DELICE DE FRANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£7.5m
-13.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.7m
-27.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
341
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.1m
-0.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-25 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £81,681,129 | £96,420,615 | £92,563,972 | -4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,473,023 | £5,146,120 | £5,130,770 | -0.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,246,149 | £5,166,473 | £5,139,475 | -0.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,808,597 | £5,169,832 | £4,229,053 | -18.2% | |
| Cash | £5,169,380 | £8,670,929 | £7,517,157 | -13.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,251,235 | £10,439,366 | £7,559,092 | -27.6% | |
| Net assets | £9,204,554 | £10,620,088 | £7,723,605 | -27.3% | |
| Equity | £9,204,554 | £10,620,088 | £7,723,605 | -27.3% | |
| Average employees | 319 | 322 | 341 | +5.9% | |
| Wages | £12,260,381 | £14,225,644 | £14,128,823 | -0.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £796,769 | £1,075,973 | £1,056,694 | -1.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £39,132 | £43,572 | £41,798 | -4.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £310,972 | £465,077 | £458,103 | -1.5% |
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 | 2023-11-25 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 5.3% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 3.4% | 5.4% | 4.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 37.5% | 49.3% | 67.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.2% | 64.8% | 72.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.33x | 1.19x | |
| Interest cover | 15.31x | — | — |
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
- DELICE DE FRANCE LIMITED 2011-11-28 → present
- DELICE DE FRANCE PLC 1987-07-20 → 2011-11-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CACALY, Thierry | Secretary | 2013-12-01 | — | — |
| BAYLISS, Jennifer | Director | 2019-10-29 | Feb 1971 | British |
| CACALY, Thierry | Director | 2013-12-01 | May 1971 | French |
| CHIA, Anthea Siew Lian | Director | 2019-10-04 | Jan 1979 | British |
| STURGESS, Martin | Director | 2019-10-29 | Jan 1972 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALWAY, Ronan | Secretary | 2010-05-21 | 2010-08-10 |
| GARCIA, Elizabeth Marguerite Marie Alice | Secretary | — | 1995-02-01 |
| HIRJI, Gulzar | Secretary | 1998-05-18 | 1999-07-23 |
| JOHNSON, Richard Keith | Secretary | 1995-02-01 | 1998-01-27 |
| LOWTHER, Alan | Secretary | 2001-04-06 | 2007-03-09 |
| MANNING, Cormac | Secretary | 2010-08-10 | 2013-12-01 |
| MINAHAN, Ronan | Secretary | 2009-02-15 | 2010-05-21 |
| MORRISSEY, Pat | Secretary | 2007-03-09 | 2009-02-15 |
| PHELAN, John Anthony | Secretary | 1999-07-23 | 2001-04-06 |
| STANSIL, Frank | Secretary | 1998-02-18 | 1998-06-18 |
| BOTT, Martin Clive | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2009-11-23 |
| BRITTAIN, John | Director | 1994-05-03 | 2004-03-18 |
| BROWN, Lisa | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2004-03-18 |
| CACALY, Thierry | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2003-06-02 |
| CAHILL, John | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2000-01-17 |
| DROOG, Hans | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2002-12-31 |
| DUKE, David | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2004-03-18 |
| FISHER, Mitchell | Director | 1997-09-17 | 1999-07-23 |
| GALWEY, Ronan | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2010-08-10 |
| GIBSON, Mark | Director | 2010-05-21 | 2011-05-05 |
| HAREN, Francis | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2001-08-01 |
| HART, Graham | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2017-07-07 |
| JENVEY, Max | Director | 2019-10-29 | 2021-04-30 |
| KELLY, Martin Joseph | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-09-19 |
| KILLIAN, Owen | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2009-02-15 |
| LYNCH, Philip | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2004-09-04 |
| MANNING, Cormac Joseph | Director | 2010-08-10 | 2013-12-01 |
| MARTIN, David | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2004-10-29 |
| MCENIFF, Patrick | Director | 2004-10-29 | 2009-02-15 |
| MINAHAN, Ronan | Director | 2008-04-20 | 2010-05-21 |
| MURPHY, Dermot | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2018-07-09 |
| MURPHY, Sean Timothy | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2019-10-04 |
| O'DONOGHUE, David Jeremiah | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2013-12-01 |
| PROCTOR, James Anthony | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2019-10-04 |
| RAI, Harveen | Director | 2011-05-05 | 2013-12-01 |
| REYNOLDS, Alan Richard | Director | 1994-05-03 | 2000-05-01 |
| SIGNOLET, Elizabeth Marguerite Marie Alice | Director | — | 1999-07-23 |
| SIGNOLET, Philippe Henri Gerard | Director | — | 2000-08-05 |
| STANSIL, Frank | Director | 1995-06-09 | 2001-10-29 |
| SULEMAN, Hanif Adam | Director | 1998-09-29 | 2001-03-31 |
| TOAL, Ian John | Director | 2010-05-21 | 2011-08-01 |
| TOITOT, Christophe | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2004-03-18 |
| VIOLLEAU, Patrice Raymond Georges | Director | 2000-07-25 | 2000-11-17 |
| WEETMAN, Nicholas Philip | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ddf Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-10-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 270 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-24 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2026-07-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-07-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.