RIBBLE FARM FARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-02 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£592K
-49.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+21.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
163
-3.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+78.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,313,226 | £21,979,432 | £24,831,490 | £26,577,853 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £780,999 | £557,518 | £704,984 | £1,257,056 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £792,040 | £564,197 | £720,031 | £1,282,400 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £637,700 | £385,467 | £544,886 | £985,579 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £681,815 | £566,731 | £1,172,907 | £592,236 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £2,493,997 | £2,818,481 | £3,290,539 | £3,975,828 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £2,378,889 | £2,593,356 | £3,058,242 | £3,723,321 | |
| Equity | £2,632,353 | £2,246,734 | £1,911,189 | £2,378,889 | £2,593,356 | £3,058,242 | £3,723,321 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 117 | 168 | 169 | 163 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,720,655 | £3,684,652 | £3,889,279 | £4,189,860 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £22,258 | £22,258 | £22,258 | £21,365 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+7%
£24,831,490 £26,577,853
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-49.5%
£1,172,907 £592,236
-
Net assets
+21.7%
£3,058,242 £3,723,321
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-3.6%
169 163
-
Operating profit
+78.3%
£704,984 £1,257,056
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+78.1%
£720,031 £1,282,400
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+7.7%
£3,889,279 £4,189,860
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.5% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.5% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 31.3% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 31.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.82x | 2.07x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wallwork Nelson & Johnson
- 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
- “Turnover for the year increased from £24.83 million to £26.57 million.”
- “The company has invested in specialised procurement team who have been able to track its direct purchases by sourcing and negotiating lower prices which has led to an increase in gross margin from 31.0% to 33.9%.”
- “Overheads have increased due to the increase in wage and motor costs. Despite the increase in overheads the company managed to achieve a profit after tax of £985,579 compared with a profit of £544,886 in 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOODMAN, Marina | Secretary | 2013-10-01 | — | British |
| COULSTON, Gwendoline | Director | — | Nov 1934 | British |
| COULSTON, Roger David | Director | 1996-01-10 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COULSTON, Gwendoline | Secretary | — | 2013-10-01 |
| COULSTON, David | Director | — | 2024-12-18 |
| COULSTON, Ian Richard | Director | 1996-01-10 | 2023-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribble Farm Fare Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-17 | Active |
| Mr Roger David Coulston | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-17 |
| Ian Richard Coulston | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.