HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED

1. HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED 2004-11-12 → present
2. HENDERSON FOODSERVICES LIMITED 2004-08-06 → 2004-11-12
3. T.N.B. LIMITED 1967-03-08 → 2004-08-06

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

BDO Northern Ireland

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. HENDERSON FOODSERVICE LIMITED · parent
   1. T.N.B (Ireland) Ltd 100% · Republic of Ireland · Dormant
   2. Foodco NI Ltd 100% · Northern Ireland · Sourcing and supply of food products
   3. Barbarrie Duckling Ltd 100% · Republic of Ireland · Selling of ambient, frozen and chilled food and non food products
   4. Ashbourne Foodservices Ltd 100% · Republic of Ireland · Sourcing and supply of food products

Significant events

• “Turnover has increased by 10.8% as compared to 2023. Turnover growth was strong across all key sales areas in 2024, with ongoing strong performances in both independent and contracts business in NI, whilst independent business in ROI also experienced good growth in the period.”
• “Underlying gross profit decreased from 21.94% to 21.55% which was predominantly driven by the slight change in mix of business activity, with all key areas of the business experiencing good growth in the period.”
• “The food service market remains highly competitive with direct competition from local and national operators.”
• “We continue to experience uncertainty around Brexit and the Northern Ireland Protocol, and the Windsor Framework has not provided anything of material benefit to the company.”

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

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +10.8%

  £227,273,113 → £251,895,303

• Cash

  -7.6%

  £20,768,694 → £19,186,628

• Net assets

  +28.2%

  £27,318,934 → £35,010,812

• Employees

  +3.6%

  444 → 460

• Operating profit

  -0.2%

  £10,552,305 → £10,533,231

• Profit before tax

  -1.5%

  £10,465,152 → £10,306,275

• Wages

  +11.2%

  £17,758,342 → £19,754,583

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