PERISHABLE MOVEMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£79k
-47.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£150k
-109% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
116
-2.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2m
-132.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £51,230,246 | £44,598,283 | £50,509,475 | +13.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,337,227 | -£453,282 | -£1,611,630 | -255.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,820,025 | -£864,423 | -£2,011,230 | -132.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,003,102 | -£879,736 | -£1,825,508 | -107.5% | |
| Cash | £85,036 | £151,227 | £79,440 | -47.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,869,753 | £1,869,460 | -£150,140 | -108% | |
| Net assets | £3,413,547 | £1,675,368 | -£150,140 | -109% | |
| Equity | £3,413,547 | £1,675,368 | -£150,140 | -109% | |
| Average employees | 122 | 119 | 116 | -2.5% | |
| Wages | £5,835,866 | £4,806,485 | £4,723,925 | -1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £333,529 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,618 | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £105,829 | — | — | — |
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 | 4.6% | -1.0% | -3.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.9% | -2.0% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 60.4% | -24.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.4% | 87.8% | 101.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21x | 1.07x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | 4.44x | -1.10x | -4.03x |
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
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As such, the director believes that there are no significant uncertainties in his assessment of whether the business is a going concern and therefore has prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBÉ, Eric André | Director | 2023-07-07 | May 1957 | French |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, Roy Merrick | Secretary | 2007-03-07 | 2019-12-03 |
| BOOTH, Philip | Secretary | 2023-02-01 | 2023-07-07 |
| BRUCE, Iain | Secretary | 2022-07-29 | 2023-02-01 |
| PAN, Rui | Secretary | 2019-12-04 | 2022-07-29 |
| PASCAN, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2003-09-24 | 2007-01-29 |
| EXCHEQUER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-07-18 | 2003-07-18 |
| BARLOW, Roy Merrick | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2019-12-03 |
| BOOTH, Philip Lindsay | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2023-07-07 |
| BRUCE, Iain Jack | Director | 2022-07-29 | 2023-02-01 |
| FINBOW, Nicholas | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| GARDENER, Matthew William | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2017-09-29 |
| GURAYA, Anthony Paul | Director | 2004-01-15 | 2008-12-05 |
| HOYTE, Richard Ricardo Fernando | Director | 2021-07-15 | 2023-07-07 |
| KNOX, Jason Spencer | Director | 2023-07-07 | 2024-06-25 |
| LEWIS, Stephen Peter David | Director | 2007-03-05 | 2008-12-01 |
| LORRAIN, Jérôme Jean-Pierre | Director | 2023-07-07 | 2024-07-28 |
| PAN, Rui | Director | 2019-12-04 | 2022-07-29 |
| PARR, Michael Robert | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2023-07-07 |
| PARR, Ryan Robert | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2023-07-07 |
| PARRY WILLIAMS, Colin | Director | 2003-07-18 | 2008-12-03 |
| PASCAN, Paul Michael | Director | 2003-09-24 | 2007-01-29 |
| WRIGHT, Nicholas John | Director | 2003-07-18 | 2004-03-09 |
| EXCHEQUER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-07-18 | 2003-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Eric André Barbé | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-07 | Active |
| Mr Michael Robert Parr | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-07-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-07-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-07-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-07-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.