ELITE FINE FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+5,569% vs 2024
Net assets
-£5M
-39.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
72
-23.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-18.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ELITE FINE FOODS LIMITED 2020-11-19 → present
- ELITE FROZEN FOODS LIMITED 1996-07-15 → 2020-11-19
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £26,229,000 | £48,333,000 | £23,660,000 | £13,671,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£913,000 | £147,000 | -£1,133,000 | -£1,408,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,163,000 | -£21,000 | -£1,499,000 | -£1,777,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£852,000 | -£112,000 | -£1,123,000 | -£1,287,000 | |
| Cash | — | £310,000 | £1,646,000 | £29,000 | £1,644,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,616,000 | £858,000 | -£2,023,000 | -£3,446,000 | |
| Net assets | — | -£756,000 | -£866,000 | -£3,255,000 | -£4,542,000 | |
| Equity | — | -£756,000 | -£866,000 | -£3,255,000 | -£4,542,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 170 | 195 | 94 | 72 | |
| Wages | — | £5,044,000 | £6,323,000 | £3,156,000 | £2,366,000 |
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 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -3.5% | 0.3% | -4.8% | -10.3% | |
| Net margin | — | -3.2% | -0.2% | -4.7% | -9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -56.5% | 17.1% | 56.0% | 40.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.49x | 0.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | -3.65x | 0.88x | -3.07x | -3.82x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors concluded that the Company has sufficient funds to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements, having considered its business activities, financial position, and assurances from the wider BFS Group for funding.”
Significant events
- “The UK's economic conditions, including cost of living crisis, higher fuel costs, taxes, interest rates, and potential economic recession, pose a risk to the business by reducing demand. The Company continues to advise existing customers and prospect for new business to mitigate this.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAMANDI, Thamer | Secretary | 2019-07-12 | — | — |
| ATYEO, Philip David John | Director | 2022-02-08 | Jun 1970 | British |
| BENDER, Stephen David | Director | 2019-07-12 | Oct 1964 | British |
| BROGAN, Alison | Director | 2019-07-12 | Jul 1973 | British |
| SELLEY, Andrew Mark | Director | 2019-07-12 | Jul 1965 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Graham | Secretary | 1996-07-15 | 2019-07-12 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-15 | 1996-07-15 |
| BELL, Graham | Director | 1997-07-30 | 2019-07-12 |
| BELL, Nathan | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2020-09-01 |
| BURTON, Phillip Bryan | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| FAIRES, Derrick | Director | 1996-07-15 | 2019-07-12 |
| KILLICK, Adrian | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2021-06-25 |
| SCOTT, Gavin John | Director | 1997-07-30 | 2023-12-06 |
| SQUIBB, Victor Frank Michael | Director | 1997-07-30 | 1997-07-30 |
| SQUIBB, Victor Frank Michael | Director | 1997-07-30 | 2019-07-12 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-15 | 1996-07-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterfood Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-12 | Active |
| Mr Nathan Bell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-07-15 | Ceased 2019-07-12 |
| Mr Victor Frank Michael Squibb | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-07-15 | Ceased 2019-07-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-11-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2020-11-19 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-11-19 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
-42.2%
£23,660,000 £13,671,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+5,569%
£29,000 £1,644,000
-
Net assets
-39.5%
-£3,255,000 -£4,542,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-23.4%
94 72
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-24.3%
-£1,133,000 -£1,408,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-18.5%
-£1,499,000 -£1,777,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-25%
£3,156,000 £2,366,000
lowest 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