KALLO FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£223K
+104.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£26M
-72.5% vs 2024
Employees
238
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£11M
-85.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- KALLO FOODS LIMITED 2001-01-12 → present
- GARMA FOODS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1997-09-23 → 2001-01-12
- GARMA GOURMET (UK) LIMITED 1994-03-18 → 1997-09-23
- CARAWAY SERVICES LIMITED 1994-01-31 → 1994-03-18
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £124,566,963 | £112,003,181 | |
| Operating profit | £6,863,626 | £6,628,827 | |
| Profit before tax | £71,632,964 | £10,585,381 | |
| Net profit | £69,556,157 | £8,340,837 | |
| Cash | £108,767 | £222,507 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £108,757,956 | £41,374,693 | |
| Net assets | £93,307,123 | £25,620,118 | |
| Equity | £93,307,123 | £25,620,118 | |
| Average employees | 240 | 238 | |
| Wages | £12,427,054 | £12,300,012 |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 55.8% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.3% | 16.0% | |
| Current ratio | -3.99x | -1.46x | |
| Interest cover | 3.90x | 7.70x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- 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 a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- KALLO FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Whole Earth Foods Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTINS, Bryan | Director | 2025-01-13 | Jul 1979 | British |
| PAYLING, Maarten Gareth | Director | 2020-06-01 | May 1976 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Ian William | Secretary | 1995-02-28 | 1997-06-11 |
| FRIXOU, Belinda | Secretary | 1994-03-21 | 1995-02-28 |
| HEEMSKERK, Joannes Petrus Theodorus, Drs Rc | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| KLEEREKOPER, David Jacob | Secretary | 2007-01-12 | 2008-02-02 |
| MILLER, Keith | Secretary | 1994-03-07 | 1994-03-21 |
| MILNE, Linda Jane | Secretary | 2006-04-10 | 2007-01-12 |
| MOORE, Debbie | Nominee Secretary | 1994-01-31 | 1994-03-07 |
| REYNDERS, Geert Bode Lode | Secretary | 2003-02-27 | 2004-02-29 |
| REYNOLDS, Andrew David Finch | Secretary | 2002-07-29 | 2006-04-06 |
| YEATES, Paul | Secretary | 2008-02-02 | 2009-01-01 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-06-12 | 2002-07-29 |
| ANTONELLI, Alberto | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1995-05-29 |
| BANNIGAN, Margaret | Director | 1994-03-07 | 1994-03-21 |
| BEIJ, Peter Christiaan | Director | 2002-07-30 | 2004-04-15 |
| BETTINI, Paul Aldo | Director | 1994-03-23 | 1997-07-01 |
| BOXER, Jason Edward | Director | 2012-02-20 | 2020-06-01 |
| BROWN, Kevin Thomas | Nominee Director | 1994-01-31 | 1994-03-07 |
| CAIRNS, Patrick David | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| CARTOLARI, Antonio Maria | Director | 2000-10-03 | 2002-07-29 |
| COIN, Luca | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2002-07-29 |
| CONSONNI, Roberto Emilio | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2000-10-03 |
| DA RIF, Italo | Director | 1998-05-19 | 2002-07-29 |
| DE ROOVER, Gerd | Director | 2002-07-29 | 2004-08-31 |
| DURANTE, Fabio | Director | 1997-02-13 | 1998-07-31 |
| DYMOND, Geraldine | Director | 1994-03-21 | 1994-03-23 |
| FACCHINI, Giorgio | Director | 1998-10-12 | 1999-02-23 |
| FAULL, Jonathan Mark Wilfred | Director | 2003-02-27 | 2003-10-31 |
| HEEMSKERK, Joannes Petrus Theodorus, Drs Rc | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| INDAIMO, Anthony Rocco | Director | 1998-10-12 | 2002-07-29 |
| KLEEREKOPER, David Jacob | Director | 2004-11-30 | 2008-02-02 |
| LAGDEN, Ronald Gordon | Director | 1994-03-23 | 2002-07-29 |
| LANE, Christopher John | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2004-05-04 |
| MOSELEY, Peter Charles | Director | 1994-03-23 | 1997-10-02 |
| NIRAGHI, Sergio Giseppe | Director | 1995-07-26 | 1996-04-09 |
| ONKENHOUT, Niels Rensen | Director | 2004-03-15 | 2007-11-01 |
| REYNOLDS, Andrew David Finch | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2006-04-06 |
| ROBINSON, Carolyn Ann | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2001-11-30 |
| SCHAAFSMA, Sjoerd Rienk | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| THOMPSON, Martyn | Director | 1994-04-20 | 1996-04-04 |
| VAN RYSDAM, Cornelius Peter | Director | 2002-07-29 | 2005-06-08 |
| VANDEBROEK, Johan Danny Maurice | Director | 2002-07-29 | 2004-03-15 |
| VASS, Emma Jane | Director | 2018-01-03 | 2025-01-13 |
| VENTURELLI, Bruno | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1998-05-19 |
| YEATES, Paul | Director | 2008-02-02 | 2010-07-12 |
| YEATES, Paul | Director | 2001-10-11 | 2006-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Erik Jobson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-07-10 | Active |
| Wessanen Great Britain Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-10 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-09 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-02-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2021-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
-10.1%
£124,566,963 £112,003,181
-
Cash
+104.6%
£108,767 £222,507
-
Net assets
-72.5%
£93,307,123 £25,620,118
-
Employees
-0.8%
240 238
-
Operating profit
-3.4%
£6,863,626 £6,628,827
-
Profit before tax
-85.2%
£71,632,964 £10,585,381
-
Wages
-1%
£12,427,054 £12,300,012
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