CENTRAL FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-12 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-59.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10M
-15.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
20
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
+15.6% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CENTRAL FOODS LIMITED 2002-10-29 → present
- CENTRAL FOODS GROUP LIMITED 1991-11-28 → 2002-10-29
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £38,690,963 | £46,266,628 | £47,038,461 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,200,589 | £5,360,902 | £6,277,881 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,165,068 | £5,474,293 | £6,327,305 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,523,911 | £4,184,871 | £4,720,145 | |
| Cash | — | £7,823,365 | £8,798,321 | £3,560,264 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,317,814 | £11,501,815 | £9,720,085 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,315,069 | £11,499,940 | £9,720,085 | |
| Equity | £6,791,158 | £10,315,069 | £11,499,940 | £9,720,085 | |
| Average employees | — | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| Wages | — | £690,613 | £767,385 | £941,647 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.9% | 11.6% | 13.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 9.1% | 9.0% | 10.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 40.7% | 46.6% | 64.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 40.5% | 44.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.46x | 2.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | 77.91x | 158.27x | 139.55x |
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
- Larking Gowen LLP
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “In December 2024 the Company changed ownership and was acquired by Autumn Foods Holdings Limited. As a well-established operator, this transaction will allow the Company's model to grow further.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMS, Carole Joan | Secretary | 2007-10-15 | — | British |
| BUCHANAN, Geoffrey Maurice | Director | 2024-12-04 | Mar 1970 | British |
| BUCHANAN, William Edwin | Director | 2024-12-04 | Jul 1968 | British |
| EMMS, Carole Joan | Director | 2024-12-04 | Oct 1964 | British |
| HARLEY, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2024-12-04 | Mar 1963 | British |
| SAMPSON, Oliver James | Director | 2024-12-04 | Mar 1986 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHAM, Kevin Richard | Secretary | 2000-02-09 | 2002-12-09 |
| HOWE, Iris | Nominee Secretary | 1991-11-26 | 1991-11-29 |
| LAUDER, Alison Rebecca | Secretary | 2007-09-25 | 2007-10-15 |
| REES, Guy | Secretary | 1991-11-29 | 1995-09-17 |
| ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-12-09 | 2007-09-25 |
| ECS COMPANY SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1995-09-17 | 2000-02-09 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Adrian Michael | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| COOPER, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| HINGLE, Raymond Reginald | Director | 2000-05-15 | 2004-09-15 |
| HOWE, Kenneth | Nominee Director | 1991-11-26 | 1991-11-29 |
| LAUDER, Alison Rebecca | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2024-12-04 |
| LAUDER, Gordon | Director | 1996-05-30 | 2024-12-04 |
| LEVY, Anthony John | Director | 1991-11-29 | 2007-10-05 |
| REES, Guy | Director | 1991-11-29 | 1995-09-17 |
| SHEPHERD, Philip | Director | 1991-11-29 | 1992-11-02 |
| TYLER, Michael Charles | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| WEBSTER-TRUSSELL, Michael Patrick | Director | 1991-11-29 | 1992-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Foods Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-07-22 | Active |
| Central Foods Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-11 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-11 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+1.7%
£46,266,628 £47,038,461
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-59.5%
£8,798,321 £3,560,264
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-15.5%
£11,499,940 £9,720,085
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+5.3%
19 20
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+17.1%
£5,360,902 £6,277,881
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+15.6%
£5,474,293 £6,327,305
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+22.7%
£767,385 £941,647
highest in 3 filed years
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