AHMAD TEA LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7m
-46.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
+11.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
68
+1.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
+17.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43,108,573 | £53,548,296 | £52,438,404 | -2.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,712,927 | £2,029,952 | £2,395,876 | +18% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,727,418 | £2,035,504 | £2,395,876 | +17.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,286,484 | £1,492,838 | £1,727,892 | +15.7% | |
| Cash | £2,685,262 | £3,259,859 | £1,743,776 | -46.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,786,305 | £15,230,760 | £17,033,777 | +11.8% | |
| Net assets | £13,755,800 | £15,248,638 | £16,976,530 | +11.3% | |
| Equity | £13,755,800 | £15,248,638 | £16,976,530 | +11.3% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 67 | 68 | +1.5% | |
| Wages | £3,329,868 | £3,849,189 | £4,392,358 | +14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £470,289 | £515,729 | £767,616 | +48.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £36,346 | £34,731 | £168,206 | +384.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £104,173 | £115,066 | £121,462 | +5.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | 13.3% | 14.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 52.9% | 58.6% | 50.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 1.49x | 1.73x |
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
- HJS Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFSHAR, Ebrahim, Dr | Secretary | — | — | British |
| AFSHAR, Abdol Karim, Dr | Director | — | Jan 1953 | British |
| AFSHAR, Abdolrahim | Director | — | Dec 1949 | British |
| AFSHAR, Ali, Dr | Director | 2019-06-06 | Oct 1978 | British |
| AFSHAR, Ebrahim, Dr | Director | — | Mar 1959 | British |
| AFSHAR, Mostaffa | Director | 2013-04-08 | Jun 1964 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Tea (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-20 | Active |
| Dr Ebrahim Afshar | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-11-22 | Ceased 2025-11-20 |
| Mr Abdolrahim Afshar | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- 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.