THE GREENFIELD FOOD COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-03 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-20
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£5M
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
70
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £19,609,076 | £26,833,620 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,468,873 | £2,175,941 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,436,846 | £2,158,485 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,081,238 | £1,598,904 | |
| Cash | £218,356 | £701,701 | — | — | £1,397,653 | £3,281,770 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,044,349 | £2,230,879 | — | — | £3,472,978 | £4,973,543 | |
| Net assets | £1,519,829 | £1,501,530 | — | — | £3,178,610 | £4,612,772 | |
| Equity | £1,519,829 | £1,501,530 | — | — | £3,178,610 | £4,612,772 | |
| Average employees | 49 | 46 | — | — | 61 | 70 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,654,234 | £2,484,018 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £37,710 | £47,862 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 7.5% | 8.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 42.3% | 43.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.95x | 1.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 41.73x | 86.46x |
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
- Bishops Audit Limited
- 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
- “There was a significant change in the ownership of the company on 4th April 2025. The company is now owned by Ewood Foods Holdings Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUTCLIFFE, Michael Anthony | Director | 2025-04-04 | Nov 1984 | British |
| SUTCLIFFE, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2009-05-20 | Jul 1973 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUTCLIFFE, Linda | Secretary | 2009-05-20 | 2025-04-04 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Geoffrey Stephen | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2025-04-04 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Linda | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2025-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewood Foods Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-04-04 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Andrew Sutcliffe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-04 |
| Mrs Linda Sutcliffe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-04 |
| Mr Geoff Sutcliffe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.