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Cash

£4.1m

USD 5,467,051

-18.3% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£6m

USD 8,059,939

-25.7% lowest in 3 filed years

Employees

206

-12% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

-£1.2m

USD -1,652,908

-301.6% lowest in 3 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £41,551,319£40,403,084£35,956,183 -11%
Operating profit £3,561,637£2,525,255£560,997 -77.8%
Profit before tax £1,905,641£608,568-£1,226,648 -301.6%
Net profit £1,195,570£239,458-£1,457,980 -708.9%
Cash £4,142,803£4,968,971£4,057,181 -18.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £8,430,618£9,121,524£6,629,279 -27.3%
Net assets £7,993,975£8,047,923£5,981,402 -25.7%
Equity £7,993,975£8,047,923£5,981,402 -25.7%
Average employees 265234206 -12%
Wages £4,784,484£4,887,623£4,519,083 -7.5%
Directors' remuneration £587,692£546,004£667,135 +22.2%
Directors' pension contributions £1,351£981£640 -34.8%
Highest paid director £264,187£251,347£312,973 +24.5%

Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. 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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 8.6%6.3%1.6%
Net margin 2.9%0.6%-4.1%
Return on capital employed 42.2%27.7%8.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 69.7%69.4%78.0%
Current ratio 1.32x1.34x1.16x
Interest cover 2.07x1.31x0.31x

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. CARAVELA LIMITED 2015-11-19 → present
  2. VIRMAX LIMITED 2000-05-18 → 2015-11-19

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
RSM UK Audit LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based on these forecasts and action plans, the directors consider it appropriate for the Group and Company financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis. 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 Group's or the Parent 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

  1. CARAVELA LIMITED · parent
    1. Caravela Coffee Australia Pacific Pty Ltd 100% · Australia · Import and distribution of coffees
    2. Caravela Coffee LLC 100% · United States · Import and distribution of coffees
    3. Caravela Colombia S.A.S 99.41% · Colombia · Purchase of parchment coffee, milling and export of green coffee
    4. Caravela Guatemala S.A. 100% · Guatemala · Purchase of parchment coffee, milling and export of green coffee
    5. Caravela Mesoamerica S.A. de C.V. 100% · El Salvador · Purchase of parchment coffee, milling and export of green coffee
    6. Caravela Nicaragua S.A 99.73% · Nicaragua · Purchase of parchment coffee, milling and export of green coffee
    7. Caravela Peru S.A.C 100% · Peru · Purchase of parchment coffee, milling and export of green coffee
    8. Caravela-Ecuador S.A. 99.75% · Ecuador · Purchase of parchment coffee, milling and export of green coffee
    9. Agroalimentos Caravela de Mexico S.A. de C.V. 100% · Mexico · Purchase of parchment coffee, milling and export of green coffee
    10. Caravela Asia Limited 100% · Taiwan · Import and distribution of coffees
    11. Caravela Coffee Europe Ltd 100% · Ireland · Import and distribution of coffees
    12. Caravela Europe BV 100% · Netherlands · Import and distribution of coffees
    13. I Love Caturra Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Import and distribution of coffees

Significant events

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

People

6 active · 11 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CADENA, Alejandro Secretary 2004-10-01 Colombian
BAYTER, Juan Pablo Director 2026-06-15 Nov 1967 Colombian
CADENA, Alejandro Director 2002-04-30 Nov 1974 Colombian
GHIRETTI, Giancarlo Director 2000-05-18 Apr 1975 Italian
JACQUES PRENEY, Arnaud Paul Director 2026-06-15 Jul 1979 French
WRIGHT, Matthew William Director 2026-06-15 Jan 1963 British
Show 11 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
GHIRETTI, Giancarlo Secretary 2000-05-18 2004-10-01
ADRIAANSE, Jos Director 2011-03-15 2019-04-29
BOGERS, Ellen Director 2011-05-01 2013-09-30
BRENES, Diego Director 2014-06-15 2020-05-31
DE BEDOUT, Gaby Maria Director 2000-05-18 2000-10-24
GREEN, Jacqueline Director 2020-07-05 2026-08-05
HECTOR, Jaime Director 2006-01-02 2026-06-15
KELEHER, Thomas Director 2019-06-17 2019-07-09
MCANENA, Fiona Director 2019-07-09 2023-09-26
URDANETA, Diego Director 2000-10-24 2003-03-31
WRIGHT, Matthew William Director 2023-09-26 2025-12-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Alejandro Cadena Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-04-29
Giancarlo Ghiretti Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2019-04-29

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 169 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-01 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-08-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-06-18 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-06-17 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-06-17 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-06-17 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-06 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-08-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-04-11 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-12-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-07-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-06-27 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2024-06-26 SH06 capital Capital cancellation shares
2024-06-19 SH03 capital Capital return purchase own shares
2024-01-25 RP04CS01 confirmation-statement Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date
2023-12-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates
2023-12-12 SH02 capital Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital
2023-11-08 SH02 capital Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital
2023-10-11 SH02 capital Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
8

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
3

last 12 months

Officers resigned
3

last 12 months

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

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