ANGUS SOFT FRUITS LIMITED
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Cash
£893k
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
212
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.3m
Period ending 2026-04-25
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Our short-form breakdown of ANGUS SOFT FRUITS LIMITED's latest filing
Scottish berry giant Angus Soft Fruits saw top-line growth to £183m this year, but admin and staff costs squeezed the operating profit. 🍓📊
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-25
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-26 | 2026-04-25 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £150,052,088 | £166,310,974 | £183,404,152 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,649,638 | £3,326,210 | £2,478,814 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,428,151 | £2,479,499 | £2,292,977 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,334,951 | £1,813,262 | £2,076,965 | — | |
| Cash | £1,580,744 | £2,540,004 | £893,229 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,210,308 | £11,855,071 | £12,394,910 | — | |
| Net assets | £8,086,008 | £10,252,205 | £12,347,429 | — | |
| Equity | £8,086,008 | £10,252,205 | £12,347,429 | — | |
| Average employees | 203 | 214 | 212 | — | |
| Wages | £8,533,993 | £9,800,405 | £10,937,510 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £444,016 | £497,360 | £563,348 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £33,701 | £48,388 | £35,724 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £260,076 | £338,638 | £418,387 | — |
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 covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-26 | 2026-04-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.1% | 2.0% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.7% | 28.1% | 20.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.5% | 73.2% | 64.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.25x | 1.19x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | 1.74x | 4.20x | 5.30x |
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
- ANGUS SOFT FRUITS LIMITED 1998-06-10 → present
- CASTLELAW (NO. 232) LIMITED 1998-05-13 → 1998-06-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Henderson Loggie LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and accordingly the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- ANGUS SOFT FRUITS LIMITED · parent
- Angus Soft Fruits BV 100%
- Angus Soft Fruits Spain SL 100%
- Angus Soft Fruits Chile Spa 100%
- The Fruit Link Spa 100%
- Angus Soft Fruits Maroc SARL 100%
- Coto Galindo SL 100%
- Angus Berries Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, we saw further growth in our new new raspberry varieties, AVA Monet and AVA Dali which have been successful in the UK in the premium quality sector of the market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REDFORD, Neil | Secretary | 2014-04-28 | — | British |
| GRAY, James Alexander Gordon | Director | 1998-06-22 | Jan 1951 | British |
| GRAY, John Alexander Charles | Director | 2008-05-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| PORTER, Lochart Macdonald | Director | 1998-06-22 | Jun 1968 | British |
| REDFORD, Neil Lindsay | Director | 2014-03-17 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MESSRS THORNTONS WS | Corporate Secretary | 1998-05-13 | 2004-11-30 |
| THONTONS LAW LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2004-12-01 | 2014-05-01 |
| HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson | Nominee Director | 1998-05-13 | 1998-06-22 |
| PORTER, William Henry | Director | 1998-06-22 | 2026-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lochart Mcdonald Porter | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.