THE AUTHENTIC FOOD COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-07 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-39.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£20M
+6.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
86
-5.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-18.9% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £41,533,636 | — | — | £45,467,528 | £39,771,460 | |
| Operating profit | — | £949,549 | — | — | £2,172,948 | £1,665,470 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £819,197 | £1,900,826 | £1,196,264 | £2,010,736 | £1,630,935 | |
| Net profit | — | £663,426 | £1,483,607 | £968,323 | £1,747,641 | £1,218,984 | |
| Cash | — | £3,612,855 | £2,972,480 | £2,085,537 | £1,684,222 | £1,016,893 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £15,023,564 | £17,509,048 | £18,494,182 | £19,695,870 | £20,473,027 | |
| Net assets | — | £14,687,829 | £16,171,436 | £17,139,759 | £18,887,400 | £20,106,384 | |
| Equity | £14,024,403 | £14,687,829 | £16,171,436 | £17,139,759 | £18,887,400 | £20,106,384 | |
| Average employees | — | 159 | 138 | 112 | 91 | 86 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,941,603 | £1,973,816 | |
| 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
-12.5%
£45,467,528 £39,771,460
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-39.6%
£1,684,222 £1,016,893
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+6.5%
£18,887,400 £20,106,384
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-5.5%
91 86
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-23.4%
£2,172,948 £1,665,470
-
Profit before tax
-18.9%
£2,010,736 £1,630,935
-
Wages
+1.7%
£1,941,603 £1,973,816
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 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.3% | — | — | 4.8% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.6% | — | — | 3.8% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.3% | — | — | 11.0% | 8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 33.2% | 28.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.24x | 3.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | 7.28x | — | — | 13.40x | 48.23x |
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
- THE AUTHENTIC FOOD COMPANY LIMITED 2000-02-16 → present
- AUTHENTIC INDIAN FOODS LIMITED 1985-07-03 → 2000-02-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Alexander & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have produced detailed forecasts to understand its resilience to the continued impact of rising costs such as wage related costs, and modelled scenarios to assess potential actions required to remain financially viable. The Directors are therefore confident they have the appropriate operational and tactical plans ready in order to react when needed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASRAN, Kamaljit Kaur | Director | — | Jan 1951 | British |
| BASRAN, Nik | Director | 2010-03-03 | Mar 1980 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASRAN, Kamaljit Kaur | Secretary | — | 2008-07-22 |
| MITCHELL, Piran | Secretary | 2008-08-01 | 2013-05-26 |
| STEPHENS, Alexander Edward | Secretary | 2013-09-02 | 2018-11-29 |
| BASRAN, Lakbir Singh | Director | — | 2009-11-30 |
| COWDROY, Simon | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2019-10-17 |
| EDWARDS, Brian Patrick | Director | 1994-06-01 | 2003-11-24 |
| FLOYD, Sean | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2019-07-26 |
| HARNETTY, Paul | Director | 2008-08-29 | 2016-07-18 |
| HARRIS, Nicholas | Director | 2015-10-30 | 2018-11-29 |
| MITCHELL, Piran | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2013-05-26 |
| STEPHENS, Alex Edward | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2018-11-29 |
| UNDERWOOD, Andrew John | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2011-03-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kamal Basran | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Nik Basran | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| The Authentic Food Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.