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S&B HERBA FOODS LIMITED

#00156737 · Active · Incorporated 1919-07-04 (107y 3m) · Last filing 2026-09-28 (1mo ago)
Consumer Staples · SIC 10611 · C Manufacturing · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2026-10-25 (in 19 days) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£0

-100% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£66m

+13.4% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

116

+0.9% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£9.7m

-16.5% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £168,625,000£156,116,000£141,321,000 -9.5%
Operating profit £12,725,000£12,869,000£10,694,000 -16.9%
Profit before tax £10,032,000£11,578,000£9,665,000 -16.5%
Net profit £7,599,000£8,987,000£7,523,000 -16.3%
Cash £471,000£6,000£0 -100%
Total assets less current liabilities £51,587,000£60,431,000£67,601,000 +11.9%
Net assets £48,163,000£57,846,000£65,620,000 +13.4%
Equity £48,163,000£57,846,000£65,620,000 +13.4%
Average employees 106115116 +0.9%
Wages £5,762,000£6,060,000£6,224,000 +2.7%
Directors' remuneration £540,000£550,000£414,000 -24.7%
Directors' pension contributions £74,000£168,000£119,000 -29.2%
Highest paid director £419,000£362,000£209,000 -42.3%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 7.5%8.2%7.6%
Net margin 4.5%5.8%5.3%
Return on capital employed 24.7%21.3%15.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 56.6%41.3%26.8%
Current ratio 1.62x2.16x3.10x
Interest cover 4.72x9.90x10.03x

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.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. S&B HERBA FOODS LIMITED 2004-04-01 → present
  2. STEVENS AND BROTHERTON LIMITED 1919-07-04 → 2004-04-01

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“the Directors are of the view that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for 12 months from the date of signing these accounts.”

Group structure

  1. S&B HERBA FOODS LIMITED · parent
    1. Joseph Heap & Sons Limited 100% · England · dormant
    2. Vogan & Company Limited 100% · England · dormant
    3. Riviana Foods Limited 99.9% · England · dormant
    4. EBRO U.K. 33.33% · England · Provision of services

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

People

4 active · 17 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CALLEJAS, Antonio Hernandez Director 2004-03-29 Jul 1955 Spanish
CALLEJAS, Felix Hernandez Director 2004-03-29 Mar 1958 Spanish
LOPEZ RELIMPIO, Rafael Angel Director 2004-03-29 Sep 1971 Spanish
WALKER, Peter Lawrence Director 2023-06-01 Nov 1974 British
Show 17 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BOTHA, Marlene Secretary 1999-02-12 2002-08-30
CATTANEO, Peter John Secretary 2007-05-01 2025-12-31
PRICE, David Edward Reginald Secretary — 1997-04-30
SMITH, Martin Robert Secretary 1997-05-01 1999-02-12
STEVENS, Paul Richard Secretary 2002-08-31 2007-04-30
CATTANEO, Peter John Director 2001-04-19 2025-12-31
DRISCOLL, Daniel Director — 1999-12-31
HAFNER, Joseph Albert Director — 2004-03-29
HANKS, William David Director — 2006-06-30
HOLBEN, Robert Leslie Director 2004-05-19 2021-12-31
LARSEN, Jorgen Oest Director — 2004-01-05
PRICE, David Edward Reginald Director 1998-07-01 2001-06-30
STEVENS, Paul Richard Director — 2007-04-30
STEVENS, Richard Alford Director — 1995-06-23
SWATLAND, Nigel Director — 2001-06-30
TRUELOVE, Charles Richard Director — 1997-04-30
WRIGHT, Michael John Director — 2001-06-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 158 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-01-21 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-21 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-09-30 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-10-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-10-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-10-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-01 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-10-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-01-13 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-10-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-10-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-10-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

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

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