EURO FOOD BRANDS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-25 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+137.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
+8.5% vs 2024
Employees
119
+19% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4M
+33.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- EURO FOOD BRANDS LIMITED 1992-09-03 → present
- BARLOW FOOD BRANDS LIMITED 1991-03-26 → 1992-09-03
- BELGRADE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1991-01-11 → 1991-03-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £231,907,115 | £279,327,631 | |
| Operating profit | £4,085,979 | £5,393,985 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,718,559 | £3,627,778 | |
| Net profit | £2,098,802 | £2,613,338 | |
| Cash | £1,396,477 | £3,314,167 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,101,074 | £21,804,771 | |
| Net assets | £19,619,537 | £21,283,269 | |
| Equity | £19,619,537 | £21,283,269 | |
| Average employees | 100 | 119 | |
| Wages | £6,073,657 | £7,430,338 |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.3% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 2.99x | 3.15x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the signing of the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- EURO FOOD BRANDS LIMITED · parent
- Yogiyo Limited 55%
- EFB Euro Food Brands Ireland Limited 100%
- Global Food Brands Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 9 January 2026, E.F.B. Holdings Limited acquired the majority of the ordinary shares in E.F.B. Group Holdings Limited. Following completion of this transaction the Directors consider that the group has no ultimate controlling party.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-03 | — | — |
| BARLOW, Stephen Charles | Director | 1991-03-28 | Mar 1956 | British |
| BUTLER, Peter John | Director | 2017-01-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| ELSTONE, Mark | Director | 2024-10-01 | May 1979 | British |
| GOTCH, Phil | Director | 2010-01-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| RANSLEY, Brandon William | Director | 2018-06-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-11-24 | 2022-10-31 |
| HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-01-11 | 2008-11-24 |
| ADAMS, Michael | Director | 1992-04-13 | 2026-01-09 |
| ARRIGO, Marco Vincenzo | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2005-02-25 |
| BAKER, Nathan Ian | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2010-01-20 |
| LADLEY, David | Director | 2007-04-06 | 2009-02-28 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Peter Joseph | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2007-06-06 |
| ROBINSON, Tim David | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2006-12-20 |
| HP DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-01-11 | 1991-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.F.B. Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-09 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+20.4%
£231,907,115 £279,327,631
-
Cash
+137.3%
£1,396,477 £3,314,167
-
Net assets
+8.5%
£19,619,537 £21,283,269
-
Employees
+19%
100 119
-
Operating profit
+32%
£4,085,979 £5,393,985
-
Profit before tax
+33.4%
£2,718,559 £3,627,778
-
Wages
+22.3%
£6,073,657 £7,430,338
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