I.L.F. LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-15 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-01
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+70.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+48.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
20
+5.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+48.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,702,106 | £20,013,195 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,674,954 | £2,481,179 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,654,206 | £2,458,942 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,268,181 | £1,838,044 | |
| Cash | £525,076 | £926,918 | £408,701 | — | £1,555,189 | £2,645,536 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £689,995 | £1,147,999 | £1,696,653 | — | £3,614,403 | £5,285,079 | |
| Net assets | £546,521 | £809,634 | £1,392,864 | — | £3,168,545 | £4,712,989 | |
| Equity | £546,521 | £809,634 | £1,392,864 | £2,107,614 | £3,168,545 | £4,712,989 | |
| Average employees | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | 19 | 20 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £777,804 | £841,252 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £220,675 | £162,737 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
+27.5%
£15,702,106 £20,013,195
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Cash
+70.1%
£1,555,189 £2,645,536
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+48.7%
£3,168,545 £4,712,989
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+5.3%
19 20
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+48.1%
£1,674,954 £2,481,179
-
Profit before tax
+48.6%
£1,654,206 £2,458,942
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Wages
+8.2%
£777,804 £841,252
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 10.7% | 12.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 8.1% | 9.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 46.3% | 46.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.58x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 72.95x | 86.45x |
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
- Black Fox Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The period between May 2024 and April 2025 has seen a multitude of milestones for the company as a result of our continued commitment to a 'customer focused' strategy which has seen us develop some excellent opportunities for the business.”
- “Our ongoing business development programmes and their successes have resulted in the need to make significant capital investments totalling £917,878 across plant, equipment and logistical needs.”
- “ILF has put significant investment and time into ensuring that we are employing the right people for the long term success of the business. ... We have increased our headcount from 19 to 20 over the course of the period...”
- “The company's priority going into the next period is to establish a new location which is to be used as the company's manufacturing and engineering base whilst the current location will primarily serve as the home of our Copper mill (conform technology) and used to house our stocks and raw materials for packaging and distribution.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Andrew William | Secretary | 2003-11-06 | — | British |
| EDWARDS, Andrew William | Director | 2003-11-06 | Mar 1971 | British |
| EDWARDS, George William | Director | 2023-04-04 | Jun 1998 | British |
| EDWARDS, Millicent Rose | Director | 2023-04-04 | Feb 2000 | British |
| EDWARDS, Sarah | Director | 2015-05-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-11-06 | 2003-11-06 |
| BUTTERS, David Edwin | Director | 2003-11-06 | 2011-04-08 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-11-06 | 2003-11-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew William Edwards | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-01 | Active |
| Mrs Sarah Edwards | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-28 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-11-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.