BUMBLE HOLE FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£368k
-70.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6m
-7.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£533k
-163.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,027,359 | £27,527,929 | £31,762,357 | +15.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,271,896 | £763,145 | -£537,630 | -170.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,307,114 | £833,787 | -£532,815 | -163.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,524,488 | £511,207 | -£507,346 | -199.2% | |
| Cash | £4,085,116 | £1,246,115 | £367,920 | -70.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,812,215 | £6,838,103 | £6,297,920 | -7.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,507,132 | £6,518,339 | £6,010,993 | -7.8% | |
| Equity | £6,507,132 | £6,518,339 | £6,010,993 | -7.8% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 71 | — | — | |
| Wages | £1,938,668 | £2,129,263 | £2,150,850 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £235,498 | £290,353 | £160,835 | -44.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £123,406 | £125,662 | -£48,679 | -138.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 2.8% | -1.7% | |
| Net margin | 7.6% | 1.9% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 48.0% | 11.2% | -8.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.0% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.21x | 2.82x | 2.81x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, as the directors believe that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future due to the continued financial support of its ultimate parent company, Hardeman Egg Group B.V.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Simon | Director | 2022-01-01 | Feb 1966 | British |
| HARDEMAN EGG GROUP B.V. | Corporate Director | 2025-05-08 | — | — |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEWSTON, Andrew William | Secretary | 2017-03-17 | 2020-01-01 |
| HEWSTON, Maureen Joan | Secretary | 2001-10-03 | 2017-03-17 |
| JONES, Sharon Maria | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | 2025-05-08 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-10-03 | 2001-10-03 |
| HEWSTON, Andrew William | Director | 2001-10-22 | 2025-05-08 |
| HEWSTON, David William | Director | 2001-10-03 | 2020-01-01 |
| HEWSTON, Maureen Joan | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2025-05-08 |
| JACKSON, Barry Thomas | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-09-10 |
| JONES, Lisa Mary | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| JONES, Sharon Maria | Director | 2019-04-10 | 2025-05-08 |
| JONES, Sharon Maria | Director | 2003-04-10 | 2006-02-28 |
| MCNICOL, John | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-10-13 |
| SAICE, David Francis | Director | 2002-01-02 | 2011-07-15 |
| SMITH, Mark Moray Tinnion | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-08-15 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-10-03 | 2001-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bumble Hole Eggs Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-25 | Active |
| Mr David William Hewston | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-25 |
| Mr Andrew William Hewston | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.