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FRESHLINC LIMITED
Cash
£12K
+104.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
-8.4% vs 2024
Employees
746
-2.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£898K
-169.9% vs 2024
Profile
- Company number
- 04100636
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2000-11-02
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-02-01
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2025-02-01
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-02 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-01-30 | 2022-01-29 | 2023-01-28 | 2024-02-03 | 2025-02-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £139,696,742 | £135,352,900 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,077,890 | £633,501 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,285,101 | -£898,208 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £670,249 | -£1,054,992 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £6,027 | £12,330 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £15,733,720 | £14,253,131 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £12,623,214 | £11,568,222 | |
| Equity | £4,141,990 | £5,287,896 | £7,037,138 | £7,881,425 | £12,452,965 | £12,623,214 | £11,568,222 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 762 | 746 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £29,931,411 | £28,604,014 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Turnover reduced by 3% during the year, this reduction relating to a downturn in volumes from our existing customer base, but additional revenues through our Ambient consolidation centre and our frozen operations have helped minimise the impact of the volume reduction.”
- “The initial volume ramp up within our start-up frozen transport operation was slower than initially indicated.”
- “Our recently acquired freehold facility at Stephenson Avenue, offering packing and cold storage solutions, dealt with less volume throughput than anticipated, with committed volumes not honoured due to supply chain changes.”
- “The Specialist building sector operations were both affected by a considerable drop in demand.”
- “Our FloraLinc division saw a dramatic reduction in sales following a buoyant post-covid period, as customer spending on their gardens diminished; however, our North Sea import sector saw an increase in revenues through our Customs and Plant Passporting services.”
- “Whilst future headwinds including the increased national Living Wage and Employers NI contributions lic ahead, our focus remains to correct commercial rate structures, whilst seeing out contractual periods, along with developing and reassessing the divisional business units, ensuring each one is positively contributing.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
8 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Aubrey Edward | Secretary | 2000-11-02 | — | British |
| BETTINSON, Lance Marcus | Director | 2026-04-08 | Dec 1984 | British |
| DAY, Aubrey Edward | Director | 2008-01-28 | Jul 1958 | British |
| HANCOX, Robin | Director | 2000-11-02 | Jul 1956 | British |
| JUNIPER, Lee Scott | Director | 2013-01-08 | Jul 1972 | British |
| MARCHANT, Andrew Peter | Director | 2021-12-31 | Jul 1971 | British |
| MCCARTHY, Paul | Director | 2021-12-31 | Jan 1970 | British |
| TATE, Martin John | Director | 2000-11-02 | Dec 1966 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-11-02 | 2000-11-02 |
| HOLLAND, Ashley Robert | Director | 2021-12-31 | 2025-12-16 |
| JOHNSON, Steven | Director | 2021-08-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| KING, Stephen John | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2026-02-02 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-11-02 | 2000-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshlinc Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-07-04 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-06-04 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-06-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-06-03 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2025-05-30 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-04-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2025-02-01
0.90
DISTRESS
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.074 × 6.56 = +0.48
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.013 × 6.72 = +0.09
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.309 × 1.05 = +0.32
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory