SPICES NICE LIMITED
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Cash
£166k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£103k
Equity attributable
Employees
6
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£585k
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,228,814 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£585,040 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£585,255 | — | |
| Net profit | -£511,244 | — | |
| Cash | £166,446 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£100,908 | — | |
| Net assets | -£102,768 | — | |
| Equity | -£102,768 | — | |
| Average employees | 6 | — | |
| Wages | £282,172 | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -47.6% | |
| Net margin | -41.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 110.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SPICES NICE LIMITED 2006-03-15 → present
- PROVINCIAL BUTCHERS SUPPLIES LIMITED 1972-10-16 → 2006-03-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting notwithstanding the fact that the Company has made a loss of £38,058 (2024: loss of £66,072) and has net liabilties of £206,898 (2024: net liabilities of £168,840) at the Balance Sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEASY, Ronan | Secretary | 2018-02-28 | — | — |
| DEASY, Ronan | Director | 2017-10-31 | Dec 1964 | Irish |
| HORAN, Trevor James | Director | 2017-10-31 | Oct 1972 | Irish |
| SALMON, Claire | Director | 2020-11-27 | Jan 1976 | Irish |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURRAN, Brian | Secretary | 2005-05-09 | 2018-02-28 |
| GALLAGHER, Derek Frederick | Secretary | 1972-10-16 | 2005-05-09 |
| CREGAN, Denis | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2008-05-13 |
| FINLAY, James Alexander Stewart | Director | 1972-10-16 | 2005-05-09 |
| FRIEL, Hugh | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2008-05-13 |
| HEALY, Flor | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2017-10-31 |
| LARKIN, Marguerite | Director | 2018-09-30 | 2020-11-27 |
| MCCARTHY, Stan | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2017-10-31 |
| MCMILLAN, Cecil | Director | 1972-10-16 | 1999-02-28 |
| MEHIGAN, Brian Cornelius, Mr. | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2018-09-30 |
| REID, Maurice Edward | Director | 1972-10-16 | 2001-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provincial Butchers Supplies Ni Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type 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.