BRAMBLE FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-23.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
-11.3% vs 2024
Employees
96
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8m
+10.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,493,550 | £28,157,634 | £31,592,816 | +12.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,142,913 | £3,434,912 | £3,804,361 | +10.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,165,216 | £3,453,735 | £3,810,998 | +10.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,707,409 | £2,836,016 | £3,366,792 | +18.7% | |
| Cash | £2,213,384 | £1,607,299 | £1,235,303 | -23.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,630,887 | £11,451,277 | £10,120,423 | -11.6% | |
| Net assets | £8,501,723 | £11,337,739 | £10,054,531 | -11.3% | |
| Equity | £8,501,723 | £11,337,739 | £10,054,531 | -11.3% | |
| Average employees | 89 | 88 | 96 | +9.1% | |
| Wages | £2,429,022 | £2,674,002 | £3,058,655 | +14.4% | |
| 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. 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.8% | 12.2% | 12.0% | |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 10.1% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.4% | 30.0% | 37.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.8% | 22.2% | 42.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.26x | 4.35x | 2.26x |
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
- BRAMBLE FOODS LIMITED 2008-01-07 → present
- HARBOROUGH FOODS LIMITED 2007-11-13 → 2008-01-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the balance sheet date Bramble Foods Limited are in a strong net asset position. The financial forecasts prepared by the directors show that company will continue to trade for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts and will be able to operate within the facilities”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEVILLE, Christopher | Secretary | 2009-03-20 | — | British |
| FOSTER, Antony | Director | 2008-01-02 | Sep 1967 | British |
| NEVILLE, Christopher | Director | 2008-01-02 | Sep 1971 | British |
| OSBORNE, Ken | Director | 2008-02-04 | May 1965 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHW SOLICITORS | Corporate Secretary | 2007-11-13 | 2009-03-20 |
| FOSTER, Nigel John | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2021-12-21 |
| NURSE, Ed | Director | 2007-11-13 | 2008-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramble Foods Group Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-10 | Active |
| Mr Antony James Foster | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-11-13 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
| Mr Nigel John Foster | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-11-13 | Ceased 2020-03-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-01-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-01-08 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2022-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-01-08 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2022-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.