HEN HOUSE (WHOLESALE) LIMITED

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

McDade Roberts Accountants Limited

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

1. HEN HOUSE (WHOLESALE) LIMITED · parent
   1. The Fresh Chicken Company Ltd 100% · United Kingdom · Poultry processors

Significant events

• “During the year, the group recorded an 18% increase in turnover compared to the prior year. The Fresh Chicken Company Limited reported a 21% increase in sales, reaching £20.9 million, while Hen House (Wholesale) Limited achieved a 15% rise, bringing its turnover to £17.8 million.”
• “The group's gross profit margin improved to 24.95% from last year's 23.59%, benefiting from the reduction of meat costs and a change in product mix across the business.”
• “Profit before Tax was £2.78M compared to last year's £1.81M.”
• “The group has taken advantage of a number of its suppliers who have decided to set up offices in the UK and manage the importation process for the UK businesses. This has removed most of the burden of administration related to importing of goods to the UK, with any importation and duty costs built into the product cost prices. The group has managed the transition to leaving the EU reasonably well and has seen no negative impact on the business so far.”
• “The development of new products for the retail market as well as new offerings within "Pizza Plus" division will continue and the directors are confident that this will help sustain and grow sales and margin within the group. The group has engaged advanced machines across the group in order to save the labour costs and increase efficiency.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +18.3%

  £32,717,454 → £38,702,890

• Cash

  +59.3%

  £2,636,905 → £4,200,996

• Net assets

  +32.5%

  £5,088,784 → £6,745,038

• Employees

  -11.1%

  63 → 56

• Operating profit

  +52.1%

  £1,772,698 → £2,696,552

• Profit before tax

  +54.2%

  £1,804,792 → £2,783,270

• Wages

  -0.5%

  £1,980,870 → £1,971,571

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers