HEALTHY RETAIL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-26
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-21 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-07
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-39.9% vs 2023
Net assets
-£3M
-72.8% vs 2023
Employees
269
-0.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
+54% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to going concern disclosure note 2.3. As stated within these notes, the Company has net liabilities and there is significant doubt over its ability to continue as going concern.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-26
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-29 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £9,634,614 | — | £20,049,719 | — | £22,227,838 | £23,552,820 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£2,719,649 | — | -£3,603,957 | — | -£1,806,829 | -£1,232,508 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£3,454,333 | — | -£4,559,421 | — | -£3,022,593 | -£1,391,283 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£3,454,333 | — | -£4,559,421 | — | -£3,022,593 | -£1,391,283 | |
| Cash | £3,102,328 | £1,024,675 | £1,686,711 | £1,686,711 | £1,197,174 | — | £2,207,064 | £1,327,154 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £4,722,680 | — | £2,269,182 | — | £2,205,894 | £1,849,908 | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£7,251,381 | — | -£11,810,802 | — | -£1,915,027 | -£3,309,259 | |
| Equity | £1,168,946 | -£3,797,048 | -£7,251,381 | -£7,251,381 | -£11,810,802 | -£11,810,802 | -£1,915,027 | -£3,309,259 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 231 | — | 300 | — | 271 | 269 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,136,115 | — | £6,645,092 | — | £6,745,030 | £6,872,937 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £340,000 | — | £284,412 | — | £190,500 | £185,000 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-26 vs 2023-12-28
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Turnover
+6%
£22,227,838 £23,552,820
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
-39.9%
£2,207,064 £1,327,154
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Net assets
-72.8%
-£1,915,027 -£3,309,259
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Employees
-0.7%
271 269
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Operating profit
+31.8%
-£1,806,829 -£1,232,508
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+54%
-£3,022,593 -£1,391,283
highest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+1.9%
£6,745,030 £6,872,937
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-29 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -28.2% | — | -18.0% | — | -8.1% | -5.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -35.9% | — | -22.7% | — | -13.6% | -5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -57.6% | — | -158.8% | — | -81.9% | -66.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.72x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -3.70x | — | -3.77x | — | -1.48x | -7.60x |
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
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to going concern disclosure note 2.3. As stated within these notes, the Company has net liabilities and there is significant doubt over its ability to continue as going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 22/12/2023, all shares of Healthy Retail Limited (HRL) were purchased by Healthy Retail Group Limited (HRGL). As part of the new investment structure, £1.5m was loaned to HRL on 22/12/2023, £1.5m was provided on 05/12/2024 and £0.5m on 22/12/25.”
- “Post year end an additional loan of £0.5m has been provided to the Company on 22/12/2025 in order to support its working capital requirements. Following the year end and in-line with the Company's strategy - three stores were closed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Christopher John Francis | Director | 2023-12-22 | Jul 1961 | British |
| CRAIG, Spencer Daniel | Director | 2010-08-18 | Apr 1979 | British |
| ERRINGTON, Andrea Lynne | Director | 2023-07-21 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARBYSHIRE, Robert Stuart Scott | Secretary | 2009-05-01 | 2011-04-14 |
| BENTLEY, Edward John Meyrick | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2021-01-01 |
| BIRBECK, Philip | Director | 2016-10-20 | 2020-09-22 |
| COOPER, Jonathan Peter George | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| FLAUM, Paul Charles | Director | 2016-05-03 | 2016-11-05 |
| JONES, Nigel Alan | Director | 2020-09-25 | 2023-12-22 |
| JONES, Simon Edward | Director | 2018-12-07 | 2023-11-10 |
| TAKHAMT, Said | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2022-09-02 |
| VAUGHAN, Christopher David | Director | 2016-05-03 | 2018-12-07 |
| WAKEFIELD, Timothy Stephen Robert | Director | 2009-04-16 | 2012-04-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Retail Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-22 | Active |
| Whitbread Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-03 | Ceased 2023-12-22 |
| Mr Spencer Daniel Craig | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-01-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.