BERNARD MATTHEWS FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£29k
+1.3% vs 2024
Net assets
-£77k
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
843
-20.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.4k
-121.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £263,893,000 | £240,541 | £205,204 | -14.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£25,393,000 | £7,779 | -£913 | -111.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£26,220,000 | £6,878 | -£1,448 | -121.1% | |
| Net profit | -£19,292,000 | £5,249 | £3,112 | -40.7% | |
| Cash | £18,115,000 | £28,365 | £28,723 | +1.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£81,385,000 | -£76,082 | -£73,860 | +2.9% | |
| Net assets | -£85,289,000 | -£80,040 | -£76,928 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | -£85,289,000 | -£80,040 | -£76,928 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 1,537 | 1,056 | 843 | -20.2% | |
| Wages | £45,469,000 | £35,209 | £29,654 | -15.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £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. 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 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -9.6% | 3.2% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | -7.3% | 2.2% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 184.2% | 171.2% | 169.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.47x | 0.36x | |
| Interest cover | -30.70x | 7.85x | -1.31x |
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
- BERNARD MATTHEWS FOODS LIMITED 2016-09-21 → present
- AMBER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 2016-03-02 → 2016-09-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources and finance facilities to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 month period from the date these financial statements were approved.”
Group structure
- BERNARD MATTHEWS FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Amber REI Green Energy Limited (previously Holton Renewable Power Limited) 100%
Significant events
- “During the period, Bernard Matthews Foods Limited purchased the remaining shareholding in Amber REI Green Energy Limited. The total shareholding held increased from 45% to 100% in the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMERSON, Rose-Marie | Director | 2022-11-09 | Dec 1975 | British |
| GLEADOW, Andrew Michael | Director | 2023-09-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CURLE, Tolla Joanne | Director | 2016-08-18 | 2022-12-16 |
| EDGE, Jenny Jane | Director | 2022-03-08 | 2023-09-01 |
| EDWARDS, Graham | Director | 2019-03-04 | 2019-09-25 |
| HENDERSON, Stephen | Director | 2018-05-22 | 2019-08-06 |
| HULLY, Ronald Erwin | Director | 2016-03-02 | 2017-11-10 |
| JUST, Christopher | Director | 2018-02-15 | 2019-01-14 |
| MAXFIELD, Richard | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2020-07-31 |
| POWER, Edward | Director | 2016-10-25 | 2019-03-04 |
| PRICE, Paul | Director | 2022-11-09 | 2023-03-31 |
| RAFFERTY, Robert John | Director | 2022-04-21 | 2022-12-02 |
| RAFFERTY, Robert John | Director | 2021-05-06 | 2021-09-17 |
| RAFFERTY, Robert John | Director | 2016-03-02 | 2021-05-03 |
| RAMPLING, Lee Patrick | Director | 2018-05-22 | 2019-03-04 |
| SHEARER, Owen Matthew | Director | 2020-08-14 | 2022-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boparan Manufacturing Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-05 | Active |
| Amber Rei Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-05 |
| Mrs Baljinder Kaur Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Ranjit Singh Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.