONES, Steven | Director | 1995-03-01 | 2008-01-21 |
| KENT, Michael Ian | Director | 1999-09-30 | 2024-03-31 |
| LUCAS, Jonathan Alan | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| MARNELL, Robert | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| MILBURN, Brian Carr | Director | 2000-01-13 | 2003-09-05 |
| MORENT, Helmut Franz, Herr | Director | 2003-09-05 | 2008-02-29 |
| RITCHIE, Ian James | Director | 1997-03-27 | 1997-11-26 |
| RITSON, Paul Steven | Director | 1998-03-26 | 2001-11-23 |
| SCHULZ, Hans Detlev, Herr | Director | 2003-09-05 | 2021-02-28 |
| SCHULZ, Thomas Georg Alfred | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2025-07-21 |
| STAHN, Carsten | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| WITNEY, Anthony Michael | Director | — | 1992-05-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhof Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 257 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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