BUTE ISLAND FOODS LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-06 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+71.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+5.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
115
-26.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£858K
+47.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,104,888 | £16,675,000 | £21,559,000 | £17,334,000 | £14,550,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,675,667 | £5,067,000 | £4,147,000 | £580,000 | £862,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,697,768 | £5,099,000 | £4,171,000 | £580,000 | £858,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £3,917,248 | £4,429,000 | £3,599,000 | £581,000 | £788,000 | |
| Cash | — | £3,704,028 | £4,534,000 | £2,779,000 | £2,278,000 | £3,900,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £7,691,922 | £11,699,000 | £12,767,000 | £15,818,000 | £16,666,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,552,753 | £11,582,000 | £11,984,000 | £14,659,000 | £15,447,000 | |
| Equity | £4,035,505 | £7,552,753 | — | — | £14,659,000 | £15,447,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 127 | 161 | 175 | 156 | 115 | |
| Wages | — | £2,100,626 | £3,134,000 | £4,656,000 | £3,569,000 | £3,158,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £28,905 | £147,000 | £71,000 | — | — |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-16.1%
£17,334,000 £14,550,000
-
Cash
+71.2%
£2,278,000 £3,900,000
-
Net assets
+5.4%
£14,659,000 £15,447,000
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-26.3%
156 115
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+48.6%
£580,000 £862,000
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Profit before tax
+47.9%
£580,000 £858,000
-
Wages
-11.5%
£3,569,000 £3,158,000
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 35.7% | 30.4% | 19.2% | 3.3% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 29.9% | 26.6% | 16.7% | 3.4% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 60.8% | 43.3% | 32.5% | 3.7% | 5.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.59x | 4.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 460.78x | — | 215.50x |
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
- BUTE ISLAND FOODS LTD. 2006-10-13 → present
- ISLE OF BUTE FOODS LIMITED 2002-10-10 → 2006-10-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- William Duncan + Co (Audit) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any 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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZOLUA, Gloria | Secretary | 2025-12-01 | — | — |
| BRAITHWAITE, Adam | Director | 2021-05-25 | Aug 1975 | English |
| DOUGLAS, Steven Michael | Director | 2024-11-01 | Oct 1969 | American |
| THERRIEN, Maxime | Director | 2021-05-25 | Jul 1969 | Canadian |
| THORNTON, Christopher Ronald | Director | 2024-11-01 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRICHTON, Guy Robert | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2021-05-25 |
| HINTON, Isobel | Secretary | 2021-05-25 | 2025-12-01 |
| HOWRIE, Stephen John | Secretary | 2002-11-08 | 2008-01-01 |
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-10 | 2002-10-10 |
| ATHERTON, Thomas Alexander | Director | 2021-05-25 | 2024-11-01 |
| CRICHTON, Guy Robert | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2021-05-25 |
| CRICHTON, Mark Ian | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2021-05-25 |
| DAWSON, Deborah Cg | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2021-05-25 |
| DAWSON, William | Director | 2002-11-08 | 2004-12-31 |
| LINTERMANS, Francois | Director | 2008-12-31 | 2021-05-25 |
| MANVELL, Michael Jodie | Director | 2004-12-31 | 2008-12-31 |
| MANVELL, Peter | Director | 2004-12-31 | 2010-09-25 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-10-10 | 2002-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saputo Dairy Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-25 | Active |
| Mr Guy Robert Crichton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-25 |
| Ms Deborah Cg Dawson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.