FORREST FRESH FOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£164K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£10M
Equity attributable
Employees
90
Average over period
Profit before tax
£936K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £51,059,631 | £84,055,877 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £402,741 | -£6,740 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £45,377 | £936,332 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £72,270 | £637,110 | |
| Cash | — | — | £463,419 | £164,115 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £12,213,597 | £11,703,437 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £10,439,805 | £10,307,895 | |
| Equity | £10,161,774 | £2,426,535 | £10,439,805 | £10,307,895 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 79 | 90 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,968,139 | £3,679,174 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £56,520 | £97,350 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.8% | -0.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.1% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 3.3% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.11x | 0.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.13x | -0.01x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- AMS 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- FORREST FRESH FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Kridis SARL 100%
- Forrest Payroll Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group reviewed the classification of its land located in Tunisia, previously presented as investment property. Following confirmation of management's intention to use the land in production... the property has been transferred to Property, Plant and Equipment at its fair value at the date of change in use.”
- “The prior period covered 8 months from 1 May 2023 to 31 December 2023, following a change in year-end to align with related companies. The current period covers 12 months from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. For this reason, the two periods are not directly comparable.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAVEN, Christopher Robert | Secretary | 2010-03-05 | — | — |
| ALTAF, Mohammed | Director | 2023-04-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| CLAYTON, Kelly Marie | Director | 2023-04-01 | Oct 1987 | British |
| CRAVEN, Christopher Robert | Director | 2014-05-01 | Feb 1977 | British |
| CRAVEN, Shona Anne | Director | 2023-04-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
| HESELTINE, Neil | Director | 2023-04-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| KENNEDY, Jamie | Director | 2016-06-30 | Apr 1977 | British |
| LANE, Stuart David | Director | 2023-04-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| OWEN, Antony | Director | 2023-04-01 | Oct 1979 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAVEN, Mark | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2023-02-03 |
| FORREST, John | Director | 2010-01-12 | 2021-02-26 |
| FORREST, Nichola | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2021-02-26 |
| MITCHELL, Matthew | Director | 2019-09-27 | 2021-02-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Robert Craven | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-04-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.