GRIFFITH FOODS LIMITED
Get an alert when GRIFFITH FOODS LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£12k
-53.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£43m
+11.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
402
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.8m
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £80,636,000 | £88,239,000 | £94,522,000 | +7.1% | |
| Operating profit | £2,786,000 | £3,652,000 | £4,659,000 | +27.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,972,000 | £4,486,000 | £4,752,000 | +5.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,966,000 | £2,987,000 | £3,669,000 | +22.8% | |
| Cash | £32,000 | £26,000 | £12,000 | -53.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £40,607,000 | £43,682,000 | £46,388,000 | +6.2% | |
| Net assets | £35,376,000 | £38,619,000 | £42,909,000 | +11.1% | |
| Equity | £35,376,000 | £38,619,000 | £42,909,000 | +11.1% | |
| Average employees | 398 | 402 | 402 | 0% | |
| Wages | £11,077,000 | £17,265,000 | £18,207,000 | +5.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £259,000 | £300,000 | £297,000 | -1% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 3.4% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.9% | 8.4% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 40.2% | 38.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 2.28x | 2.28x | |
| Interest cover | 4.51x | 5.71x | 7.19x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- GRIFFITH FOODS LIMITED 2016-05-19 → present
- GRIFFITH LABORATORIES LIMITED 1986-01-06 → 2016-05-19
- GRIFFITH LABORATORIES (UK) LIMITED 1969-05-22 → 1986-01-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts and conducted a going concern assessment for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking accounts of reasonable plausible downsides including utilities price increase and counterparty risks, the company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period..”
Group structure
- GRIFFITH FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Griffith Foods Wincanton Limited 100%
- Markus Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group is committed to continuing to improve its procurement policies, processes and practices in order to play its part towards the goal of eradicating any form of modern slavery and human trafficking in global supply chains around the world.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE REYMAEKER, Filip Rene | Secretary | 2022-11-30 | — | — |
| CAHILL, William, Mr. | Director | 2025-04-09 | Jan 1977 | American |
| CORKER, Matthew Charles, Mr. | Director | 2025-04-09 | Aug 1986 | American |
| RENE DE REYMAEKER, Filip | Director | 2022-11-30 | Feb 1972 | Belgian |
| SINGH SANI, Jarnail | Director | 2020-01-13 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTET, Laurent | Secretary | 2000-01-07 | 2007-03-12 |
| NICHOLSON, James Brett | Secretary | — | 1993-10-01 |
| PASCHALIDIS, Stelios | Secretary | 2007-03-12 | 2019-02-06 |
| RYAN, Robert Joseph | Secretary | 1997-02-20 | 2000-01-07 |
| VAN POPPEL, Cornelis Wouter | Secretary | 1993-10-01 | 1997-02-20 |
| VAN ROEKEL, Wim | Secretary | 2019-02-06 | 2022-09-30 |
| ABIDA, Tarik | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| DE LA VAUVRE, Herve | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2018-04-20 |
| FROST, William Charles | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| GOMEZ ORTIS, Fernando | Director | 2011-11-12 | 2019-07-02 |
| GRIFFITH, Dean Ladd | Director | — | 2008-10-01 |
| MASLICK, Joseph | Director | 1995-02-08 | 2019-04-23 |
| MONTET, Laurent | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2007-03-12 |
| PASCHALIDIS, Stelios | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2019-02-06 |
| STANDAERT, Florent | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2011-11-11 |
| VAN MOERBEKE, Marc Etienne | Director | — | 1995-02-08 |
| VAN ROEKEL, Wim | Director | 2019-02-06 | 2022-11-30 |
| WEST, Matthew Edward | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2024-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith Foods Group Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-07-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-15 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-02 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.