THE AUTHENTIC FOOD GROUP 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
-24.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£14M
+9.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
122
-4.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-18.3% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £45,467,528 | £39,771,460 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,168,594 | £1,665,468 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,997,251 | £1,630,881 | |
| Net profit | £1,477,011 | — | — | £1,521,894 | £1,211,581 | |
| Cash | £0 | — | — | £1,687,996 | £1,273,883 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £13,853,317 | £14,622,245 | |
| Net assets | -£5,628,511 | — | — | £13,051,248 | £14,262,829 | |
| Equity | — | £10,560,796 | £11,529,254 | £13,051,248 | £14,262,829 | |
| Average employees | 216 | — | — | 128 | 122 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,248,053 | £5,363,558 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £1,596,821 | £1,851,029 |
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
-
Cash
-24.5%
£1,687,996 £1,273,883
-
Net assets
+9.3%
£13,051,248 £14,262,829
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-4.7%
128 122
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-23.2%
£2,168,594 £1,665,468
-
Profit before tax
-18.3%
£1,997,251 £1,630,881
-
Wages
+2.2%
£5,248,053 £5,363,558
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 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.8% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 15.7% | 11.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 44.4% | 38.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.39x | 2.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 12.66x | 48.15x |
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
- THE AUTHENTIC FOOD GROUP LIMITED 2000-02-29 → present
- FOOD MARKETING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1988-06-22 → 2000-02-29
- XCOOL LIMITED 1988-04-06 → 1988-06-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Alexander & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE AUTHENTIC FOOD GROUP LIMITED · parent
- The Authentic Food Company Limited 100%
- The Authentic Food Company GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “In this reported period, we are pleased to confirm a number of new customer relationships have been made which will bring exciting opportunities and growth in years to come.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASRAN, Kamaljit Kaur | Director | — | Jan 1951 | British |
| BASRAN, Nik | Director | 2007-10-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASRAN, Kamaljit Kaur | Secretary | — | 2008-07-22 |
| MITCHELL, Piran | Secretary | 2008-07-22 | 2013-06-26 |
| STEPHENS, Alexander Edward | Secretary | 2013-09-02 | 2018-11-29 |
| BASRAN, Lakbir Singh | Director | — | 2009-11-30 |
| JONES, Graeme | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2008-06-27 |
| LEES, Stuart | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| MITCHELL, Piran | Director | 2008-07-22 | 2013-05-26 |
| STEPHENS, Alex Edward | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2018-11-29 |
| THOMAS, Christopher | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2012-01-31 |
| UNDERWOOD, Andrew John | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2008-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nik Basran | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Kamal Basran | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 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 group | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-02-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended |
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.