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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement due

2027-02-01 (in 9mo)

Last made up 2026-01-18

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£9M

+116.5% vs 2023

Net assets

£10M

-6.1% vs 2023

Employees

66

-67.5% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£864K

-636.1% vs 2023

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30

Metric Trend 2023-09-302024-09-30
Turnover £34,877,192£23,964,355
Operating profit -£45,737-£1,118,224
Profit before tax £161,117-£863,777
Net profit £115,975-£650,379
Cash £4,137,638£8,956,479
Total assets less current liabilities £10,631,039£9,980,660
Net assets £10,631,039£9,980,660
Equity £10,631,039£9,980,660
Average employees 20366
Wages £5,586,217£1,912,466

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 2023-09-302024-09-30
Operating margin -0.1%-4.7%
Net margin 0.3%-2.7%
Return on capital employed -0.4%-11.2%
Current ratio 2.71x3.40x
Interest cover -4402.46x

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)
Auditor
Crowe U.K. LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

  1. CHINGFORD FRUIT LIMITED · parent
    1. Fruit Logic Limited 100% · United Kingdom · fruit packing services

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 13 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
DECHAINE, Kevin Stuart Secretary 2020-08-01
AICHEN, David Alexander Director 2007-03-07 Jul 1969 British
AICHEN, Leon Director 1999-09-20 Apr 1941 British
DECHAINE, Kevin Stuart Director 2020-08-01 Jul 1979 British
DOE, Graham Neville Director 2020-08-07 Dec 1971 British
Show 13 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CHILDERS, Anthony Deniol Secretary 1999-09-20 2000-05-01
GODDEN, Anthony James Secretary 2003-09-01 2011-11-14
HEATH, Victoria Secretary 2011-11-14 2013-01-30
MACPHERSON, Quentin Owen Secretary 2000-05-01 2003-09-01
OAKLEY, Christopher Secretary 2013-01-30 2020-07-31
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1999-09-20 1999-09-20
GODDEN, Anthony James Director 2007-07-17 2011-11-14
LEVETT, Graham David Director 2007-05-14 2007-10-12
LINSELL, Gary Raymond Director 2013-05-23 2019-12-31
MCNALLY, Gavin Director 2013-05-23 2014-05-02
OAKLEY, Christopher Richard Director 2013-05-23 2020-07-31
WOOD, Philip John Heald Director 2007-07-17 2010-09-01
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1999-09-20 1999-09-20

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Ag Thames Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 101 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-01-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-05-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-01-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-05-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-01-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-05-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-01-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-11-10 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2022-09-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-05-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-05-11 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2021-09-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-06-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-11-11 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2020-11-05 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2020-11-05 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2020-11-05 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2020-11-02 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2020-10-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-08-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

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.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30

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

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