DIRECT PRODUCE SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Cash
£18m
+9.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£37m
+23.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
123
+7.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£9.5m
+15.3% highest in 6 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of DIRECT PRODUCE SUPPLIES LIMITED's latest filing
How do you make £7m selling fruit and veg? By moving three-quarters of a billion pounds of it. 🍎🥦 A look inside the razor-thin margins at Direct Produce Supplies.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £290,612,000 | £355,255,000 | £429,741,013 | £456,127,619 | £623,066,950 | £746,488,962 | +19.8% | |
| Operating profit | £4,168,000 | £4,905,000 | £6,452,529 | £5,165,211 | £7,753,248 | £8,854,438 | +14.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,233,000 | £4,930,000 | £6,478,539 | £5,415,599 | £8,216,414 | £9,471,355 | +15.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,238,000 | £3,356,000 | £5,281,779 | £4,415,599 | £6,205,789 | £7,010,219 | +13% | |
| Cash | £21,918,000 | £24,319,000 | £14,119,624 | £12,988,282 | £16,609,516 | £18,235,037 | +9.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,881,000 | £14,237,000 | £19,519,317 | £23,934,916 | £30,140,705 | £37,150,924 | +23.3% | |
| Net assets | £10,841,000 | £14,197,000 | £19,479,079 | £23,894,678 | £30,100,467 | £37,110,686 | +23.3% | |
| Equity | £10,841,000 | £14,197,000 | £19,479,079 | £23,894,678 | £30,100,467 | £37,110,686 | +23.3% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 72 | 79 | 92 | 114 | 123 | +7.9% | |
| Wages | £7,186,000 | £7,883,000 | £8,616,102 | £8,448,145 | £10,627,508 | £12,846,622 | +20.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £405,000 | £641,000 | £626,147 | £639,785 | £1,646,203 | £1,188,441 | -27.8% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.3% | 34.5% | 33.1% | 21.6% | 25.7% | 23.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 65.1% | 66.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.52x | 1.50x | 1.49x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- DIRECT PRODUCE SUPPLIES LIMITED 2014-09-29 → present
- DIRECT PRODUCE SUPPLIES PLC 2013-02-06 → 2014-09-29
- DIRECT PRODUCE SUPPLIES LIMITED 2012-11-29 → 2013-02-06
- DIRECT PRODUCE SUPPLIES PLC 1980-12-31 → 2012-11-29
- POMIMPEX (WHOLESALE) LIMITED 1977-10-31 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- “A key strategic development during the period has been successfully securing an additional packing facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMORES, Francisco Perez | Director | 2018-10-01 | Feb 1972 | Spanish |
| BAXTER, Stuart Michael | Director | 2024-10-01 | Mar 1990 | British |
| BEAUMONT, Paul | Director | 1998-07-06 | May 1966 | British |
| FARSHCHI-HEIDARI, Daryush | Director | 2025-09-24 | May 1980 | British |
| FRANCIS, Scott Michael Starbuck | Director | 2024-04-22 | Apr 1983 | British |
| LAISTER, Nicholas | Director | 1999-07-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| MOSER, Robert | Director | 2017-01-03 | Dec 1975 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUMONT, Paul | Secretary | 2001-03-01 | 2016-04-06 |
| VARLEY, Martin Peter | Secretary | 1999-12-02 | 2001-03-01 |
| WOOD, David John | Secretary | — | 1999-11-15 |
| BEYNON, John Paul | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2025-12-11 |
| CLARKE, Andrew | Director | 2004-10-05 | 2006-05-25 |
| HUGHES, Gavin | Director | 1994-02-24 | 2012-11-30 |
| HUGHES, Gerard Thomas, Baron | Director | — | 2012-11-15 |
| PRICE, David Edward Reginald | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2024-09-16 |
| SANDS, Karen | Director | 2024-04-22 | 2026-01-31 |
| WOOD, David John | Director | — | 1999-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Fresh Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-13 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-01-13 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-01-13 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares consolidation | |
| 2023-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.