IFD GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£238K
-64.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£4.4M
-69.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
113
-9.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2.1M
-11% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £15,337,489 | £15,366,035 | +0.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,713,943 | -£1,944,490 | -13.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,923,537 | -£2,134,945 | -11% | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,621,072 | -£1,797,137 | -10.9% | |
| Cash | £500,100 | £673,390 | £237,569 | -64.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £109,327 | £9,498,333 | £7,148,604 | -24.7% | |
| Net assets | -£7,642 | -£2,581,090 | -£4,378,227 | -69.6% | |
| Equity | -£7,642 | -£2,581,090 | -£4,378,227 | -69.6% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 125 | 113 | -9.6% | |
| Wages | — | £5,351,938 | £4,961,586 | -7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £82,105 | £84,594 | +3% |
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 | 2021-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -11.2% | -12.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -10.6% | -11.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -18.0% | -27.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 111.6% | 122.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.53x | 0.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | -8.18x | -10.21x |
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
- Stephenson Smart (East Anglia) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the performance of the company and deem it to be a going concern; the financial statements have therefore been prepared on this basis. The directors confirm that they will provide any required financial support to ensure that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- IFD GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Frood Limited 100%
- Ge-Be Transport Limited 100%
- COYA Pet Limited 100%
Significant events
- “this being the first full year of trading with full production capacity available, after completion of its manufacturing facility during the previous year”
- “Ge-Be's business strategy has changed to become more locally focused in the East Anglian region and centred around the development of our Pallet network business.”
- “During the period, the company carried out research and development activities in the area of pioneering freeze drying food solutions.”
- “On 2 August 2024, IFD Group Limited purchased 100% of the share capital in Coya Pet Limited, for £Nil consideration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Craig Richard | Director | 2021-01-18 | Aug 1966 | British |
| WRIGHT, Jason Peter | Director | 2023-01-24 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Dawn Sidney | Director | 2021-01-18 | 2022-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Dawn Sidney Martin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-01-18 | Ceased 2026-02-24 |
| Mr Craig Richard Taylor | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-01-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 31 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-02-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.