ORIENTAL FOOD EXPRESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-20 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-54.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-9.1% vs 2024
Employees
124
+11.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£720K
-171.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,902,110 | — | — | — | — | — | £12,668,645 | £13,725,264 | |
| Operating profit | £674,218 | — | — | — | — | — | £946,151 | -£759,443 | |
| Profit before tax | £665,959 | — | — | — | — | — | £1,008,519 | -£720,394 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £171,757 | — | £410,451 | — | £784,846 | -£545,699 | |
| Cash | £2,685,164 | — | £2,467,343 | — | £3,044,281 | — | £2,574,200 | £1,170,749 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,140,790 | — | £5,371,669 | — | £5,632,949 | — | £6,260,834 | £5,492,403 | |
| Net assets | £4,717,530 | — | £4,893,517 | — | £5,303,968 | — | £6,026,414 | £5,480,715 | |
| Equity | £4,717,530 | £4,721,760 | £4,893,517 | £4,893,517 | £5,303,968 | £5,303,968 | £6,026,414 | £5,480,715 | |
| Average employees | 61 | — | 58 | — | 71 | — | 111 | 124 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,248,048 | £2,925,523 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £83,219 | £121,568 |
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 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+8.3%
£12,668,645 £13,725,264
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-54.5%
£2,574,200 £1,170,749
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
-9.1%
£6,026,414 £5,480,715
-
Employees
+11.7%
111 124
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-180.3%
£946,151 -£759,443
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-171.4%
£1,008,519 -£720,394
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+30.1%
£2,248,048 £2,925,523
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5% | -5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2% | -4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.1% | — | — | — | — | — | 15.1% | -13.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.2% | 16.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.53x | 4.97x | |
| Interest cover | 80.62x | — | — | — | — | — | 55.59x | -394.72x |
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
- Accendo Consulting Ltd
- 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 or the 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
- ORIENTAL FOOD EXPRESS LIMITED · parent
- Good News International Trading Europe B.V. 100%
- Good News International Trading Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group incurred preparatory expenditure relating to the Oswestry development project, including site clearance, planning and professional costs. The project remains subject to construction progression and funding conditions, with further development anticipated during 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAI, Yi | Director | 2021-08-27 | Mar 1988 | Hong Konger |
| TONG, Wenjuan, Mrs. | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1981 | Chinese |
| WANG, Dakun | Director | 2014-03-15 | May 1976 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEN, Yongshan | Director | 2024-05-14 | 2025-12-31 |
| COWAN, Graham Michael | Director | 2011-05-10 | 2011-05-10 |
| LIU, Ran | Director | 2011-08-11 | 2014-03-15 |
| PANG, Ke | Director | 2021-08-27 | 2024-05-13 |
| WANG, Mei | Director | 2011-05-10 | 2013-08-15 |
| WANG, Zhiqiang | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2021-01-24 |
| ZHANG, Wei | Director | 2013-08-15 | 2014-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dakun Wang | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.