ITALIAN REALFOODS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-05 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
20
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,698,351 | £14,421,072 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £207,043 | £1,278,175 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £329,590 | £1,272,538 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £204,337 | £1,116,884 | |
| Cash | £90 | £315 | £414 | — | £950,105 | £2,262,359 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6 | £265 | £10,166 | — | £3,111,739 | £4,198,115 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £3,037,376 | £4,154,260 | |
| Equity | £6 | £265 | £10,166 | £11,715 | £3,037,376 | £4,154,260 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 23 | 20 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £860,230 | £1,063,109 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £21,126 | £255,976 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.4% | 8.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.3% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.7% | 30.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.17x | 2.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 30.85x | 105.91x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the Group's financial position, including its forecast cash flows, current and expected banking facilities, and operational plans. As of 31 December 2024, the Group held net assets of £4.15 million and had sufficient liquidity to meet all known obligations. Accordingly, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ITALIAN REALFOODS LIMITED · parent
- Peregrine Trading Limited 100%
- Seggiano USA Inc 100%
- Seggiano IRL Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The increase in sales reflects the full-year consolidation of Seggiano USA Inc., continued customer growth in core markets, and increased demand for high-quality speciality food products.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUIZ DE GAONA, Ruffo Gerardo Jara | Secretary | 2023-10-25 | — | — |
| NUEZ, Ignacio | Director | 2023-10-25 | Aug 1984 | Spanish |
| RUIZ DE GAONA, Ruffo Gerardo Jara | Director | 2023-10-25 | Oct 1976 | Spanish |
| WINSTON, Winette Leeann | Director | 2024-12-04 | Oct 1977 | American |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAGLETON NÉE ROBINSON, Claudia Peregrine | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2023-10-25 |
| HARRISON, David Anthony Roger | Director | 2017-05-23 | 2023-10-25 |
| WILLETTS, William | Director | 2020-04-27 | 2020-08-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ruffo Gerardo Jara Ruiz De Gaona | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-25 | Active |
| Miss Claudia Peregrine Eagleton Née Robinson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-23 | Ceased 2023-10-25 |
| Mr David Anthony Roger Harrison | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-23 | Ceased 2023-10-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-11-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-10-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.