THE FRESH OLIVE COMPANY LTD.
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-26
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-16 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£278K
+54.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+17.4% vs 2024
Employees
227
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+28.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-26
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-26 | 2025-04-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,999,000 | £53,445,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,914,000 | £2,452,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,914,000 | £2,452,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,471,000 | £1,959,000 | |
| Cash | £180,000 | £278,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,033,000 | £14,314,000 | |
| Net assets | £11,248,000 | £13,207,000 | |
| Equity | £11,248,000 | £13,207,000 | |
| Average employees | 227 | 227 | |
| Wages | £9,033,000 | £9,484,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £452,000 | £489,000 |
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 2025-04-26 vs 2024-04-26
-
Turnover
+11.3%
£47,999,000 £53,445,000
-
Cash
+54.4%
£180,000 £278,000
-
Net assets
+17.4%
£11,248,000 £13,207,000
-
Employees
0%
227 227
-
Operating profit
+28.1%
£1,914,000 £2,452,000
-
Profit before tax
+28.1%
£1,914,000 £2,452,000
-
Wages
+5%
£9,033,000 £9,484,000
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 | 2024-04-26 | 2025-04-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.9% | 17.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.6% | 39.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.99x | 2.18x |
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
- THE FRESH OLIVE COMPANY LTD. 2009-05-08 → present
- MC 459 LIMITED 2009-03-24 → 2009-05-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has prepared forecasts up to April 2027 based upon what it considers to be prudent assumptions. After considering these forecasts, the directors consider that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of issue of these financial statements and believe it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “This year we re-certified as a B Corp with an increase in our score to 91.4 (up from 83.5 in 2021), representing a huge amount of continuous improvement across the entire business, also accrediting Miso Tasty as a B Corp brand.”
- “Belazu launched a British cold pressed rapeseed oil in collaboration with Brett Graham (Chef and co-owner of three Michelin Star The Ledbury).”
- “We have also launched a new varietal olive oil "Lecciana" which was developed following years of research by our Olive Oil producer in Spain, who we have partnered with for nearly three decades.”
- “In the year Belazu Connects was launched; an initiative to bring together food and hospitality industry leaders together to tackle emerging topics.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENYER, Katie Amanda | Secretary | 2025-01-31 | — | — |
| ASTOBIETA FREIXA, Ainhoa | Director | 2025-07-09 | Oct 1977 | Spanish |
| BALMER, David William | Director | 2020-08-10 | Feb 1978 | British |
| HENDERSON, Nicholas Charles Joseph | Director | 2025-07-09 | Dec 1968 | British |
| KLEOPA, Mario | Director | 2025-05-27 | Oct 1970 | British |
| LANE, Stuart Christopher | Director | 2021-01-04 | Apr 1981 | British |
| WJS EXECUTIVES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2018-11-21 | — | — |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENYER, Katie Amanda | Secretary | 2019-07-26 | 2024-07-19 |
| GREEN, Andrew John | Secretary | 2024-07-19 | 2025-01-31 |
| PROSSER, Pauline | Secretary | 2009-03-24 | 2009-04-16 |
| URMSTON, Gary | Secretary | 2018-11-21 | 2019-07-26 |
| WELLS, Adam Henry | Secretary | 2009-04-16 | 2018-11-21 |
| BENNELL, George Patrick | Director | 2009-04-16 | 2020-09-25 |
| CHERRY, Robert Paul | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2009-04-16 |
| HODGES, John Charles | Director | 2009-04-16 | 2020-09-25 |
| LLOYD, Rory | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2019-07-26 |
| SOUTAR, Norman Graeme Scott | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2020-05-31 |
| URMSTON, Gary Martin | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2019-07-26 |
| WATSON, James | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2021-07-08 |
| WELLS, Adam Henry | Director | 2009-04-16 | 2020-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Jackson Food Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-21 | Active |
| Mr Adam Wells | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-21 |
| Mr George Patrick Bennell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-21 |
| Mr John Charles Hodges | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.