MARCH FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-19 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£76K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
220
Average over period
Profit before tax
£526K
Period ending 2025-05-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,784,666 | £12,245,821 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £928,593 | £711,100 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £767,671 | £526,157 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £811,235 | £325,666 | |
| Cash | — | — | £164,554 | £76,203 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,321,096 | £2,847,342 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,128,917 | £2,454,583 | |
| Equity | — | — | £2,128,917 | £2,454,583 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 187 | 220 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,977,116 | £4,715,160 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £440,170 | £75,397 |
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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.9% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.1% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 51.0% | 41.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.71x | 2.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.77x | 3.84x |
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
- MG Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the budgets / future expected performance for the coming years and other developments as well as their anticipated continuing impact and they have concluded that the company is a going concern and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLAX, Ricky Alexander | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jan 1988 | British |
| FLAX, Sheldon Paul | Director | 2023-12-14 | Mar 1957 | British |
| SOUTHWELL, Tracy Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2025-09-30 | Nov 1970 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELCHER, Annette | Secretary | 2023-08-03 | 2023-12-14 |
| DOR, Stephen | Secretary | 2009-01-26 | 2023-08-03 |
| BELCHER, Robert Alan Carruthers | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2023-12-14 |
| COPE, Paul Michael | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2014-02-03 |
| CROSBY, Ian | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2021-07-29 |
| DOR, Stephen | Director | 2009-01-26 | 2025-09-30 |
| HART, Ian Richard | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2011-06-07 |
| ROBERTSON, James Paterson | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2019-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delightful Food Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-14 | Active |
| Mrs Annette Belcher | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-08-01 | Ceased 2023-12-14 |
| Mr Robert Alan Carruthers Belcher | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.