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Next accounts due

2027-02-28 (in 9mo)

Last filed for 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-02-18 (in 9mo)

Last made up 2026-02-04

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£7K

-82.7% vs 2024

Net assets

£118M

-11.4% vs 2024

Employees

2,429

+2% vs 2024

Profit before tax

-£15M

-149.1% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31

Metric Trend 2024-05-312025-05-31
Turnover £763,544,023£754,754,925
Operating profit -£5,975,716-£14,815,214
Profit before tax -£5,902,963-£14,703,692
Net profit -£5,995,765-£15,099,084
Cash £39,688£6,866
Total assets less current liabilities £133,068,516£117,969,432
Net assets £132,999,547£117,900,463
Equity £132,999,547£117,900,463
Average employees 2,3812,429
Wages £71,377,361£70,566,529
Directors' remuneration

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

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31

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

Ratios

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

Ratio Trend 2024-05-312025-05-31
Operating margin -0.8%-2.0%
Net margin -0.8%-2.0%
Return on capital employed -4.5%-12.6%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 74.9%
Current ratio 1.34x1.19x
Interest cover -273.76x

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. FREEMANS OF NEWENT LIMITED 1997-10-24 → present
  2. E.& B.FREEMAN(NEWENT)LIMITED 1962-12-28 → 1997-10-24

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Whitley Stimpson 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

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

People

7 active · 24 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BRODIE, Andrew James Director 2018-01-27 May 1971 British
BYWATER, Robert Peter Director 2025-06-01 May 1982 British
CULSHAW, Julian Henry Director 2025-06-01 Oct 1971 British
HALL, Christopher James Director 2018-01-27 Aug 1966 British
JENNINGS, Robert John Director 2025-06-01 May 1969 British
NEILSON, David Angus Director 2021-10-21 Apr 1974 British
POLLOCK, Sonia Elizabeth Director 2025-02-01 Nov 1977 British
Show 24 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FREEMAN, Barrie Frederick Secretary 1994-12-06
FREEMAN, Nigel Charles Secretary 1994-12-16 2008-01-04
LO'BUE, Dena Michelle Secretary 2013-10-09 2018-01-27
MARLOR, Steven James Secretary 2008-01-04 2009-07-01
OLIVER, Christopher William Secretary 2009-07-01 2013-10-09
CRUZ DIAZ, Maria Del Pilar Director 2013-10-09 2015-08-04
DAVIDSON, Philip Murray Alexander Director 2018-01-27 2023-04-19
DAWKINS, Andrew Director 2018-01-27 2025-05-31
FOSTER, Deborah Jane Director 2018-01-27 2023-05-31
FREEMAN, Barrie Frederick Director 1994-12-16
FREEMAN, Clifford George Director 1992-07-01 2008-01-04
FREEMAN, Eric George Director 1994-12-16
FREEMAN, Nigel Charles Director 1992-07-01 2008-01-04
GRAHAM, Kevin Bruce Director 2016-03-01 2018-01-27
HIDSON, David Director 2023-06-01 2025-05-31
HYENNE, Xavier Director 2013-10-09 2016-03-01
KEEBLE, David Director 2018-01-27 2021-10-18
MARLOR, Steven James Director 2008-01-04 2009-07-01
MAXFIELD, Richard Director 2008-01-04 2011-11-24
OLIVER, Christopher William Director 2009-07-01 2013-10-09
PROUD, Philip Edmund Director 2018-01-27 2025-05-31
REED, John William Director 2018-01-27 2023-05-31
SIKES, James Brian Director 2011-11-24 2013-10-09
THOMPSON, Mary Lane Director 2015-08-04 2018-01-27

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Avara Foods Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2018-01-27 Ceased 2018-04-24
Avara Foods Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2018-01-27 Active
Cargill Plc Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2018-01-22 Ceased 2018-01-27
Freemans Of Newent (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-01-22

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 201 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-02-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-02-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-06 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-08-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-06-12 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-06-12 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-06-12 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-06-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-06-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-06-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-03-21 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-02-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-02-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-02-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-02-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-06-08 RP04AP01 officers Second filing of director appointment with name PDF
2023-05-31 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
13

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
3

last 12 months

Officers resigned
3

last 12 months

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

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