STOKES SAUCES LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-15 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5K
-97.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+16.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
93
+9.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+31.1% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,926,503 | £14,097,036 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,227,486 | £1,564,072 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,134,531 | £1,487,478 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £883,208 | £1,096,497 | |
| Cash | £133,860 | £49,467 | — | — | £233,352 | £5,237 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,481,709 | £1,638,751 | — | — | £1,861,576 | £1,954,543 | |
| Net assets | £952,209 | £1,203,282 | — | — | £1,426,544 | £1,667,641 | |
| Equity | £952,209 | £1,203,282 | £1,253,260 | £1,144,936 | £1,426,544 | £1,667,641 | |
| Average employees | 64 | 67 | — | — | 85 | 93 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,342,446 | £3,035,912 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £242,196 | £304,783 |
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+18.2%
£11,926,503 £14,097,036
-
Cash
-97.8%
£233,352 £5,237
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+16.9%
£1,426,544 £1,667,641
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+9.4%
85 93
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+27.4%
£1,227,486 £1,564,072
-
Profit before tax
+31.1%
£1,134,531 £1,487,478
-
Wages
+29.6%
£2,342,446 £3,035,912
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 10.3% | 11.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.4% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 65.9% | 80.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.39x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 13.21x | 20.42x |
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
- STOKES SAUCES LTD 2013-05-15 → present
- ESSFOODS LIMITED 2004-04-29 → 2013-05-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 September 2025 our auditors, Ensors Accountants LLP, merged with Azets Audit Services Limited. Accordingly Ensors Accountants LLP formally resigned as the company's auditors with the directors duly appointing Azets Audit Services Limited, trading as Ensors to fill the vacancy arising.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REEVE, Christopher Charles | Secretary | 2004-09-27 | — | British |
| REEVE, Christopher Charles | Director | 2004-09-27 | Apr 1979 | British |
| SHEEPSHANKS, Richard John | Director | 2004-05-13 | Dec 1955 | British |
| SMITH, Nigel Hugh Hamilton | Director | 2011-12-21 | Jul 1949 | British |
| WHATLEY, Barbara | Director | 2006-05-24 | Dec 1943 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEEPSHANKS, Anna Caroline | Secretary | 2004-05-13 | 2004-09-27 |
| VINCENT, Keith James | Secretary | 2004-04-29 | 2004-05-13 |
| KERR, Peter | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2026-01-31 |
| MACK, Timothy John | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-07-17 |
| MARKS, Julian David | Director | 2005-05-10 | 2005-12-01 |
| WAINE, Ian Michael | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2004-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard John Sheepshanks | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Active |
| Suffolk Saucery Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-11-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-11-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-10-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-10-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.