ASCO FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+48% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£9.2m
+21% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
42
+20% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
-51.7% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,210,642 | £20,369,986 | £42,161,450 | £41,046,219 | -2.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,841,929 | £1,283,828 | £6,166,352 | £3,208,462 | -48% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,775,369 | £1,134,550 | £5,948,973 | £2,873,923 | -51.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,427,789 | £895,616 | £4,383,571 | £2,097,751 | -52.1% | |
| Cash | £153,346 | £202,565 | £1,264,345 | £816,249 | £1,007,577 | £1,491,287 | +48% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,103,588 | £2,431,482 | £3,530,017 | £4,148,273 | £8,370,938 | £9,758,647 | +16.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,510,490 | £1,879,642 | £3,037,431 | £3,639,047 | £7,635,618 | £9,240,649 | +21% | |
| Equity | £1,510,490 | £1,879,642 | £3,037,431 | £3,639,047 | £7,635,618 | £9,240,649 | +21% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 35 | 42 | +20% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,064,434 | £1,380,988 | £1,780,453 | £2,082,539 | +17% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £253,576 | £269,233 | £282,219 | £281,963 | -0.1% |
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 12.1% | 6.3% | 14.6% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 9.4% | 4.4% | 10.4% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 52.2% | 30.9% | 73.7% | 32.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 57.7% | 53.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.64x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 27.67x | 8.60x | 28.37x | 9.59x |
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
- ASCO FOODS LIMITED 2005-03-11 → present
- H R INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2001-09-27 → 2005-03-11
- ACRE 412 LIMITED 2000-10-24 → 2001-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- 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
- ASCO FOODS LIMITED · parent
- ASCO Foods Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A review of the year has shown that turnover has decreased as result of a more difficult trading environment, along with additional pressures arising from increasing transportation costs due to global events in the Red Sea causing significant disruption on deliveries.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHADHA, Sundeep Singh | Secretary | 2005-01-12 | — | British |
| CHADHA, Arshdeep Singh | Director | 2005-01-12 | May 1980 | British |
| CHADHA, Ravneet Singh | Director | 2000-11-23 | Jun 1970 | British |
| CHADHA, Sundeep Singh | Director | 2005-01-12 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHADHA, Ravneet Singh | Secretary | 2000-11-23 | 2005-01-12 |
| LAWSON (LONDON) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-24 | 2000-11-23 |
| CHADHA, Harpreet Singh | Director | 2000-11-23 | 2004-04-30 |
| ACRE (CORPORATE DIRECTOR) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-10-24 | 2000-11-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sundeep Singh Chadha | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Arshdeep Singh Chadha | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Ravneet Singh Chadha | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Credit Suisse Group Ag | Corporate entity | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2020-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2019-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2018-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2017-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption small | |
| 2016-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.