THE MAE DELI LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-16
Watchouts
Cash
£470K
-37.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+35.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
38
-34.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-11.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,717,270 | £20,239,803 | £23,589,985 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £929,002 | £1,723,497 | £1,545,339 | |
| Profit before tax | £704,961 | — | — | — | £927,952 | £1,725,559 | £1,529,599 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £878,447 | — | £1,452,882 | £1,558,487 | |
| Cash | £126,551 | £62,698 | — | £939,591 | £550,386 | £758,052 | £470,434 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,305,746 | -£831,556 | — | -£102,939 | £2,599,194 | £3,121,602 | £4,191,497 | |
| Net assets | -£1,489,830 | -£1,086,610 | — | -£208,163 | £2,547,759 | £3,067,413 | £4,162,988 | |
| Equity | -£1,489,830 | -£1,086,610 | -£1,086,610 | -£208,163 | £2,547,759 | £3,067,413 | £4,162,988 | |
| Average employees | 37 | 32 | — | 28 | 52 | 58 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,290,666 | £1,171,643 | £1,754,376 | £1,722,535 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £8,413 | £11,942 | £75,589 |
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
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Turnover
+16.6%
£20,239,803 £23,589,985
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
-37.9%
£758,052 £470,434
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Net assets
+35.7%
£3,067,413 £4,162,988
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-34.5%
58 38
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Operating profit
-10.3%
£1,723,497 £1,545,339
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Profit before tax
-11.4%
£1,725,559 £1,529,599
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Wages
-1.8%
£1,754,376 £1,722,535
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.8% | 8.5% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 35.7% | 55.2% | 36.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.67x | 1.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 884.76x | 1735.65x | 98.15x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE MAE DELI LIMITED 2015-10-21 → present
- KALE & CO RESTAURANTS LTD 2015-07-10 → 2015-10-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Nyman Libson Paul LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with the full financial support from its parent company.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the group disposed of its operation relating to "Plants by Deliciously Ella" and the "Media Business" brand to other companies within the group, which were subsequently demerged from the group.”
- “The group's remaining companies and operations were acquired by the Hero AG group.”
- “During Septemeber 2024, The MAE Deli Limited sold the 'Plants by Deliciosuly Ella' trade and assets to another company within the group, M&E Mills Chilled Manufacturing Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYENS, Karsten | Director | 2024-09-14 | Aug 1971 | German |
| FERBUS, Anne | Director | 2024-09-14 | Aug 1971 | French |
| SCHIERBAUM, Christian | Director | 2026-04-20 | Mar 1971 | German |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANDSEN, Jim | Director | 2024-09-14 | 2025-10-30 |
| MILLS, Eleanor Laura Davan | Director | 2015-07-10 | 2026-04-20 |
| MILLS, Matthew Kenneth Mackenzie | Director | 2015-07-10 | 2026-05-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Edward William | Director | 2015-07-10 | 2016-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hero Uk Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-01 | Active |
| M&E Mills Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-09-16 | Ceased 2026-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.