ANDREW INGREDIENTS LTD
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Cash
£1.6M
+38.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4.5M
+20.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
49
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6M
-1.3% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £20,542,556 | £25,714,268 | £29,485,391 | £30,517,147 | +3.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | £868,597 | £1,462,450 | £1,698,329 | £1,669,870 | -1.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £864,134 | £1,450,466 | £1,672,015 | £1,649,687 | -1.3% | |
| Net profit | — | £767,552 | £1,176,846 | £1,221,774 | £1,237,264 | +1.3% | |
| Cash | £295,694 | £205,422 | £757,039 | £1,177,677 | £1,627,838 | +38.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,080,352 | £2,265,289 | £3,807,324 | £4,306,522 | £4,859,164 | +12.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,982,761 | £2,133,262 | £3,310,108 | £3,754,216 | £4,512,036 | +20.2% | |
| Equity | £2,982,761 | £2,133,262 | £3,310,108 | £3,754,216 | £4,512,036 | +20.2% | |
| Average employees | 38 | 46 | 42 | 49 | 49 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | £1,761,955 | £1,912,431 | £1,953,633 | £2,180,525 | +11.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £345,682 | £312,320 | £356,495 | £468,096 | +31.3% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.2% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.7% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 38.3% | 38.4% | 39.4% | 34.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 52.1% | 45.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.92x | 2.13x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 64.54x | 56.85x |
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
- ANDREW INGREDIENTS LTD 2003-07-31 → present
- ANDREW OF HILLSBOROUGH LTD 2000-01-01 → 2003-07-31
- ANDREWS' CATERING PRODUCTS LIMITED 1988-09-01 → 2000-01-01
- A & A CATERING LIMITED 1969-06-27 → 1988-09-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- DNTCA Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next 12 months and therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Post-Balance Sheet Events: There have been no significant events affecting the company since the financial year-end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCMULLEN, Simon | Secretary | 2025-01-21 | — | — |
| ANDREW, Mairead Caroline | Director | 2013-07-01 | Jan 1970 | Irish |
| ANDREW, Timothy J | Director | 1969-06-27 | Jun 1949 | British |
| GRAHAM, John George | Director | 2014-04-11 | Jun 1979 | Northern Irish |
| LAVERY, Colin Gerard | Director | 2021-03-23 | Sep 1964 | Irish |
| MCMULLEN, Simon | Director | 2025-01-21 | Apr 1979 | Northern Irish |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, John George | Secretary | 2014-04-11 | 2025-01-21 |
| WAUGH, Alan Michael | Secretary | 1969-06-27 | 2014-03-31 |
| BOLAND, William John | Director | 2013-12-16 | 2020-02-14 |
| LONG, W A | Director | 1969-06-27 | 2004-07-05 |
| WAUGH, Alan Michael | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2014-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tim Andrew | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-23 |
| Andrew Of Hillsborough Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2021-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2020-07-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.