NEW CENTURY FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£6.4k
-3.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4m
+31.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
154
+3.4% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6m
-3.6% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,639,743 | £25,240,263 | £32,494,499 | £41,301,821 | £42,506,319 | +2.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £601,167 | £1,761,380 | £1,698,927 | -3.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,280,279 | £389,529 | £576,758 | £1,709,581 | £1,648,631 | -3.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,089,150 | £245,336 | £399,834 | £1,275,311 | £1,216,974 | -4.6% | |
| Cash | £564,712 | £831,374 | £259,069 | £6,605 | £6,392 | -3.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,562,892 | £3,840,477 | £4,230,708 | £3,451,964 | £4,479,086 | +29.8% | |
| Net assets | £3,464,704 | £3,710,040 | £3,848,874 | £3,062,857 | £4,031,166 | +31.6% | |
| Equity | £3,464,704 | £3,710,040 | £3,848,874 | £3,062,857 | £4,031,166 | +31.6% | |
| Average employees | 139 | 134 | 127 | 149 | 154 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £4,231,119 | £4,265,351 | £4,084,435 | £5,371,731 | £6,418,903 | +19.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £312,556 | £68,895 | £97,572 | £191,376 | £274,967 | +43.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £101,000 | £7,851 | — | — |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.9% | 4.3% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 14.2% | 51.0% | 37.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.9% | 52.8% | 54.6% | 67.4% | 61.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.57x | 1.26x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 24.63x | 34.00x | 33.78x |
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
- NEW CENTURY FOODS LIMITED 2001-04-25 → present
- NEW CENTURY FOOD LIMITED 2001-04-10 → 2001-04-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RNS Chartered Accountants
- 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”
Significant events
- “During the year, the group's ownership structure changed following the issue of new shares in New Century Foods Limited to its existing directors Simon Mumford and Colin Steel.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEHRMANN, Sarah | Secretary | 2023-03-08 | — | — |
| LEHRMANN, Jacob | Director | 2022-03-02 | Mar 1987 | Danish |
| MUMFORD, Simon Roderick | Director | 2001-04-10 | Jul 1969 | British |
| STEELE, Colin | Director | 2023-09-27 | Jan 1970 | British |
| WALKER, John | Director | 2001-04-10 | Jun 1946 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, John | Secretary | 2001-04-10 | 2020-10-19 |
| WALKER, Suzanne | Secretary | 2020-10-19 | 2023-03-08 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-04-10 | 2001-04-10 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-04-10 | 2001-04-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sljl Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-03-02 | Active |
| Mr John Walker | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-04-10 | Ceased 2024-08-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-03-17 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-09-02 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-09-02 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-09-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.