HERON FOODS LIMITED
Get an alert when HERON 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
£12m
-4.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£80m
-20.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
5,268
-4.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£9.8m
-153.4% lowest 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 2026-03-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £560,585,000 | £546,474,000 | £544,838,000 | -0.3% | |
| Operating profit | £22,076,000 | £17,533,000 | -£10,350,000 | -159% | |
| Profit before tax | £22,708,000 | £18,346,000 | -£9,790,000 | -153.4% | |
| Net profit | £16,151,000 | £14,530,000 | -£10,849,000 | -174.7% | |
| Cash | £15,631,000 | £12,286,000 | £11,695,000 | -4.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £102,292,000 | £106,239,000 | £85,761,000 | -19.3% | |
| Net assets | £98,064,000 | £101,293,000 | £80,445,000 | -20.6% | |
| Equity | £98,064,000 | £101,293,000 | £80,445,000 | -20.6% | |
| Average employees | 5,775 | 5,519 | 5,268 | -4.5% | |
| Wages | £81,484,000 | £86,765,000 | £89,008,000 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,022,000 | £975,000 | £999,000 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £47,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £545,000 | £555,000 | £398,000 | -28.3% |
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 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 | 2026-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 3.2% | -1.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 2.7% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.6% | 16.5% | -12.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.1% | 37.2% | 44.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.57x | 1.71x | 1.52x |
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
- HERON FOODS LIMITED 2009-09-20 → present
- HERON FROZEN FOODS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 2009-09-20
- GRINDELLS BUTCHERS LIMITED 1978-10-03 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a value retailer, the company is well placed to withstand volatility within the economic environment. The company has net current assets of £31m (2025: £39m) and the company's forecasts and projections covering a period of 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements show that the company will trade within its current financing facilities, which are held by the group as a whole. These forecasts take into account reasonably possible changes in trading performance for the foreseeable future including, flat sales, reduced margin and minimal new stores openings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, Alexander Daniel Keeler | Secretary | 2024-02-27 | — | — |
| DOBBS, Anthony Kevin | Director | 2017-12-08 | Feb 1969 | British |
| FAWCETT, Dale Alfred | Director | 2025-06-06 | Apr 1990 | British |
| JEGEN, Gerardus Matheus Thomas | Director | 2025-06-16 | Apr 1971 | Dutch |
| LAVERACK, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2017-11-24 | Jul 1970 | British |
| PARRY, Jonathan David | Director | 2024-02-27 | May 1973 | British |
| SIMPSON, Alexander Daniel Keeler | Director | 2023-08-23 | Jun 1973 | British |
| WATERHOUSE, Peter John, Dr | Director | 2026-04-10 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEUCK, David Charles | Secretary | — | 2017-08-02 |
| OWEN, Paul Michael Robin | Secretary | 2017-08-02 | 2022-01-28 |
| RAWNSLEY, Patrick James | Secretary | 2022-01-28 | 2024-02-27 |
| ARORA, Bobby | Director | 2017-08-02 | 2025-03-31 |
| ARORA, Simon | Director | 2017-08-02 | 2023-04-21 |
| BUSH, Stuart Brynley | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2025-06-06 |
| COWING, Helen Gaye | Director | 2025-12-01 | 2026-04-10 |
| HEUCK, Andrew Stuart | Director | — | 2017-12-08 |
| HEUCK, David Charles | Director | — | 2019-04-09 |
| HEUCK, Malcolm Louis | Director | — | 2003-02-04 |
| HEUCK, Michael Robert Louis | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2017-08-02 |
| HEUCK, Sheila | Director | — | 2003-02-04 |
| IGOE, Michael Edward | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2017-08-02 |
| LAVERACK, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2008-06-01 | 2017-08-02 |
| MCDONALD, Paul Andrew | Director | 2017-08-02 | 2020-11-15 |
| RUSSO, Alejandro | Director | 2020-11-15 | 2025-04-30 |
| SCHMIDT, Michael Stefan | Director | 2022-11-24 | 2025-12-01 |
| WALGATE, David Graham | Director | 2003-07-28 | 2014-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heron Food Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 434 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.