BERNARD MATTHEWS FROZEN LIMITED
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Cash
£6.4m
+18.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£85m
+34.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£30m
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £69,790,000 | £59,146,000 | £50,466,000 | -14.7% | |
| Operating profit | £32,143,000 | £30,133,000 | £29,598,000 | -1.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £32,158,000 | £30,245,000 | £29,697,000 | -1.8% | |
| Net profit | £24,809,000 | £22,679,000 | £21,779,000 | -4% | |
| Cash | £5,474,000 | £5,381,000 | £6,388,000 | +18.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £40,270,000 | £62,949,000 | £84,728,000 | +34.6% | |
| Net assets | £40,269,000 | £62,948,000 | £84,727,000 | +34.6% | |
| Equity | £40,269,000 | £62,948,000 | £84,727,000 | +34.6% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 46.1% | 50.9% | 58.6% | |
| Net margin | 35.5% | 38.3% | 43.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 79.8% | 47.9% | 34.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.2% | 39.9% | 22.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.62x | 2.50x | 4.49x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BERNARD MATTHEWS FROZEN LIMITED 2020-01-27 → present
- BERNARD MATTHEWS LIMITED 2016-09-21 → 2020-01-27
- AMBER NEWCO 2 LIMITED 2016-09-13 → 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.”
Significant events
- “On 5 January 2026 Boparan Private Office Limited, the ultimate parent entity, was acquired by Boparan Enterprise Limited, a company registered in Jersey.”
- “On 18 February 2026 Boparan Private Office increased the Group's Revolving Credit Facility to £70 million. The company continue to be cross guarantors for this facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILL, Richard Leslie | Director | 2025-01-09 | Mar 1979 | British |
| GLEADOW, Andrew Michael | Director | 2023-09-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
| RUSSELL, Jonathan David | Director | 2025-01-09 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMMERSON, Rose-Marie | Director | 2020-03-18 | 2025-01-09 |
| HAVERON, Andrew Sean | Director | 2018-06-21 | 2022-09-09 |
| HULLY, Ronald Erwin | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2017-11-10 |
| PRICE, Paul | Director | 2022-11-09 | 2023-03-31 |
| RAFFERTY, Robert John | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2020-03-19 |
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 | 2016-09-13 | Ceased 2023-06-05 |
| Mrs Baljinder Kaur Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-13 | Ceased 2020-01-24 |
| Mr Ranjit Singh Boparan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-13 | Ceased 2020-01-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-09 | 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 | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 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 |
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.