JAMES BURDEN LIMITED

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  Confirmation statement overdue

  Due 2026-03-21.

1. JAMES BURDEN LIMITED 1992-04-16 → present
2. J.B. CHILLED FOODS LIMITED 1992-04-01 → 1992-04-16

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

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Crowe U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Company law requires the directors to consider the appropriateness of the going concern basis when preparing the financial statements. The directors confirm that they consider that the going concern basis remains appropriate due to the fact that the directors believe that the company has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on the basis of the agreed financing facilities. The Company utilises an invoice discounting facility with Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited. The directors consider that this facility will be sufficient to fund the company's working capital requirements for the next twelve months and beyond. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The year in review was partly impacted by additional import controls at UK borders. The Free Trade Deal with the EU has now been embedded in our daily operations and our processes are now running smoothly. We are looking forward to the implementation of the UK and EU deal to ease the border checks on food items.”
• “An amount of £1.042 million included in sundry debtors at year-end relates to the final instalment of compensation from the City of London to James Burden for the surrender of six operating leases at Smithfield Market. The City of London's decision not to proceed with the relocation of Smithfield Market to Dagenham Dock, a new compensation agreement (SMR II) was reached. The first instalment equating to 17% was received on 13 March 2025, subsequent to the year-end. A second payment remains contingent upon royal assent of the relevant parliamentary act.”

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

  +5.9%

  £147,633,340 → £156,301,823

• Cash

  -26.4%

  £957,847 → £705,132

• Net assets

  +5.2%

  £29,829,907 → £31,367,592

• Employees

  +4.4%

  113 → 118

• Operating profit

  +7.5%

  £4,098,246 → £4,405,061

• Profit before tax

  +12.5%

  £4,000,807 → £4,502,490

• Wages

  +4.3%

  £8,169,907 → £8,524,463

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