AHMAD TEA (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
USD 14,292,288
-3.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£81m
USD 108,819,037
+13.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
510
-2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£16m
USD 21,914,444
-3.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £119,193,333 | £143,119,592 | £139,501,311 | -2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £8,057,746 | £17,306,295 | £16,328,653 | -5.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,843,324 | £16,775,707 | £16,263,038 | -3.1% | |
| Net profit | £7,379,506 | £16,047,017 | £15,407,488 | -4% | |
| Cash | £7,358,515 | £11,038,724 | £10,606,522 | -3.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £94,465,828 | £106,507,977 | £104,565,227 | -1.8% | |
| Net assets | £56,206,898 | £71,400,163 | £80,756,243 | +13.1% | |
| Equity | £56,206,898 | £71,400,163 | £80,756,243 | +13.1% | |
| Average employees | 422 | 523 | 510 | -2.5% | |
| Wages | £7,975,453 | £9,478,748 | £9,190,613 | -3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £424,786 | £530,639 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £36,473 | £35,363 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £97,891 | £112,861 | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 12.1% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 11.2% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.5% | 16.2% | 15.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.8% | 42.1% | 30.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.90x | 4.87x | 6.39x | |
| Interest cover | 31.21x | 73.89x | 86.38x |
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
- HJS Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing...”
Group structure
- AHMAD TEA (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Ahmad Tea FZ LLC 99%
- Ahmad Tea Limited 100%
- Ahmad Tea Cay Ithalat Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi 100%
- Ahmad Tea CIS LLC 99%
- Ahmad Tea Investments FZ LLC 100%
- Ahmad Tea USA 2 Corp 100%
- Ahmad Tea's Ukrainian Tea 100%
- Ahmad Tea Beverages Pte. Ltd. 55%
Significant events
- “During the first half of 2026, heightened regional conflict in the Middle East, including disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, has created additional challenges for global supply chains.”
- “Post year-end, the Group completed the acquisition of Ahmad Tea (Pvt) Limited, a private limited company incorporated in Sri Lanka.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFSHAR, Ali, Dr | Secretary | 2013-12-09 | — | — |
| AFSHAR, Abdol Karim, Dr | Director | 2013-12-09 | Jan 1953 | British |
| AFSHAR, Abdol Rahim | Director | 2013-12-09 | Dec 1949 | British |
| AFSHAR, Ali, Dr | Director | 2013-12-09 | Oct 1978 | British |
| AFSHAR, Ebrahim, Dr | Director | 2013-12-09 | Mar 1959 | British |
| AFSHAR, Mostaffa | Director | 2013-12-09 | Jun 1964 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Ebrahim Afshar | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-11-22 | Active |
| Mr Abdolrahim Afshar | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 33 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of 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.