GILFRESH PRODUCE LIMITED
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Cash
-£1.8M
-267.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.1M
+12% vs 2024
Employees
145
-10.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.1M
-8.5% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2021-11-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £38,471,636 | £35,378,652 | -8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,322,739 | £1,139,203 | -13.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,156,434 | £1,057,736 | -8.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £884,868 | £755,345 | -14.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,072,511 | -£1,798,565 | -267.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,939,587 | £7,876,002 | +13.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,297,106 | £7,052,451 | +12% | |
| Equity | — | — | £6,297,106 | £7,052,451 | +12% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 162 | 145 | -10.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | £7,289,199 | £6,718,558 | -7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £46,667 | £40,000 | -14.3% |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-11-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.4% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.3% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 19.1% | 14.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.85x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 7.95x | 13.98x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- John MacMahon & Co.
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. Based on our work, no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- GILFRESH PRODUCE LIMITED · parent
- Gilfresh Farms Limited
Significant events
- “On 15 August 2024, the company disposed of its entire shareholding in Gilfresh Farms Limited to William Gilpin, a director of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILPIN, Ruth | Secretary | 2007-08-15 | — | British |
| GILPIN, Ruth | Director | 2007-08-15 | Nov 1954 | British |
| GILPIN, Thomas William | Director | 2008-09-01 | Jul 1950 | British |
| GILPIN, William | Director | 2021-10-28 | Sep 1982 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANE, Dorothy May | Secretary | 2007-08-15 | 2007-08-15 |
| GILPIN, William | Director | 2007-08-15 | 2008-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ruth Gilpin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2021-10-01 |
| Mr Thomas William Gilpin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2021-10-01 |
| Mr William Gilpin | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-02-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-02-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-11-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-11-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2022-02-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-02-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-02-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-11-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.