DOVES FARM FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+24% vs 2023
Net assets
£20M
+9.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
92
+4.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+940.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,759,794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £27,365,069 | £32,858,042 | |
| Operating profit | £1,475,519 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £390,507 | £3,482,292 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,482,411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £332,175 | £3,456,483 | |
| Net profit | £1,140,072 | — | £2,599,696 | — | £1,454,006 | — | £644,489 | — | £115,567 | £2,206,586 | |
| Cash | £3,723,898 | — | £5,586,945 | — | £5,881,548 | — | £4,939,193 | — | £2,769,135 | £3,434,457 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,369,890 | — | £18,124,838 | — | £18,804,953 | — | £18,950,369 | — | £20,500,448 | £22,088,558 | |
| Net assets | £15,934,913 | — | £17,582,657 | — | £18,111,023 | — | £18,256,312 | — | £18,189,136 | £19,997,722 | |
| Equity | £15,934,913 | £15,934,913 | £17,582,657 | £17,582,657 | £18,111,023 | £18,111,023 | £18,256,312 | £18,256,312 | £18,189,136 | £19,997,722 | |
| Average employees | 85 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 88 | 92 | |
| Wages | £2,264,621 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,105,070 | £3,710,498 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £78,207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £144,847 | £149,674 |
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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
-
Turnover
+20.1%
£27,365,069 £32,858,042
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+24%
£2,769,135 £3,434,457
-
Net assets
+9.9%
£18,189,136 £19,997,722
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+4.5%
88 92
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+791.7%
£390,507 £3,482,292
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+940.6%
£332,175 £3,456,483
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+19.5%
£3,105,070 £3,710,498
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-07-01 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 15.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.63x | 2.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.70x | 43.35x |
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
- DOVES FARM FOODS LIMITED 1990-06-25 → present
- DOVES FARM FLOUR LIMITED 1988-10-25 → 1990-06-25
- RAPID 6963 LIMITED 1988-09-30 → 1988-10-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 Group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- DOVES FARM FOODS LIMITED · parent
- G-FREE ALIMENTAIRE S.R.L. 85%
Significant events
- “In January 2023 DFF bought the brand, Wessex Mill. They were a traditional country flour mill supplying bakers and making a range of home baking flours for the retail market.”
- “On 19 May 2025 the company increased its shareholding in the Italian subsidiary, G-Free Alimentaire, from 85% to 100%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARRIAGE, Clare | Secretary | — | — | British |
| MARRIAGE, Clare | Director | — | Nov 1953 | British |
| MARRIAGE, Jethro Julius | Director | 2020-02-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
| MARRIAGE, Michael John | Director | — | Jan 1952 | British |
| MARRIAGE, Rupert Neville Lawrence | Director | 2020-02-01 | Jun 1982 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Clare Marriage | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Marriage | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.