BOWLAND FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-16 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14K
-98% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+2.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
56
+3.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£250K
-58.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £26,452,884 | — | £39,104,897 | £39,077,742 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £946,323 | — | £555,137 | £272,029 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £947,778 | £1,256,774 | £599,853 | £250,202 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £749,320 | £1,016,519 | £432,942 | £149,914 | |
| Cash | £958,359 | £1,832,830 | £1,497,282 | £2,079,253 | £716,421 | £14,357 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,964,431 | £3,457,768 | £3,464,684 | £4,210,349 | £5,116,075 | £5,617,137 | |
| Net assets | £2,926,120 | £3,355,064 | £3,388,064 | £4,110,295 | £4,528,277 | £4,660,511 | |
| Equity | £2,926,120 | £3,355,064 | £3,388,064 | £4,110,295 | £4,528,277 | £4,660,511 | |
| Average employees | 51 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 56 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,278,976 | £1,395,387 | £1,533,528 | £1,592,888 |
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.6% | — | 1.4% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.8% | — | 1.1% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 27.3% | — | 10.9% | 4.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.73x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 274.55x | 7.41x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “We deferred the completion and opening of our new extension due to the reduced volumes in beef, and this opened in early 2025.”
- “Since the year end, trading conditions caused by the high livestock prices have remained very difficult, but we are confident the business cycle will reverse, as it always has done, and the selling price of beef will rise in line with our input prices. There are indications we may see this before the next year end as there is now evidence of a shortage of both UK and imported beef in the market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD, Victoria | Secretary | 1999-06-15 | — | British |
| BRIGGS, Peter William | Director | 2019-04-06 | Sep 1984 | British |
| WOOD, Hannah | Director | 2025-01-24 | Mar 1997 | British |
| WOOD, Harry James | Director | 2019-04-06 | Jul 1993 | British |
| WOOD, James Henry | Director | 1994-12-02 | Apr 1956 | British |
| WOOD, Victoria | Director | 1999-06-15 | Sep 1961 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TYLDESLEY, Raymond | Secretary | 1994-12-05 | 1999-05-06 |
| TYLDESLEY, Rosemary Susan | Secretary | 1994-12-02 | 1994-12-05 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-12-02 | 1994-12-02 |
| JOY, Michael | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| TYLDESLEY, Raymond | Director | 1994-12-02 | 1999-05-06 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-12-02 | 1994-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowland (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
-0.1%
£39,104,897 £39,077,742
-
Cash
-98%
£716,421 £14,357
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.9%
£4,528,277 £4,660,511
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+3.7%
54 56
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-51%
£555,137 £272,029
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-58.3%
£599,853 £250,202
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+3.9%
£1,533,528 £1,592,888
highest in 4 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