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DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED

#03005254 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1994-12-23 (31y 10m) · Last filing 2026-09-18 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46170 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-01-28 (in 4 months) · 1 watchout

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Cash

£423k

-22.9% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£4.1m

-9.7% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

28

+3.7% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£271k

+106.7% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £20,160,772£20,139,096£18,100,799 -10.1%
Operating profit £573,107£114,724£269,112 +134.6%
Profit before tax £585,922£130,949£270,721 +106.7%
Net profit £431,298£96,887£201,211 +107.7%
Cash £1,359,091£548,528£422,704 -22.9%
Total assets less current liabilities £5,113,139£4,519,211£4,082,175 -9.7%
Net assets £5,112,629£4,504,201£4,068,921 -9.7%
Equity £5,112,629£4,504,201£4,068,921 -9.7%
Average employees 282728 +3.7%
Wages £1,304,959£1,267,124£1,217,850 -3.9%
Directors' remuneration £450,670£412,606£312,948 -24.2%
Directors' pension contributions £37,987£38,069£20,967 -44.9%
Highest paid director £149,612£146,647£94,202 -35.8%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 2.8%0.6%1.5%
Net margin 2.1%0.5%1.1%
Return on capital employed 11.2%2.5%6.6%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 26.8%38.4%23.3%
Current ratio 3.71x2.58x4.25x

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.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Josolyne LLP
Audit opinion
Qualified
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and parent company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

  1. DIRECT FOOD INGREDIENTS LIMITED · parent
    1. Direct Food Ingredients West Indies Ltd 100% · Grenada

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

People

4 active · 6 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HORDERN, Rebecca Jennifer Director 2022-10-01 Oct 1991 British
HOUGH, Catherine Anne Director 2014-07-01 Nov 1974 British
LOAKE, Stephen David Director 1995-01-03 Feb 1968 British
WATT, Andrew Director 2018-06-05 Mar 1967 British
Show 6 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
LOAKE, Lynn Secretary 1995-01-03 2005-01-05
LOAKE, Moira Elisabeth Secretary 2005-01-05 2022-04-14
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1994-12-23 1995-01-03
BRADLEY, James Director 2022-10-01 2025-03-12
SIMPSON, Brigg David Director 2014-07-01 2018-12-24
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1994-12-23 1995-01-03

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Stephen David Loake Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 115 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-02-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-03-20 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-01-14 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-09-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-09-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-01-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-14 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-09-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-02-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-10-11 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-10-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-10-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2022-05-05 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2022-04-04 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2022-04-01 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2022-02-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

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.

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