DELIFRESH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
Cash
£647K
-57.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-1.3% vs 2024
Employees
409
+5.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£117K
-81.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £64,111,006 | £70,648,135 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £764,175 | £320,122 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £646,173 | £117,325 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £410,452 | -£66,304 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,508,203 | £647,167 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £6,127,469 | £5,820,975 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,088,434 | £5,022,130 | |
| Equity | £6,090,556 | £3,991,490 | £3,225,118 | £3,903,716 | £4,677,982 | £5,088,434 | £5,022,130 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 388 | 409 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £12,375,348 | £13,794,484 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £958,872 | £806,080 |
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
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Turnover
+10.2%
£64,111,006 £70,648,135
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Cash
-57.1%
£1,508,203 £647,167
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Net assets
-1.3%
£5,088,434 £5,022,130
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Employees
+5.4%
388 409
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Operating profit
-58.1%
£764,175 £320,122
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Profit before tax
-81.8%
£646,173 £117,325
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Wages
+11.5%
£12,375,348 £13,794,484
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 | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | -1.30x | -0.87x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 5.84x | 1.47x |
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
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have reviewed and considered relevant information, including the annual budget and future cash flows in making their assessment. Based on these assessments, given the measures that could be undertaken to mitigate the current uncertain wider economic conditions, and the current resources available, the Directors have concluded that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “In October 2025, not included in these accounts, Delifresh sold 100% of our share capital to the Musgrave Group, which is a family and employee-owned company headquartered in the Republic of Ireland.”
- “The Company was acquired by the Musgrave Group on 10 October 2025. There have been no other significant events affecting the Company since the year-end.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONNOLLY, Eoin | Secretary | 2025-11-18 | — | — |
| CAMPBELL, Alan Stuart | Director | 2025-10-10 | Nov 1974 | Irish |
| COULTER, Glen | Director | 2025-11-18 | Apr 1975 | British |
| KEATING, Andrew | Director | 2025-10-10 | Apr 1970 | Irish |
| KEELEY, Christopher | Director | 2025-10-10 | Dec 1966 | Irish |
| KERSHAW, Noel Damian John | Director | 2002-05-21 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERSHAW, Norah Catherine | Secretary | 2002-05-21 | 2004-09-08 |
| NICHOLLS, Andrew Peter | Secretary | 2004-09-08 | 2025-10-10 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-05-13 | 2002-05-21 |
| GRIB, John Patrick | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2025-10-10 |
| MORGAN, Gerard Martin | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2025-10-10 |
| MOSTYN-JONES, Richard | Director | 2023-10-01 | 2025-10-10 |
| NICHOLLS, Andrew Peter | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2025-10-10 |
| RAMSDEN, Robert David | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2025-10-10 |
| RUDDOCK, Keith | Director | 2023-10-01 | 2025-10-10 |
| SUTTERBY, Reuben Buchanan | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2025-10-10 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-05-13 | 2002-05-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musgrave Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-10 | Active |
| Mr Reuben Buchanan Sutterby | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-13 | Ceased 2025-10-10 |
| Mr Gerard Martin Morgan | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-13 | Ceased 2025-10-10 |
| Mr Noel Damian John Kershaw | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2017-05-13 | Ceased 2025-10-10 |
| Mr Andrew Peter Nicholls | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-13 | Ceased 2025-10-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.