SCHEFF FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£252K
+56.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.5M
+2.4% vs 2024
Employees
114
-0.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£93K
+128.7% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,018,476 | £13,259,442 | +10.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£235,388 | £164,191 | +169.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £491,362 | — | -£324,138 | £93,106 | +128.7% | |
| Net profit | — | £399,728 | — | -£281,009 | £59,524 | +121.2% | |
| Cash | — | £181,111 | — | £160,985 | £251,673 | +56.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,073,874 | — | £3,530,059 | £3,471,070 | -1.7% | |
| Net assets | — | £2,623,023 | — | £2,469,908 | £2,529,432 | +2.4% | |
| Equity | — | £2,623,023 | — | £2,469,908 | £2,529,432 | +2.4% | |
| Average employees | — | 123 | — | 115 | 114 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | — | £2,925,995 | — | £3,050,842 | £3,336,812 | +9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £114,912 | — | £135,500 | £136,000 | +0.4% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -2.0% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -2.3% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -6.7% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 59.3% | 60.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.16x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -2.61x | 2.28x |
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
- SCHEFF FOODS LIMITED 1986-08-18 → present
- CHARCOAL GRILLS LIMITED 1986-06-03 → 1986-08-18
- DAFDART LIMITED 1986-04-18 → 1986-06-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- JW Hinks LLP
- 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
- “Although we started the year 2026 with great optimism the war ir. Middle East has thrown obstacles and uncertainty into the business. The Government action have also put upward pressures on costs. Lack of staff now is an ongoing issue for the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAUHAN, Mohan Karson | Secretary | — | — | British |
| CHAUHAN, Mohan Karson | Director | — | Feb 1948 | British |
| CHAUHAN, Rikki | Director | 2004-05-28 | Dec 1974 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAUHAN, Kishor Karson | Director | — | 2003-11-10 |
| CHAUHAN, Prabhudas Karson | Director | — | 2003-11-10 |
| CHAUHAN, Ratilal Karson | Director | — | 2003-11-10 |
| CHAUHAN, Shashi | Director | 2003-11-29 | 2020-11-30 |
| CHAUHAN, Shashi | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2003-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nisha Chauhan | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2024-10-28 | Ceased 2024-10-28 |
| Mr Rikki Chauhan | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2024-10-28 | Ceased 2024-10-28 |
| Scheff Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Rikki Chauhan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-10-06 | Ceased 2024-10-28 |
| Nisha Chauhan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-10-06 | Ceased 2024-10-28 |
| Shashi Chauhan | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2022-10-06 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
| Mr Mohan Karson Chauhan | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2022-10-06 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
| Mr Rikki Chauhan | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2022-06-30 | Ceased 2022-10-06 |
| Mr Mohan Karson Chauhan | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.