CASTELL HOWELL FOODS LIMITED

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  2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

• Turnover

  +14.7%

  £201,229,000 → £230,785,000

• Cash

  -52.4%

  £17,352,000 → £8,265,000

• Net assets

  +17.5%

  £50,736,000 → £59,637,000

  highest in 5 filed years

• Employees

  +12.5%

  755 → 849

  highest in 5 filed years

• Operating profit

  -6.6%

  £17,236,000 → £16,092,000

• Profit before tax

  -8.8%

  £17,336,000 → £15,810,000

• Wages

  +20%

  £23,303,000 → £27,958,000

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

MHA

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Having assessed the information available and the most likely range of future events, the directors have assessed that the group will have sufficient resources to continue trading as a going concern over the next 12 months.”

Group structure

1. CASTELL HOWELL FOODS LIMITED · parent
   1. Upton Farm Frozen Foods Limited 100% · England and Wales · Wholesale and distribution of frozen food

Significant events

• “In April 2024, the group acquired Upton Farm Frozen Foods Ltd, based in Pembroke Dock, which extends our reach into South Pembrokeshire.”
• “The group purchased the freeholds of Ty Gelert at Porthmadog and Merthyr Cold Stores during the year.”
• “Work is also nearing completion on a new maintenance facility and additional lorry parking at Cross Hands.”
• “Subject to planning permission, the group anticipate beginning construction of a new 90,000 square foot warehouse at Cross Hands by the end of 2025.”
• “Land was acquired at the start of the 2025 financial year at Cross Hands Business Park, designated for additional cooked meats processing capacity.”
• “The company has further invested in its tangible fixed assets, acquiring new assets costing £6.3m (post balance sheet event).”
• “The company has further invested £1.76m on the transport yard and maintenance shed (post balance sheet event).”
• “The company has also decided to develop the size of the new warehouse from 75,000 square foot to 90,000 square foot (post balance sheet event).”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.