SCO-FRO GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-12 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£37K
+107.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£872K
+367.3% vs 2024
Employees
20
+11.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£917K
+144.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,118,643 | — | — | £23,851,975 | £28,664,158 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,895,395 | — | — | -£1,759,801 | £1,260,172 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,937,890 | -£106,436 | £705,425 | -£2,051,880 | £917,145 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,472,109 | £22,583 | £163,483 | -£1,539,406 | £685,631 | |
| Cash | — | — | £153,391 | £3,430 | £38,142 | £17,924 | £37,136 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,414,522 | £1,745,469 | £1,730,696 | £1,722,836 | £872,290 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £1,539,999 | £1,562,582 | £1,726,065 | £186,659 | £872,290 | |
| Equity | £2,494,463 | £3,012,108 | £1,539,999 | £1,562,582 | £1,726,065 | £186,659 | £872,290 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | |
| Wages | — | — | £503,800 | £781,217 | £837,961 | £995,206 | £1,117,740 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £118,333 | £131,936 | £115,704 | £125,044 | £130,764 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
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Turnover
+20.2%
£23,851,975 £28,664,158
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+107.2%
£17,924 £37,136
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Net assets
+367.3%
£186,659 £872,290
-
Employees
+11.1%
18 20
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+171.6%
-£1,759,801 £1,260,172
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+144.7%
-£2,051,880 £917,145
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+12.3%
£995,206 £1,117,740
highest in 5 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -17.0% | — | — | -7.4% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -13.2% | — | — | -6.5% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -78.5% | — | — | -102.1% | 144.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.18x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -44.60x | — | — | -6.03x | 3.62x |
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
- SCO-FRO GROUP LIMITED 2007-08-24 → present
- SCO-FRO FOODS LIMITED 1975-04-25 → 2007-08-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SCO-FRO GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Sco-Fro Foods (EU) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Our focus on new product development and strengthening strategic alliances with our major partner factories overseas continues to be very successful.”
- “The directors report that trading performance improved significantly in the period through increased revenues. This led to an EBITDA of £1,342,466 after incurring group management charges of £235,812.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAGAN, Brian | Secretary | 2021-12-10 | — | — |
| BEATON, Iain Alasdair | Director | 2001-05-01 | Apr 1954 | British |
| HAYASHI, Kazunori | Director | 2024-12-05 | Aug 1976 | Japanese |
| SUZUKI, Takahisa | Director | 2024-12-05 | Aug 1971 | Japanese |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD, Stanley | Secretary | — | 2021-02-20 |
| BADER, Sonja Geraldine | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2022-02-25 |
| BERNARD, Adam Ben | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2021-02-20 |
| BERNARD, Deirdre | Director | — | 2020-04-23 |
| BERNARD, Stanley | Director | — | 2021-02-20 |
| CAMPBELL, James | Director | 1992-01-01 | 2002-06-28 |
| HETHERINGTON, Ian Dellow | Director | 2021-02-20 | 2024-12-12 |
| LIDDELL, John Story Colin | Director | 1996-02-05 | 2021-02-20 |
| MACLIVER, Stewart | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2011-08-05 |
| MITCHELL, Mike Gerard | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2013-01-31 |
| MURPHY, Michael | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2014-01-30 |
| PANDIT, Bhaven Lalji Dayaram | Director | 2021-02-20 | 2023-12-15 |
| SHINKAI, Hiroyuki | Director | 2021-02-20 | 2024-12-12 |
| STUART, Robert Miller | Director | — | 1990-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stanley Bernard | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-31 | Ceased 2016-12-31 |
| Interlock Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-12-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-10-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened |
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
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