INTERFOOD TECHNOLOGY LTD.
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Cash
£3.2m
+9.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.2m
+31.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
83
+9.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.6m
-14.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-16.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £39,451,033 | £40,206,774 | +1.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,303,184 | £3,700,414 | -14% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,264,150 | £3,641,681 | -14.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,685,399 | £3,233,485 | £2,706,929 | -16.3% | |
| Cash | £1,237,001 | £2,903,975 | £3,180,524 | +9.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,121,277 | £7,568,329 | £9,892,036 | +30.7% | |
| Net assets | £4,695,443 | £6,987,492 | £9,194,421 | +31.6% | |
| Equity | — | £6,987,492 | £9,194,421 | +31.6% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 76 | 83 | +9.2% | |
| Wages | £2,651,365 | £6,432,766 | £6,443,856 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,335,012 | £948,742 | -28.9% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.9% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.2% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 56.9% | 37.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 64.9% | 54.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.53x | 1.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 59.97x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Richardsons
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- INTERFOOD TECHNOLOGY LTD. · parent
- Interfood Limited 100%
- Interfood Slicing Limited 100%
- Interfood Systems Limited 100%
- Weber Food Technology Limited 100%
- Interfood Technology Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, David Matthew | Secretary | 2020-04-09 | — | — |
| ATHERTON, Jonathan | Director | 2025-03-01 | Aug 1986 | British |
| CLAREBOETS, Andre | Director | 2025-03-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
| RICHARDSON, David Matthew | Director | 2021-04-15 | May 1966 | British |
| SCHOENMAKER, Hans | Director | 2020-04-09 | Jun 1967 | Dutch |
| SYDENHAM, James Ian | Director | 1999-07-02 | Feb 1967 | British |
| UNWIN, Robert Malcolm | Director | 2018-01-02 | Mar 1973 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COSTELLO, Jennifer Lynn Houston | Secretary | 2018-06-12 | 2020-04-09 |
| PAYNE, Barbara | Secretary | 2007-11-16 | 2018-06-12 |
| SYDENHAM, James Ian | Secretary | 1999-07-02 | 2007-11-16 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-07-02 | 1999-07-02 |
| BISHOP, Mark Guy | Director | 1999-07-02 | 2020-08-26 |
| LAPP, Gerhard | Director | 1999-09-24 | 2010-05-31 |
| LINAS, Mark Alexander | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| MEYRAHN, Joachim | Director | 2010-05-31 | 2020-04-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Frank Niedecker | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-07-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.