CAPSICANA LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-27 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-13
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2025-08-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern. During the prior period, on 20 January 2024, the trading assets were hived up into the immediate parent company AB World Foods Limited and as such the directors do not consider the going concern basis appropriate.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £2,527,000 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £9,293,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £9,212,000 | £0 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £9,421,000 | -£79,000 | |
| Cash | £62,132 | £238,267 | £98 | £27,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £98,182 | £396,983 | £220,094 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £84,661 | £162,921 | £41,644 | £9,356,000 | £9,277,000 | |
| Equity | £84,661 | £162,921 | £41,644 | £9,356,000 | £9,277,000 | |
| Average employees | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £707,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
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 2025-08-30 vs 2024-08-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 114.73x | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CAPSICANA LTD 2015-03-12 → present
- CAPSICANA CHILLI COMPANY LTD 2009-12-07 → 2015-03-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fairhurst Audit Services Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern. During the prior period, on 20 January 2024, the trading assets were hived up into the immediate parent company AB World Foods Limited and as such the directors do not consider the going concern basis appropriate.”
Significant events
- “On 20 January 2024 the trading assets were hived up into the immediate parent company AB World Foods Limited”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAHILL, Raymond | Secretary | 2023-09-29 | — | — |
| HENDERSON, Stephen | Director | 2023-09-29 | Sep 1971 | British |
| MAYHEW, Andrew James | Director | 2023-09-29 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUNN, Simon Trelawny Jonathan | Director | 2017-05-03 | 2017-08-31 |
| ELMER, David Brian | Director | 2018-03-12 | 2023-09-29 |
| HOUGHTON, Nicholas John | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-07-04 |
| JACKSON, Ben | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2023-09-29 |
| KEE, Adrian Kean Foong | Director | 2023-09-29 | 2025-06-30 |
| MAITLAND, Sam Ragen | Director | 2018-03-12 | 2019-12-10 |
| STAPLETON, John Bernard | Director | 2018-04-09 | 2021-02-03 |
| WOODHOUSE, Douglas Lee | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2023-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ab World Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-09-29 | Active |
| Mr Douglas Lee Woodhouse | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-09 | Ceased 2019-06-21 |
| Mr Ben Jackson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-04-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-13 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-03-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-03-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.