BERNARD MATTHEWS FOODS (DERBY) LIMITED
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Cash
£7.2m
+103.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£20m
-57% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
704
-24% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£11m
+2.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The directors have assessed the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and, following the decision to cease trading and wind down the Company’s operations, concluded that the going concern basis of accounting is no longer appropriate.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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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 | £158,537,000 | £126,795,000 | £131,001,000 | +3.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£11,531,000 | -£10,128,000 | -£10,121,000 | +0.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£12,145,000 | -£10,770,000 | -£10,538,000 | +2.2% | |
| Net profit | -£8,688,000 | -£7,568,000 | -£7,262,000 | +4% | |
| Cash | £6,401,000 | £3,542,000 | £7,196,000 | +103.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,986,000 | -£11,856,000 | -£18,910,000 | -59.5% | |
| Net assets | -£5,169,000 | -£12,737,000 | -£19,999,000 | -57% | |
| Equity | -£5,169,000 | -£12,737,000 | -£19,999,000 | -57% | |
| Average employees | 1,136 | 926 | 704 | -24% | |
| Wages | £26,165,000 | £23,076,000 | £21,793,000 | -5.6% | |
| 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 | -7.3% | -8.0% | -7.7% | |
| Net margin | -5.5% | -6.0% | -5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 115.4% | 152.3% | 164.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.84x | 0.55x | 0.48x | |
| Interest cover | -18.78x | -14.39x | -21.81x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BERNARD MATTHEWS FOODS (DERBY) LIMITED 2021-10-12 → present
- DERBY ADDED VALUE FOODS LIMITED 2021-10-06 → 2021-10-12
- BERNARD MATTHEWS (DERBY) LIMITED 2021-09-16 → 2021-10-06
- FAITHFUL PET FOOD LIMITED 2019-03-22 → 2021-09-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The directors have assessed the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and, following the decision to cease trading and wind down the Company’s operations, concluded that the going concern basis of accounting is no longer appropriate.”
Significant events
- “A decision was taken in June 2026 to cease poultry processing operations by the end of 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMERSON, Rose-Marie | Director | 2021-10-11 | Dec 1975 | British |
| GLEADOW, Andrew Michael | Director | 2023-09-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOPARAN, Ranjit Singh | Director | 2021-10-11 | 2025-01-09 |
| CURLE, Tolla Joanne | Director | 2019-03-22 | 2021-10-12 |
| GILL, Richie Leslie | Director | 2021-10-11 | 2021-10-11 |
| HAMMOND, Daniel Jeffrey | Director | 2021-10-11 | 2022-03-30 |
| HAVERON, Andrew Sean | Director | 2019-03-22 | 2021-10-12 |
| HENDERSON, Stephen | Director | 2019-03-22 | 2019-08-06 |
| PRICE, Paul | Director | 2022-11-09 | 2023-03-31 |
| RAFFERTY, Robert John | Director | 2019-03-22 | 2021-10-12 |
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 | 2019-03-22 | Ceased 2023-06-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 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 | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 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.