WISMETTAC HARRO FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£23m
+122.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£399k
+102.7% first positive since 2024
Employees
88
-3.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.1m
+88.2% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,401,056 | £61,946,822 | £37,599,497 | £34,998,644 | -6.9% | |
| Operating profit | £3,523,205 | £1,703,855 | -£24,304,962 | -£1,504,215 | +93.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,376,464 | £971,945 | -£25,998,020 | -£3,070,198 | +88.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,716,681 | £1,320,515 | -£26,100,184 | -£2,417,945 | +90.7% | |
| Cash | £3,668,983 | £9,184,564 | £10,169,147 | £22,671,167 | +122.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,082,843 | £19,627,931 | £18,726,527 | £789,330 | -95.8% | |
| Net assets | £9,932,309 | £11,252,824 | -£14,847,360 | £398,677 | +102.7% | |
| Equity | £9,932,309 | £11,252,824 | -£14,847,360 | £398,677 | +102.7% | |
| Average employees | 106 | 113 | 91 | 88 | -3.3% | |
| Wages | — | £4,644,945 | £3,945,174 | £4,083,526 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £617,601 | £727,876 | £477,334 | £652,402 | +36.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £462,969 | £456,366 | £384,533 | -15.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 2.8% | -64.6% | -4.3% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 2.1% | -69.4% | -6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.5% | 8.7% | -129.8% | -190.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.0% | 82.6% | 137.4% | 99.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.50x | 1.21x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | 24.00x | 2.08x | -10.99x | -0.77x |
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
- WISMETTAC HARRO FOODS LIMITED 2019-12-16 → present
- HARRO FOODS LIMITED 1992-09-25 → 2019-12-16
- JETGLADE LIMITED 1992-08-14 → 1992-09-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- P and Co (Partners) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WISMETTAC HARRO FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Interlock Investments Limited 100%
- Sco-Fro Group Limited 100%
- Sco-Fro Foods Limited 100%
- Uni Logistic S.r.l. 100%
- Uniontrade S.P.A. 100%
- Plaza Latina S.r.l. 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company received capital contributions from its immediate parent undertaking, NTC Wismettac Europe B.V. amounting to £17,663,982.”
- “During the year, the Company repurchased its own ordinary shares on the open market in accordance with shareholder authority granted at the Annual General Meeting on 28 March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUKUI, Tetsuo | Director | 2026-05-27 | Aug 1970 | Japanese |
| HAYASHI, Kazunori | Director | 2020-11-01 | Aug 1976 | Japanese |
| SUZUKI, Takahisa | Director | 2023-06-12 | Aug 1971 | Japanese |
| TERAMOTO, Ataru | Director | 2024-12-16 | Oct 1978 | Japanese |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISHIDA, Mitsutaka | Secretary | 2002-06-20 | 2007-01-22 |
| JITTO, Yoshiaki | Secretary | 1999-06-10 | 2002-06-20 |
| ROGERS, Matthew Philip | Secretary | 2021-01-27 | 2024-01-12 |
| SANEFUJI, Kunio | Secretary | 1992-09-22 | 1993-06-16 |
| STONE, Matthew Martin | Secretary | 2007-01-22 | 2021-01-27 |
| TOYAMA, Yuzo | Secretary | 1993-06-16 | 1999-06-10 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-08-14 | 1992-09-22 |
| ANDO, Yoshinori | Director | 2010-01-26 | 2012-11-20 |
| DAVIES, Paul Graham | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2010-01-26 |
| DOGGWILER, Antony John | Director | 2002-03-20 | 2005-06-10 |
| FUJIOKA, Yoshiyuki | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2013-04-18 |
| HARA, Osamu | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-07-01 |
| HETHERINGTON, Ian Dellow | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2024-12-16 |
| ICHIKAWA, Mototsugu | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2020-11-01 |
| ISHIDA, Mitsutaka | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2005-06-10 |
| ITAZU, Maki | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2019-12-31 |
| JITTO, Yoshiaki | Director | 1999-06-10 | 2002-06-20 |
| JONES, Alan Michael | Director | 1992-08-14 | 1992-09-22 |
| KANAI, Takayuki | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2019-11-29 |
| KIMURA, Atsuhiko | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2020-03-26 |
| KITANAKA, Akinori | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2019-11-29 |
| KOBAYASHI, Tetsuji | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-04-01 |
| KUBO, Itsuro | Director | 1993-12-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| KURATA, Ichiro | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2016-01-07 |
| KURODA, Yoshihiko | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2017-03-25 |
| KWON, Sungo | Director | 2019-12-31 | 2020-03-26 |
| MITSUYASU, Akira | Director | 2005-06-10 | 2008-05-01 |
| MIYAHARA, Takashi | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2007-04-01 |
| NAGASHIMA, Hideaki | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2014-04-15 |
| NICHOLSON, Michael Alastair George | Director | 2002-03-20 | 2003-09-30 |
| NISHIDA, Takashi | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| NOMI, Hidenori | Director | 2014-04-15 | 2016-01-07 |
| OKUGAWA, Yosuke | Director | 2013-04-18 | 2015-04-01 |
| PANDIT, Bhaven Lalji Dayaram | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2023-12-15 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1992-08-14 | 1992-09-22 |
| SANEFUJI, Kunio | Director | 1992-09-22 | 1993-06-16 |
| SASA, Yuji | Director | 2020-03-26 | 2023-06-12 |
| SAWANOI, Makato | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-01-07 |
| SHIGEKURA, Susuma | Director | 1992-09-22 | 1993-06-16 |
| SHINKAI, Hiroyuki | Director | 2023-06-12 | 2024-12-16 |
| SUPAWAREE, Krisda | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2013-11-01 |
| TOYAMA, Yuzo | Director | 1993-06-16 | 1999-06-10 |
| TSUCHIDA, Itsuki | Director | 1992-09-22 | 1993-03-25 |
| TSUJIKAWA, Hiroshi | Director | 2020-03-26 | 2023-06-12 |
| TSURUSHIMA, Takayasu | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2009-04-01 |
| WAKABAYASHI, Hiroshi | Director | 1993-03-25 | 2002-03-20 |
| YAMAGUCHI, Kiyoshi | Director | 2005-06-10 | 2006-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Yoshiro Susaki | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-12 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.