PRODUCE WORLD GROUP LTD
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Cash
£2.6m
-41.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
+22.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
376
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5m
+52.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-02
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 | 2026-01-02 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £110,199,000 | £109,069,000 | £107,256,000 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,942,000 | £4,034,000 | £5,810,000 | +44% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,131,000 | £3,274,000 | £4,998,000 | +52.7% | |
| Net profit | £372,000 | £2,894,000 | £3,783,000 | +30.7% | |
| Cash | £3,716,000 | £4,523,000 | £2,631,000 | -41.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,517,000 | £13,098,000 | £17,285,000 | +32% | |
| Net assets | £9,223,000 | £12,117,000 | £14,847,000 | +22.5% | |
| Equity | £9,223,000 | £12,117,000 | £14,847,000 | +22.5% | |
| Average employees | 413 | 376 | 376 | 0% | |
| Wages | £12,482,000 | £12,939,000 | £14,669,000 | +13.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £456,000 | £838,000 | £767,000 | -8.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £89,000 | £173,000 | £64,000 | -63% | |
| Highest paid director | £184,000 | £290,000 | £267,000 | -7.9% |
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 | 2023-12-29 | 2024-12-27 | 2026-01-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 3.7% | 5.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | 2.7% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.5% | 30.8% | 33.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.7% | 69.0% | 67.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 1.11x | 1.26x | |
| Interest cover | 2.39x | 5.31x | 7.14x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- PRODUCE WORLD GROUP LTD 2013-08-13 → present
- PRODUCE WORLD (BUTTERWICK) LIMITED 2013-02-19 → 2013-08-13
- PRODUCE WORLD MARSHALLS LIMITED 2011-06-30 → 2013-02-19
- MARSHALL BROS. (BUTTERWICK) LIMITED 1996-01-01 → 2011-06-30
- MARSHALL BROS. (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1995-10-23 → 1996-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have satisfied themselves that they expect the existing or equivalent facilities to continue to be available to the company for not less than 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the period the existing management team, with the support of Chiltern Capital completed a management buy-out”
- “the group took control of 100% of the shareholding in Nessgro Limited”
- “All of the company's dormant subsidiaries were then transferred by way of dividend to the company's parent company Burgess Farms Limited, on 25 July 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHENS, Ben Anthony | Secretary | 2023-02-20 | — | — |
| BARKER, James Edward | Director | 2017-01-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| ROLFE, Joseph Owen | Director | 2020-09-01 | May 1987 | British |
| SCOTT, Michael David | Director | 2021-09-30 | Aug 1966 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATKIN, Ian | Secretary | 2007-11-19 | 2008-01-10 |
| CARTER, Rebecca Lee | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | 2022-10-03 |
| DEBNAM, John Bardwell | Secretary | 1995-10-23 | 2007-11-19 |
| NEWTON, Ian Eric | Secretary | 2008-01-10 | 2011-09-01 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-10-23 | 1995-10-23 |
| ALLEN, Linda Noreen | Director | 2007-11-21 | 2008-06-27 |
| ANDERSON, Ian Alexander | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2021-01-19 |
| BATKIN, Ian | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2011-07-04 |
| BURGESS, Andrew Stanley | Director | 2019-05-07 | 2025-10-10 |
| BURGESS, David William Ashley | Director | 2007-11-19 | 2025-10-10 |
| BURGESS, Jason Charles | Director | 2019-03-20 | 2025-10-10 |
| BURGESS, Jason Charles | Director | 2009-06-16 | 2015-02-10 |
| CALDER, Geoff | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2023-05-31 |
| CLARE, Nigel Peter | Director | 1995-10-23 | 2009-05-11 |
| CRAIG, Ian Alexander | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2025-09-25 |
| DEBNAM, John Bardwell | Director | 1995-10-23 | 2007-11-19 |
| EFFINGHAM, Phillip Howard | Director | 1995-10-23 | 2011-09-01 |
| FARMAN, Timothy Marshall | Director | 1995-10-23 | 2002-03-28 |
| FRASER, Neil Donald | Director | 2015-02-10 | 2016-01-29 |
| FROST, David Thomas | Director | 2015-02-10 | 2016-10-28 |
| JONES, Philip | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2016-09-30 |
| MARSHALL, David Edward | Director | 1995-10-23 | 2011-06-30 |
| MOODY, Robert P | Director | 2012-04-06 | 2013-10-01 |
| NEWTON, Ian Eric | Director | 2008-01-10 | 2011-09-01 |
| SLOAN, Simon Christopher | Director | 2021-09-30 | 2022-06-30 |
| STARBUCK, Matthew Anthony | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| WING, Roger Henry | Director | 1995-10-23 | 1998-01-16 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-10-23 | 1995-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Produce World Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2025-08-19 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.