J & R FOOD SERVICE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-27 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£877K
-18.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+3.3% vs 2023
Employees
88
+8.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£677K
-41.1% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £17,649,044 | £19,585,326 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,175,070 | £685,615 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,149,037 | £677,297 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £887,615 | £505,508 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,079,579 | £876,801 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,361,687 | £3,243,121 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,505,500 | £2,587,008 | |
| Equity | £1,324,106 | £2,030,885 | £2,505,500 | £2,587,008 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 81 | 88 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,735,716 | £2,048,228 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £73,616 | £79,666 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
+11%
£17,649,044 £19,585,326
-
Cash
-18.8%
£1,079,579 £876,801
-
Net assets
+3.3%
£2,505,500 £2,587,008
-
Employees
+8.6%
81 88
-
Operating profit
-41.7%
£1,175,070 £685,615
-
Profit before tax
-41.1%
£1,149,037 £677,297
-
Wages
+18%
£1,735,716 £2,048,228
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.7% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.0% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 35.0% | 21.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.05x | 2.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 27.14x | 16.77x |
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
- J & R FOOD SERVICE LIMITED 2004-12-03 → present
- J & R FROZEN FOODS LIMITED 2003-04-29 → 2004-12-03
- W DEVON LIMITED 2003-03-13 → 2003-04-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Streets Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After careful evaluation of these risks and the business's ongoing performance, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements as a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Turnover for the year saw a notable increase, rising by just under £2 million compared to the previous year, reflecting ongoing growth in customer demand and successful market expansion. Profit before tax reduced from £1.14 million to £677,000, largely due to increased labour costs and reduced margins.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Peter David | Secretary | 2007-04-10 | — | British |
| BARNES, Peter David | Director | 2007-04-10 | Feb 1975 | British |
| WHITECHURCH, John Robert Leigh | Director | 2003-03-13 | Jun 1945 | British |
| WHITECHURCH, Josephine Jill | Director | 2003-03-13 | Oct 1948 | British |
| WHITECHURCH, Nicola Jane | Director | 2013-01-11 | Jun 1968 | British |
| WHITECHURCH, Yan Leigh | Director | 2005-11-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITECHURCH, Josephine Jill | Secretary | 2003-03-13 | 2007-04-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-13 | 2003-03-13 |
| OATEN, John Richard | Director | 2007-04-10 | 2012-11-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter David Barnes | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-13 | Active |
| Mr John Robert Leigh Whitechurch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-13 | Active |
| Mr Yan Leigh Whitechurch | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-13 | Active |
| Mrs Josephine Jill Whitechurch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-13 | Active |
| Mrs Nicola Jane Whitechurch | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-03-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.