RED DEER HERBS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-07 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+264.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+5.3% vs 2023
Employees
78
-1.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£855K
+48.7% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £12,996,517 | £14,777,033 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £572,671 | £850,690 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £575,129 | £855,461 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £451,228 | £656,453 | |
| Cash | — | — | £308,047 | £1,122,530 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,963,829 | £5,278,148 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,687,169 | £4,933,622 | |
| Equity | — | — | £4,687,169 | £4,933,622 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 79 | 78 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,176,816 | £2,466,952 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £80,640 | £82,000 |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+13.7%
£12,996,517 £14,777,033
-
Cash
+264.4%
£308,047 £1,122,530
-
Net assets
+5.3%
£4,687,169 £4,933,622
-
Employees
-1.3%
79 78
-
Operating profit
+48.5%
£572,671 £850,690
-
Profit before tax
+48.7%
£575,129 £855,461
-
Wages
+13.3%
£2,176,816 £2,466,952
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.4% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.5% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 11.5% | 16.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.59x | 1.32x |
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
- RED DEER HERBS LIMITED 1988-12-01 → present
- RED DEER FARM HERBS LIMITED 1988-11-03 → 1988-12-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kendall Wadley LLP
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “Inflation has been a concern over the past year. Although the cost of raw materials and energy prices have settled, they remain higher than in previous years. The rising costs of diesel, gas, and energy have impacted the business, but the management team has managed these increases exceptionally well.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNNE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2002-09-10 | Dec 1975 | Irish |
| SADLER, Cecilia | Director | 2022-12-02 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERBERT, Margaret Ann | Secretary | — | 2019-11-29 |
| BROTHERTON, Colin Michael | Director | — | 1996-01-22 |
| DALTON, James Matthew Percy | Director | 1996-01-22 | 2010-10-22 |
| GILL, John David | Director | 2001-06-26 | 2019-11-29 |
| HERBERT, Margaret Ann | Director | — | 2019-11-29 |
| HERBERT, Robert Austen | Director | — | 2019-11-29 |
| MOLE, Alan | Director | — | 2001-10-16 |
| SAVAGE, John | Director | — | 1997-09-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otpd Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2019-11-29 | Active |
| Mr Robert Austen Herbert | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-29 |
| Paul Anthony Dunne | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-05-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-05-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-05-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-11-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-11-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-11-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2019-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.