BARROWCLIFFE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-01 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+58.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+24.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
213
+7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+130.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-01 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2021-06-01 | 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-01 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £21,553,157 | £17,734,022 | — | £17,191,000 | — | £17,068,000 | — | £21,678,000 | £23,604,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £719,251 | -£116,433 | — | -£777,000 | — | -£158,000 | — | £477,000 | £732,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £811,265 | -£130,093 | — | -£789,000 | — | -£180,000 | — | £464,000 | £1,068,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £849,278 | -£118,174 | — | -£772,000 | — | -£180,000 | — | £308,000 | £873,000 | |
| Cash | — | £1,727,613 | £284,334 | — | £327,000 | — | £251,000 | — | £1,273,000 | £2,013,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,501,645 | £4,356,957 | — | £3,584,000 | — | £3,433,000 | — | £3,868,000 | £4,753,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,303,973 | £4,185,799 | — | £3,413,000 | — | £3,233,000 | — | £3,541,000 | £4,414,000 | |
| Equity | £3,454,695 | £4,303,973 | £4,185,799 | £4,185,000 | £3,413,000 | £3,413,000 | £3,233,000 | £3,233,000 | £3,541,000 | £4,414,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 251 | 226 | — | 196 | — | 179 | — | 199 | 213 | |
| Wages | — | £5,842,111 | £5,551,175 | — | £5,119,000 | — | £4,670,000 | — | £4,943,000 | £5,912,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
-
Turnover
+8.9%
£21,678,000 £23,604,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+58.1%
£1,273,000 £2,013,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+24.7%
£3,541,000 £4,414,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+7%
199 213
-
Operating profit
+53.5%
£477,000 £732,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+130.2%
£464,000 £1,068,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+19.6%
£4,943,000 £5,912,000
highest in 6 filed years
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 | 2019-06-01 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2021-06-01 | 2022-05-31 | 2022-06-01 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.3% | -0.7% | — | -4.5% | — | -0.9% | — | 2.2% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.9% | -0.7% | — | -4.5% | — | -1.1% | — | 1.4% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 16.0% | -2.7% | — | -21.7% | — | -4.6% | — | 12.3% | 15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54.3% | 46.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.61x | 2.03x | |
| Interest cover | — | 48.39x | -8.52x | — | -64.75x | — | -7.18x | — | 25.11x | 61.00x |
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
- BARROWCLIFFE LIMITED 2004-08-06 → present
- SECKLOE 176 LIMITED 2003-08-18 → 2004-08-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BARROWCLIFFE LIMITED · parent
- Barrowcliffe Cooking Limited 100%
- Barrowcliffe Food Solutions Limited 100%
- WM Barrowcliffe & Sons Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCINTYRE, Susan | Director | 2018-11-06 | Dec 1968 | British |
| MILNE, Trevor James | Director | 2018-11-06 | Mar 1968 | British |
| WAUGH, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2018-11-06 | Apr 1961 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRISH, Roy | Secretary | 2004-01-22 | 2018-11-06 |
| A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-08-18 | 2003-10-03 |
| EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-10-03 | 2004-01-22 |
| ARCHER, Anthony Arthur | Director | 2004-01-22 | 2018-11-06 |
| IRISH, Roy | Director | 2019-01-15 | 2019-01-18 |
| IRISH, Roy | Director | 2004-01-22 | 2018-11-06 |
| MILLER, Lee | Director | 2004-01-22 | 2018-11-06 |
| SUTHERLAND, Edwin Talbot Nicholas | Director | 2004-01-22 | 2018-11-06 |
| A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-08-18 | 2003-10-03 |
| EMW DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-10-03 | 2004-01-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Produce Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-06 | Active |
| Mr Anthony William Barrowcliffe | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2018-11-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2019-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-02-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2019-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-01-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.