ORCHARD VALLEY FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.7m
+455.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£7.7m
+8.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
160
-3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.4m
+60.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,799,814 | £34,141,822 | £37,140,360 | £35,810,722 | £42,455,266 | +18.6% | |
| Operating profit | £784,844 | £346,194 | £2,393,094 | £2,860,078 | £4,251,784 | +48.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £754,530 | -£196,254 | £2,049,518 | £2,716,971 | £4,350,953 | +60.1% | |
| Net profit | £458,448 | -£372,932 | £1,884,691 | £1,825,850 | £3,251,560 | +78.1% | |
| Cash | £1,126,549 | £3,078,110 | £1,520,427 | £667,179 | £3,707,648 | +455.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,929,694 | £15,941,608 | £11,294,130 | £9,889,737 | £11,087,713 | +12.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,342,017 | £3,725,006 | £5,609,697 | £7,146,547 | £7,746,107 | +8.4% | |
| Equity | £4,342,017 | £3,725,006 | £5,609,697 | £7,146,547 | £7,746,107 | +8.4% | |
| Average employees | 88 | 188 | 181 | 165 | 160 | -3% | |
| Wages | £2,224,553 | £5,426,346 | £6,005,510 | £6,090,837 | £5,966,669 | -2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £186,264 | £307,451 | £393,652 | £259,999 | £364,999 | +40.4% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 1.0% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 10.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | -1.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 2.2% | 21.2% | 28.9% | 38.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 62.5% | 63.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.16x | 1.08x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 23.24x | 1.29x | 5.14x | 12.77x | 68.24x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and having considered the company’s business, its financial plans and the facilities available to finance the business, have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have received confirmation from Orkla Food Ingredients AS that it will provide ongoing financial support if required to the extent necessary to enable the Company to meet its financial liabilities as they fall due for a period of twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the directors are comfortable with the company’s ability to continue as a going concern and continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ORCHARD VALLEY FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Food Ingredients International Ltd 100%
- Orchard Valley Foods GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “During May 2026, the Company acquired a 100% stake in Phoenix Brands Limited, a biscuit crumb manufacturer based in Wolverhampton, for an initial consideration of approximately £2.8m. Since the acquisition, Phoenix Brands Limited has been renamed Orchard Valley Wolverhampton Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALY, Jessica Louise | Director | 2026-04-01 | Aug 1986 | British |
| DOWNS, Angela | Director | 2023-09-08 | Feb 1971 | British |
| LOUWERSE, Cornelius Herbert | Director | 2023-06-16 | Apr 1974 | Dutch |
| OSMUNDSEN, Tor Agner | Director | 2017-03-31 | Sep 1978 | Norwegian |
| OSMUNDSEN, Ulrik | Director | 2017-03-31 | Jan 1976 | Danish |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Amy Jane | Secretary | 2013-08-30 | 2017-03-31 |
| FORRESTER, Jacqueline Ann | Secretary | 2003-12-10 | 2013-08-30 |
| BLUMBERG, Cherry Clair | Director | 2005-09-05 | 2023-12-31 |
| COOKE, Richard Martin | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2023-06-16 |
| FORRESTER, Michael George | Director | 2003-12-10 | 2021-09-28 |
| HODGSON, Gillian Mary | Director | 2014-05-06 | 2016-01-08 |
| ROBERTS, Henry William | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| STROMSTAD, Tommy | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2025-07-01 |
| TAYLOR, John | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-09-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Gary Mark | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| WODSKOU, Michael | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2018-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Enterprises Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-12-20 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Mr Richard Martin Cooke | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Ulrik Moes | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Tor Osmundsen | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Mr Michael George Forrester | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Tommy Stromstad | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| John Aalhuizen | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Thomas Bruck | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Mr Bernard Bertram Pooley | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Nicholas Philip Venditti | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Orkla Food Ingrediants As | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Idun Industri As | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Orkla Asa | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Cherry Clair Blumberg | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-12-20 |
| Mr Michael Wodskou | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
| Mrs Nadia Millar | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
| Nic Enterprises Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-21 | Active |
| Mrs Cherry Clair Blumberg | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
| Mr Michael George Forrester | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-03-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.