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Next accounts due

2026-12-31 (in 7mo)

Last filed for 2025-03-29

Confirmation statement due

2026-11-12 (in 6mo)

Last made up 2025-10-29

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£5M

highest in 5 filed years

Net assets

-£31M

Equity attributable

Employees

461

Average over period

Profit before tax

£1M

highest in 5 filed years

Accounts

5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-29

Metric Trend 2021-03-272022-03-262023-04-012024-03-302025-03-29
Turnover £42,733,100£49,153,094£50,232,993£55,454,457£58,069,976
Operating profit £1,744,023£1,413,800-£4,840,395£1,249,015
Profit before tax £9,023-£291,100-£3,648,862-£4,840,395£1,251,549
Net profit -£4,840,395£1,251,549
Cash £1,958,300£3,898,300£1,906,587£1,825,755£4,762,884
Total assets less current liabilities -£23,352,200-£23,643,300-£27,292,162-£32,132,557-£30,881,008
Net assets -£23,352,200-£23,643,300-£27,292,162-£32,132,557-£30,881,008
Equity -£23,352,200-£23,643,300-£27,292,162-£32,132,557-£30,881,008
Average employees 373454499504461
Wages £8,493,300£9,801,600£11,419,818£11,127,210£12,644,413
Directors' remuneration £0£0

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 2025-03-29 vs 2024-03-30

Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year.

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2021-03-272022-03-262023-04-012024-03-302025-03-29
Operating margin 4.1%2.9%-8.7%2.2%
Net margin -8.7%2.2%
Return on capital employed -7.5%-6.0%15.1%-4.0%
Current ratio 0.41x0.45x

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 5 times since incorporation

  1. DAYLESFORD ORGANIC LIMITED 2013-12-31 → present
  2. DAYLESFORD LIMITED 2012-10-30 → 2013-12-31
  3. DAYLESFORD ORGANIC LIMITED 2004-06-02 → 2012-10-30
  4. WOOTTON ORGANIC LIMITED 2002-09-23 → 2004-06-02
  5. ORGANIC FACTORY LIMITED 2000-02-24 → 2002-09-23
  6. OFFSHELF 267 LTD 1999-10-29 → 2000-02-24

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
S&W Audit
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. At 29 March 2025, the Company was in a net current liabilities position of £37,002,439, which included £55,649,429 owed to group undertakings. These liabilities are within the control of the directors in their capacity as directors of the wider group to which the Company belongs. A letter has been provided to the Company by Lady Bamford, the Company's ultimate majority shareholder, confirming that she will provide support to the Company to repay these debts should they be called due. In making their going concern assessment, the directors have given consideration to current performance, market conditions, future profit & loss forecasts and the written letter of support provided from Lady Bamford to the Company. Whilst forecasts have been considered for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of the approval of the financial statements, showing future profitability, the directors consider that support is required from Lady Bamford to enable the Company to settle its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Lady Bamford has confirmed that she will continue to provide this support for the foreseeable future to enable the Company to continue in operational existence and to settle its liabilities as they fall due, being for a period of no less than 12 months from the date of the authorisation of the financial statements. For this reason, the directors have reasonable assurance that the Company can continue to operate as a going concern for this period and therefore the accounts have been prepared on the going concern basis. The accounts do not include any adjustments that would be required in the event of the withdrawal of this support.”

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 3 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
OVENS, Steven Ernest Robert Secretary 2002-10-25 British
BAMFORD, Anthony Paul, Lord Director 2002-10-25 Oct 1945 British
BAMFORD, Carole Gray, Lady Director 2002-10-25 Apr 1946 British
KENNEDY, Ruth Anne Francis Director 2010-02-27 Feb 1965 British
Show 3 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
OTHERS INTERESTS LTD Corporate Secretary 1999-10-29 2002-10-25
MITCHELL, Jamie Matthew Director 2010-02-27 2014-03-31
OFFSHELF LTD Corporate Director 1999-10-29 2002-10-25

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Lady Carole Bamford Individual Shares 50–75% 2016-08-08 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 90 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2022-08-05 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2022-08-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2022-08-02 CC04 Statement of companys objects
Date Type Category Description
2026-01-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-11-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-11-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-07-03 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2024-05-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-29 DISS40 gazette Gazette filings brought up to date
2024-05-28 GAZ1 gazette Gazette notice compulsory
2023-12-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-01-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-12-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-08-05 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2022-08-05 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2022-08-02 CC04 change-of-constitution Statement of companys objects
2022-03-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-01-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-04-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-01-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2020-11-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-01-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

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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