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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

Accounts

7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-29

Metric Trend 2018-11-292019-11-292020-11-292021-11-292022-11-292023-11-292024-11-29
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 233240270249
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

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 2018-11-292019-11-292020-11-292021-11-292022-11-292023-11-292024-11-29
Operating margin -1.5%-2.2%
Net margin -4.1%-2.9%
Return on capital employed -4.2%-3.9%
Current ratio 0.66x0.70x
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

  1. FLAVOURFRESH SALADS LIMITED 1997-12-12 → present
  2. 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

  1. FLAVOURFRESH SALADS LIMITED · parent
    1. Lansdale Nurseries Limited 100% · UK
    2. Solfresh Limited 100% · UK
    3. Solfresh Nurseries Limited 100% · UK

Significant events

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 PDF
2025-11-19 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-08-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-07-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-18 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-04-09 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-04-08 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-04-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-03-20 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-03-20 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-03-20 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-03-20 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-03-20 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-02-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-02-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-02-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-02-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-02-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-02-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-01-28 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

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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