S & A SOFT FRUITS LIMITED

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

  +21.5%

  £27,853,532 → £33,835,506

• Cash

  0%

  £10,000 → £10,000

• Net assets

  +33.8%

  £11,780,545 → £15,763,300

  highest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  +2.3%

  429 → 439

  highest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  +192.2%

  £1,664,028 → £4,861,525

• Profit before tax

  +192.8%

  £1,658,107 → £4,854,864

  highest in 4 filed years

• Wages

  +13.2%

  £9,347,744 → £10,585,605

  highest in 4 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

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.

1. S & A SOFT FRUITS LIMITED 1999-02-05 → present
2. THE BOX HIRE COMPANY LIMITED 1990-11-19 → 1999-02-05

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

UHY Hacker Young

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors consider that the company is well positioned with a number of important strengths which make it resilient in a period of economic downturn. The company and its fellow subsidiaries maintain strong trading relationships with its key customers and have continued to invest in efficient growing and packing facilities. As a consequence, the company is capable of withstanding the margin pressure prevailing in the current market conditions. ... After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the directors' report and accounts.”

Significant events

• “The result is supported by the receipt of R&D tax credits relating to expenditure incurred in previous years totalling £568,366 (2023: £ 736,539), reflecting the historic and continued investments made in research and development.”

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

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

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