TOTAL FOODSERVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-16 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-02
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6M
Equity attributable
Employees
92
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
Period ending 2024-10-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The trade and assets of the Company were transferred to David Miller Frozen Foods Limited (a subsidiary under common ownership of Kitwave plc) on 1 November 2024. The Company has not traded since this date and the Directors do not intend for it to trade in the foreseeable future. As such, these accounts have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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7 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- TOTAL FOODSERVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2004-04-27 → present
- NEXTBUY LIMITED 2004-03-02 → 2004-04-27
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £25,365,000 | £37,610,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,971,000 | £2,198,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,956,000 | £2,217,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,544,000 | £1,625,000 | |
| Cash | £4,418,000 | £2,878,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,652,000 | £7,236,000 | |
| Net assets | £8,536,000 | £5,861,000 | |
| Equity | £8,536,000 | £5,861,000 | |
| Average employees | 98 | 92 | |
| Wages | £4,087,000 | £5,766,000 |
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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.4% | 30.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.1% | 47.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.48x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | 35.20x | 31.40x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The trade and assets of the Company were transferred to David Miller Frozen Foods Limited (a subsidiary under common ownership of Kitwave plc) on 1 November 2024. The Company has not traded since this date and the Directors do not intend for it to trade in the foreseeable future. As such, these accounts have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Group structure
- TOTAL FOODSERVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Nextbuy Limited 100%
- Fred Lawson (Clitheroe) Limited 100%
- Opaledge Limited 100%
- Howarth Foodservice Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Group bank borrowings are subject to a cross guarantee and debenture agreement over group companies. The amount secured but not provided in these financial statements in respect of these agreements is £22,693 (2023:£nil).”
- “On 1 November 2024 the trade and assets of Total Foodservice Solutions Limited were acquired by David Miller Frozen Foods Limited. The consideration payable was the book value of the assets and liabilities transferred of £5.9m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARL, Mark | Secretary | 2026-03-12 | — | — |
| EARL, Mark | Director | 2026-03-12 | Nov 1985 | British |
| MAXTED, Ben | Director | 2024-03-27 | Dec 1983 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAYNE, Lynne | Secretary | 2004-05-12 | 2008-08-31 |
| BRIND, David Leonard | Secretary | 2024-03-27 | 2026-03-12 |
| HORNE, Michael Derek | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2012-05-01 |
| HOWARTH, Simon George | Secretary | 2004-03-04 | 2004-05-12 |
| WHITLEY, Nicholas Lee | Secretary | 2012-05-01 | 2013-12-23 |
| SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-02 | 2004-03-04 |
| AISTHORPE, Paul Keith | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2013-05-02 |
| BRIND, David Leonard | Director | 2024-03-27 | 2026-03-12 |
| CUERDEN, Katie Louise | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2025-06-20 |
| FISHER, Daren Wayne | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2009-08-31 |
| HORNE, Michael Derek | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2014-02-28 |
| HOWARTH, Eve Amber | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2024-03-27 |
| HOWARTH, Richard George | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2015-08-10 |
| HOWARTH, Simon George | Director | 2004-04-23 | 2024-03-27 |
| HOWARTH, Susan Jane | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2024-03-27 |
| KOZLOWSKI, Peter Mark | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2025-07-31 |
| MORIARTY EAMES, Maria Elizabeth | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2016-03-08 |
| NOWELL, Paul | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| PRATT, David | Director | 2004-03-04 | 2012-06-08 |
| SHEARD, Graham Michael | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2012-01-31 |
| SHEARD, Jason Roy | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2026-04-06 |
| WILSON, Gareth | Director | 2024-03-27 | 2026-03-21 |
| YOUNG, Christopher Paul | Director | 2024-03-27 | 2025-07-01 |
| SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-02 | 2004-03-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Miller Frozen Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-27 | Active |
| Mr Simon George Howarth | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2017-03-02 | Ceased 2024-03-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 7
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 2023-04-30