A.E. RODDA & SON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-02 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-41.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+6.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
176
-4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£774K
-55.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,879,000 | — | — | £49,860,000 | £50,622,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,159,000 | — | — | £1,820,000 | £806,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,161,000 | — | — | £1,746,000 | £774,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,743,000 | — | — | £1,207,000 | £518,000 | |
| Cash | £3,214,000 | — | — | £3,717,000 | £2,176,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,030,000 | — | — | £10,440,000 | £11,147,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,596,000 | — | — | £8,339,000 | £8,857,000 | |
| Equity | £5,596,000 | £6,950,000 | £7,132,000 | £8,339,000 | £8,857,000 | |
| Average employees | 161 | — | — | 184 | 176 | |
| Wages | £4,362,000 | — | — | £5,611,000 | £5,362,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £547,000 | — | — | £616,000 | £403,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+1.5%
£49,860,000 £50,622,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-41.5%
£3,717,000 £2,176,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+6.2%
£8,339,000 £8,857,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-4.3%
184 176
-
Operating profit
-55.7%
£1,820,000 £806,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-55.7%
£1,746,000 £774,000
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-4.4%
£5,611,000 £5,362,000
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.7% | — | — | 3.7% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | — | — | 2.4% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.9% | — | — | 17.4% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 53.9% | 55.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.59x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 269.88x | — | — | 24.93x | 10.33x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “In 2023/24, we gained planning permission to install 1MWp of ground mount PV panels. The installation was completed in September 2024.”
- “We grew our direct milk supply by over 7.4% in 2024/25.”
- “We have commenced significant capital expenditure spends to increase our creamery's capabilities on product range and SKUs (stock keeping units) to bring new branded and own label dairy to our consumers.”
- “On 25 April 2025, the company entered into a sale and leaseback arrangement to finance new manufacturing equipment, to support the expansion of its manufacturing capabilities. The value of the asset financed is £1,961,000 and will be repaid over a period of 10 year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINCH, Fleur Louise | Secretary | 2020-10-13 | — | — |
| BELL, Thomas Alexander | Director | 2020-12-01 | Mar 1978 | British |
| CARNE, Adrian Jarrad | Director | 2024-07-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| DENNETT, Theresa Margaret | Director | 2019-10-16 | Apr 1970 | British |
| PENGELLY, John William | Director | 2001-03-14 | Dec 1943 | British |
| RODDA, Alfred James | Director | 1999-08-31 | Oct 1943 | British |
| RODDA, Nicholas Luke | Director | 2003-12-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| RODDA, Philip Ernest | Director | 1999-08-31 | Dec 1950 | British |
| SAINT, David John | Director | 2024-07-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAEME, Dorothy May | Nominee Secretary | 1999-08-31 | 1999-08-31 |
| RODDA, Philip Ernest | Secretary | 1999-08-31 | 2020-10-13 |
| BROWNSCOMBE, Robert Alan | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2018-03-27 |
| COBBLEDICK, Susan Anne | Director | 2022-02-21 | 2024-05-02 |
| DAYKIN, Stephen David Paul | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2024-06-30 |
| DUDDRIDGE, Mark Francis | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2019-02-28 |
| FARQUHAR, Peter Christopher Edward | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2019-12-19 |
| GRAEME, Lesley Joyce | Nominee Director | 1999-08-31 | 1999-08-31 |
| KENNEDY, Neil Angus | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2024-10-02 |
| MORRISS, Roger Neil | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2024-10-02 |
| O'KEEFFE, Patrick John Brendan | Director | 2019-01-22 | 2025-11-01 |
| RODDA, Andrew Simon | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2014-12-11 |
| RODDA, Eric Thomas | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2016-03-04 |
| SIGRIST, Kurt Eduard | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2018-10-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A E Rodda & Son Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.