AMBALA FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
Cash
£609K
lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
183
Average over period
Profit before tax
£735K
first positive since 2020
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-30
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-03-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2025-03-30.
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-30 | 2020-12-30 | 2021-12-30 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-30 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £7,522,000 | — | £12,252,000 | £14,049,000 | £17,834,422 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£890,000 | — | — | £1,724,577 | £720,441 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£891,000 | — | £274,000 | £1,763,000 | £734,565 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£760,000 | — | £134,000 | £1,344,000 | £457,581 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,128,000 | — | £1,349,000 | £2,195,000 | £609,137 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,694,000 | — | £4,778,000 | £6,157,000 | £6,719,424 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,362,000 | — | £4,353,000 | £5,697,000 | £5,866,895 | |
| Equity | £4,125,000 | £4,122,000 | £3,362,000 | £4,219,000 | £4,353,000 | £5,697,000 | £5,866,895 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 187 | — | 170 | 173 | 183 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,786,000 | £5,162,000 | £7,143,711 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £361,270 | £266,701 | £264,155 |
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
FY2023 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-30 vs 2023-12-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-30 | 2020-12-30 | 2021-12-30 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-30 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -11.8% | — | — | 12.3% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -10.1% | — | 1.1% | 9.6% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -24.1% | — | — | 28.0% | 10.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.43x | 2.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -890.00x | — | — | — | 89.65x |
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
- MHA
- 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.”
Significant events
- “During the period the company was acquired by Cake Box Holdings PLC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-03-21 | — | — |
| BOTHA, Michael Andrew | Director | 2025-03-21 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CHAMDAL, Sukh Ram | Director | 2025-03-21 | Feb 1962 | British |
| SINGH, Jaswir, Dr | Director | 2025-03-21 | Jun 1957 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, Margaret Penelope | Secretary | 2008-03-26 | 2025-03-21 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-26 | 2008-03-26 |
| GORDON, Margaret Penelope | Director | 2016-10-07 | 2025-03-21 |
| KHAN, Ashfaq | Director | 2016-10-07 | 2025-03-21 |
| KHAN, Mohammed Ali | Director | 2008-03-26 | 2023-06-30 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-03-26 | 2008-03-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cake Box Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-21 | Active |
| Miss Margaret Penelope Gordon | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-12-05 | Ceased 2025-03-21 |
| Mr Haroon Rashid | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2024-12-05 | Ceased 2025-03-21 |
| Mr Ashfaq Khan | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2017-04-02 | Ceased 2025-03-21 |
| Mr Mohammed Ali Khan | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 76 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-04-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
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.