DARTMOUTH FOODS LTD — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2027-02-28 (in 9mo)

Last filed for 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-07-08 (in 2mo)

Last made up 2025-06-24

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£177K

+150.2% vs 2024

Net assets

£2M

+42.3% highest in 6 filed years

Employees

116

-12.8% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£716K

+88.1% highest in 6 filed years

Net assets

10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median

DARTMOUTH FOODS LTD·Consumer Staples median · n=819

Accounts

10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31

Metric	2020-05-31	2020-06-01	2021-05-31	2021-06-01	2022-05-31	2022-06-01	2023-05-31	2023-06-01	2024-05-31	2025-05-31
Turnover	£13,578,538	—	£15,016,613	—	£19,900,141	—	£19,763,964	—	£22,351,784	£20,227,179
Operating profit	£319,193	—	£153,543	—	-£128,748	—	£446,984	—	£693,364	£962,264
Profit before tax	£168,895	—	£215	—	-£278,310	—	£179,901	—	£380,723	£716,204
Net profit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	£265,380	£525,587
Cash	£271,339	—	£380,204	—	£53,403	—	£383,868	—	£70,613	£176,657
Total assets less current liabilities	£2,947,339	—	£2,900,274	—	£1,727,537	—	£2,415,897	—	£1,826,642	£2,205,002
Net assets	£1,099,951	—	£1,050,154	—	£856,189	—	£978,518	—	£1,243,898	£1,769,485
Equity	£1,099,951	—	£1,050,154	—	£856,189	—	£978,518	—	£1,243,898	£1,769,485
Average employees	99	—	102	—	115	—	122	—	133	116
Wages	£2,876,016	—	£3,176,499	—	£4,169,912	—	£3,805,191	—	£4,121,536	£3,634,409
Directors' remuneration	£495,505	—	£498,359	—	£470,681	—	£114,535	—	£114,773	£220,090

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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31

Turnover

-9.5%

£22,351,784 £20,227,179
Cash

+150.2%

£70,613 £176,657
Net assets

+42.3%

£1,243,898 £1,769,485

highest in 6 filed years
Employees

-12.8%

133 116
Operating profit

+38.8%

£693,364 £962,264

highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax

+88.1%

£380,723 £716,204

highest in 6 filed years
Wages

-11.8%

£4,121,536 £3,634,409

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	2020-05-31	2020-06-01	2021-05-31	2021-06-01	2022-05-31	2022-06-01	2023-05-31	2023-06-01	2024-05-31	2025-05-31
Operating margin	2.4%	—	1.0%	—	-0.6%	—	2.3%	—	3.1%	4.8%
Net margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.2%	2.6%
Return on capital employed	10.8%	—	5.3%	—	-7.5%	—	18.5%	—	38.0%	43.6%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.66x	0.72x
Interest cover	2.12x	—	1.00x	—	-0.86x	—	1.67x	—	2.22x	3.91x

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 2 times since incorporation

DARTMOUTH FOODS LTD 2011-09-30 → present
DARTMOUTH SMOKEHOUSE LIMITED 2000-07-17 → 2011-09-30
PS14 LIMITED 2000-02-28 → 2000-07-17

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis: FRS 102
Reporting scope: Standalone (parent only)
Auditor: Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the company's cash flow forecasts and current trading performance. These forecasts, alongside the continued support from the ultimate shareholder, provide the directors with confidence that the company will have sufficient liquidity to meet its obligations as they fall due.”

Significant events

“Inflation and Avian Influenza (AI) continue to be the most significant risks to the business.”
“We continue to invest in AI contingency stock to safeguard supply for our customers in the event of future disruptions.”
“In May 2024 an accident occurred on site. Investigations by the relevant authorities are ongoing. Due to the current stage of the investigation, it is not possible to reliably estimate any potential impact, if any, related to this event.”
“After the year end a dividend of £200,000 was paid to the shareholders.”

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

People

4 active · 7 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
CHOULERTON, Gregor	Director	2024-10-11	Jul 1967	British
FACCENDA, Benjamin James	Director	2024-10-11	Apr 1998	British
FACCENDA, Ian James	Director	2016-07-28	Jan 1967	British
OBOLENSKY, Nicholas	Director	2004-01-31	Apr 1977	British

Show 7 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
OBOLENSKY, Edward	Secretary	2006-02-28	2022-05-31
WATTS, Philip John Melbourne	Secretary	2004-01-31	2006-02-28
PS LAW SECRETARIES LIMITED	Corporate Secretary	2000-02-28	2004-01-31
DAWKINS, Andrew	Director	2016-07-28	2018-05-17
OBOLENSKY, Edward	Director	2005-07-20	2022-05-31
WATTS, Philip John Melbourne	Director	2004-01-31	2006-02-28
PS LAW NOMINEES LIMITED	Corporate Director	2000-02-28	2004-01-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Dartmouth Holdings Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2016-07-27	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 108 total filings

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

2024-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
2024-10-20 MA Memorandum articles

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-02-17	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-12-19	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-07-07	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-02-25	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-10-20	RESOLUTIONS	resolution	Resolution
2024-10-20	MA	incorporation	Memorandum articles
2024-10-11	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-10-11	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2024-07-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-02-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2023-07-11	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2023-04-25	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2023-02-23	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-07-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-06-10	TM02	officers	Termination secretary company with name termination date	PDF
2022-06-10	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2021-12-22	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-07-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-06-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-02-26	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 3
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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