FLAVOURFRESH SALADS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-29 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-04 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+66.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+92.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
249
-7.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£771K
-34% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-29
| Metric | Trend | 2018-11-29 | 2019-11-29 | 2020-11-29 | 2021-11-29 | 2022-11-29 | 2023-11-29 | 2024-11-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £19,658,034 | £22,211,510 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£287,442 | -£483,004 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£575,467 | -£771,061 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£1,197,295 | — | -£807,473 | -£641,970 | |
| Cash | — | — | £628,316 | £392,410 | — | £777,727 | £1,292,685 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £10,117,015 | — | — | £6,914,841 | £12,516,261 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,099,977 | £4,944,601 | — | £4,087,231 | £7,873,795 | |
| Equity | £5,599,611 | £5,972,298 | £6,099,977 | — | £2,964,388 | £4,087,231 | £7,873,795 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 233 | 240 | — | 270 | 249 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £6,682,837 | — | £7,733,220 | £7,433,607 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £234,040 | £112,900 |
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 2024-11-29 vs 2023-11-29
-
Turnover
+13%
£19,658,034 £22,211,510
-
Cash
+66.2%
£777,727 £1,292,685
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+92.6%
£4,087,231 £7,873,795
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-7.8%
270 249
-
Operating profit
-68%
-£287,442 -£483,004
-
Profit before tax
-34%
-£575,467 -£771,061
-
Wages
-3.9%
£7,733,220 £7,433,607
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 | 2018-11-29 | 2019-11-29 | 2020-11-29 | 2021-11-29 | 2022-11-29 | 2023-11-29 | 2024-11-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.5% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -4.1% | -2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -4.2% | -3.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.66x | 0.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -1.00x | -1.68x |
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
- FLAVOURFRESH SALADS LIMITED 1997-12-12 → present
- TOP SHELF LIMITED 1997-06-20 → 1997-12-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, despite the losses sustained in 2024 the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Throughout 2025 the Board has focused on maximising its margins and changing its customer base and product mix accordingly, as well as identifying operational cost efficiencies across the business. It has also restructured its debt, converting long standing trade creditors in relation to utility costs into an interest free loan. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- FLAVOURFRESH SALADS LIMITED · parent
- Lansdale Nurseries Limited 100%
- Solfresh Limited 100%
- Solfresh Nurseries Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Lansdale Nurseries is a leased site and 2025 is in the final year of operational production on the site. The site is due to be fully vacated at the end of 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Kathleen Celanie | Secretary | 2025-03-20 | — | — |
| BALL, James Gordon | Director | 2025-03-07 | Aug 1986 | British |
| BALL, Kathleen Celanie | Director | 2025-03-20 | Apr 1954 | British |
| WRIGHT, Kathryn Frances | Director | 2016-10-03 | Jul 1975 | British |
| WRIGHT, Leonard | Director | 1997-11-19 | Aug 1942 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Keith James | Secretary | 1997-11-19 | 2025-03-20 |
| NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-06-20 | 1997-11-19 |
| BALL, James Gordon | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2020-01-20 |
| BALL, Keith James | Director | 1997-11-19 | 2025-04-07 |
| FRADSHAM, Michael John | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| JACKSON, John | Director | 1997-11-19 | 2016-09-21 |
| JONES, Darrell | Director | 2023-06-14 | 2024-05-13 |
| PROUT, Charmay Denise | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2025-01-16 |
| ROBERTS, Gareth | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2005-12-23 |
| NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-06-20 | 1997-11-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Charmay Denise Prout | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2019-01-11 | Ceased 2022-02-14 |
| Mr Michael John Fradsham | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2018-02-17 | Ceased 2018-12-31 |
| Mr Carl Michael Beaver | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-03 | Ceased 2018-02-16 |
| The Estate Of The Late Keith Ball | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-20 | Active |
| Mr Leonard Wright | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.