FARMFOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
+786.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£181m
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
5,091
-2.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£12m
-60.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-03
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,017,995,000 | £1,044,430,000 | £1,237,029,000 | +18.4% | |
| Operating profit | £23,930,000 | £9,888,000 | £11,364,000 | +14.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £22,998,000 | £30,465,000 | £12,016,000 | -60.6% | |
| Net profit | £16,397,000 | £23,099,000 | £8,628,000 | -62.6% | |
| Cash | £11,330,000 | £1,524,000 | £13,511,000 | +786.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £215,483,000 | £249,129,000 | £257,518,000 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £152,922,000 | £173,246,000 | £181,124,000 | +4.5% | |
| Equity | £152,922,000 | £173,246,000 | £181,124,000 | +4.5% | |
| Average employees | 4,971 | 5,209 | 5,091 | -2.3% | |
| Wages | £98,545,000 | £111,165,000 | £119,063,000 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,741,000 | £2,558,000 | £2,111,000 | -17.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £85,000 | £91,000 | £126,000 | +38.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £600,000 | £600,000 | £405,653 | -32.4% |
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 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2026-01-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 0.9% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 2.2% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.1% | 4.0% | 4.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.2% | 55.5% | 57.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.00x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | 8.79x | 3.06x | 3.45x |
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
- FARMFOODS LIMITED 1993-06-01 → present
- FARMFOODS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED 1954-07-08 → 1993-06-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Jennifer Hamilton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate. The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements”
Group structure
- FARMFOODS LIMITED · parent
- Farmfoods Distribution Limited 100%
- Farmfoods Group Limited 100%
- Farmfoods Freezer Centres Limited 100%
- Contact Sourcing Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There were no subsequent events post the balance sheet date and prior to the date of signing these accounts that would have a material impact on the results reported or the financial position of the group or the parent Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROMBIE, Susan Jayne | Secretary | 2005-01-10 | — | British |
| AUSTERBERRY, Gareth Gerald | Director | 2023-01-05 | May 1979 | British |
| CROMBIE, Susan Jayne | Director | 2019-03-28 | Mar 1977 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2018-11-22 | Mar 1982 | British |
| HERD, Eric Franklin George | Director | — | May 1957 | British |
| HERD, George Alexander | Director | 2010-05-04 | Oct 1982 | British |
| KAY, Alistair | Director | 2020-07-06 | Dec 1984 | British |
| MCGREGOR, Charles Stuart | Director | 2018-09-10 | Dec 1973 | British |
| SAVAGE, Gerard Crawford | Director | 2003-09-15 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERD, Eric Franklin George | Secretary | — | 1992-06-12 |
| MCCREADIE, William | Secretary | 1992-06-12 | 1999-04-27 |
| ROBERTS, David Albert | Secretary | 1999-04-27 | 2005-01-10 |
| BARR, Gregor James | Director | 2018-09-10 | 2026-05-08 |
| DICKEN, Peter David | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2012-12-31 |
| HARKER, James Richard | Director | 1993-04-05 | 2001-12-31 |
| HERD, Gordon Spencer | Director | — | 1998-04-30 |
| MCCREADIE, William | Director | 1993-04-05 | 2013-03-31 |
| ROBERTS, David Albert | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2024-01-31 |
| ROGERS, Mark David | Director | 2018-09-10 | 2022-09-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Eric Franklin George Herd | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-22 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2022-08-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.