ALL ABOUT FOOD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-02
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£28M
+127.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£44M
+17.3% vs 2024
Employees
61
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£9M
+7.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ALL ABOUT FOOD LIMITED 2008-12-01 → present
- THE GROCERY COMPANY LIMITED 2002-03-26 → 2008-12-01
- NANDO'S GROCERY LIMITED 1999-06-01 → 2002-03-26
- NANDO'S MARKETING LIMITED 1998-02-25 → 1999-06-01
- QUALITY PASTRIES LIMITED 1997-07-30 → 1998-02-25
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-02
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-03-02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £93,677,354 | £95,190,666 | |
| Operating profit | £7,807,793 | £8,088,931 | |
| Profit before tax | £8,051,098 | £8,629,321 | |
| Net profit | £6,102,148 | £6,470,416 | |
| Cash | £12,288,759 | £27,932,367 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,488,313 | £43,958,729 | |
| Net assets | £37,488,313 | £43,958,729 | |
| Equity | £37,488,313 | £43,958,729 | |
| Average employees | 60 | 61 | |
| Wages | £4,034,373 | £4,726,533 |
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 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-03-02 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 8.5% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.8% | 18.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.6% | 38.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.38x | 2.57x | |
| Interest cover | 124.23x | 109.61x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group has cash of £27,932,367 (2024 £12,288,759) and net assets of £43,958,729 (2024 £37,488,313) at 2 March 2025 Profit and loss and cashflow forecasts for the period to September 2026 have been prepared and stress tested to model a drop in gross profit The results show that the Group has sufficient resources to continue in operation for at least 12 months from signing the financial statements As such, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future”
Group structure
- ALL ABOUT FOOD LIMITED · parent
- All About Gorongosa Limited 100%
- AAF Marketing Limited 100%
- Cranks Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Growth was underpinned by the development of our existing brands and categories, with the launch of new products such as PERı-ketchup and Costa Sachets, extended distribution across our existing customer base and entry into the airline channel. Post period-end, in March 2025, BrewDog Joined our brand portfolio, launching with 16 SKUs.”
- “Invested in digital platforms and automation, developing Anaplan FP&A solution, introducing Esker for automated debtor management, and deploying Anaplan Supply Planning and automated stock movements within our ERP system, saving around sixteen administrative days per month.”
- “Expanded office capacity by fitting out a second workspace within our existing building, increasing desk and meeting-room availability and improving the employee environment.”
- “Introduced a degree apprenticeship scheme post period-end with the first cohort of 6 joining in August 2025.”
- “Prioritised sustainable packaging improvements, completing the transition of Nando's condiments range to lighter-weight outer cardboard packaging and replacing glass jars with plastic containers for wagamama mayonnaise lines, resulting in a packaging weight reduction of over 300%.”
- “Undertook a comprehensive review of the supply chain to identify opportunities for reducing transport-related emissions, including increasing pallet height for Costa Premium Instant SKUs and consolidating supplier base for meal kit components.”
- “The increase in carbon emissions in 2025 was as a result of increased international travel to visit our supply partners.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEFTON, David | Secretary | 2007-03-26 | — | British |
| LUYCKX, Charles Francis | Director | 1998-09-11 | Jan 1969 | Italian |
| T'HOOFT, Robert Adrian Graham | Director | 1998-09-14 | May 1968 | Dutch |
| TAYLOR, Michael Damian | Director | 2019-05-13 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUYCKX, Charles Francis | Secretary | 1998-09-11 | 1999-11-08 |
| NUNWICK, David Anthony | Secretary | 1999-11-08 | 2007-03-26 |
| SARVAIYA, Sheetal | Secretary | 1997-10-31 | 1998-03-30 |
| 1ST CONTACT SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-07-30 | 1997-10-31 |
| DUARTE, Fernando De Oliveira Da Silva | Director | 2003-05-21 | 2012-01-24 |
| GORDON, Hazel | Director | 2001-01-04 | 2007-01-01 |
| GRUBER, Georg Friedrich | Director | 2012-01-24 | 2017-05-15 |
| HILL, Colin Curtis | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2019-05-13 |
| LYNAS, Phil Edward | Director | 1998-09-14 | 2016-07-21 |
| STEGMANN, Ross | Director | 1997-10-31 | 1998-03-30 |
| YANNOUKOS, Athanassios | Director | 2001-01-04 | 2003-05-01 |
| 1ST CONTACT DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-07-30 | 1997-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-07 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2020-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-23 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2019-12-23 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2019-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-17 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2019-10-17 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2019-08-15 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement |
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 2025-03-02 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
+1.6%
£93,677,354 £95,190,666
-
Cash
+127.3%
£12,288,759 £27,932,367
-
Net assets
+17.3%
£37,488,313 £43,958,729
-
Employees
+1.7%
60 61
-
Operating profit
+3.6%
£7,807,793 £8,088,931
-
Profit before tax
+7.2%
£8,051,098 £8,629,321
-
Wages
+17.2%
£4,034,373 £4,726,533
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