SUFFOLK SAUCERY LIMITED
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Cash
£5.7K
-97.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.4M
+20.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
97
+14.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.5M
+31.2% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,926,503 | £14,097,036 | +18.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,223,136 | £1,559,482 | +27.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,130,181 | £1,482,888 | +31.2% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £878,858 | £1,091,907 | +24.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | £233,852 | £5,737 | -97.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £636,457 | £635,043 | £1,588,148 | £1,676,525 | +5.6% | |
| Net assets | £636,457 | £635,043 | £1,153,116 | £1,389,623 | +20.5% | |
| Equity | £636,457 | £635,043 | £1,153,116 | £1,389,623 | +20.5% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | 85 | 97 | +14.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,342,446 | £3,035,912 | +29.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £311,649 | £362,526 | +16.3% |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 10.3% | 11.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.4% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 77.0% | 93.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.28x | 1.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 13.16x | 20.36x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ensors
- 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 group's and parent 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
- SUFFOLK SAUCERY LIMITED · parent
- Stokes Sauces Limited 100%
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
3 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 |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEEPSHANKS, Anna Caroline | Secretary | 2004-05-13 | 2004-09-27 |
| VINCENT, Keith James | Secretary | 2004-05-07 | 2004-05-13 |
| KERR, Peter | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2026-01-31 |
| MACK, Timothy John | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2007-07-10 |
| WAINE, Ian Michael | Director | 2004-05-07 | 2004-05-13 |
| WHATLEY, Barbara | Director | 2006-05-24 | 2025-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard John Sheepshanks | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Anna Caroline Sheepshanks | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2023-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2020-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2019-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.