PASTA FOODS LIMITED
Pasta Foods Limited is a Norwich-based manufacturer of dried pasta products that supplies ingredients to the canned goods, salads, instant meals, and ready meals sectors.
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Cash
£1.8m
-10.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£17m
-3.3% vs 2024
Employees
85
+9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£339k
-128.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £35,530,384 | £29,864,992 | £27,095,377 | -9.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,922,685 | £5,875,796 | £2,428,951 | £768,589 | -68.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,490,418 | £4,832,571 | £1,197,592 | -£339,104 | -128.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,192,759 | £3,930,780 | £930,116 | -£587,652 | -163.2% | |
| Cash | £1,706,434 | £1,901,502 | £2,040,310 | £1,819,184 | -10.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,760,104 | £25,100,493 | £24,859,668 | £23,282,414 | -6.3% | |
| Net assets | £12,723,745 | £16,654,525 | £17,584,641 | £16,996,989 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £12,723,745 | £16,654,525 | £17,584,641 | £16,996,989 | -3.3% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 74 | 78 | 85 | +9% | |
| Wages | £2,060,370 | £3,156,398 | £2,764,987 | £3,022,123 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £84,710 | £328,870 | £244,713 | £277,513 | +13.4% |
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 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 16.5% | 8.1% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.1% | 3.1% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.8% | 23.4% | 9.8% | 3.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.21x | 2.37x | 2.61x | |
| Interest cover | 4.45x | 5.63x | 1.97x | 0.69x |
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
- Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “Included within the exceptional costs of £1,409,675 is £1,320,334 which relates to the waiving of a debt owed by a company within the group. During the year, the related group company was dissolved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHETWOOD, Gordon James | Director | 2022-09-16 | May 1965 | British |
| GUNTON, Andrew James | Director | 2022-09-16 | May 1975 | British |
| WEBBER, Simon Milton | Director | 2003-11-03 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY, Peter Nigel George | Secretary | 2003-11-03 | 2004-01-01 |
| BURTON, Denise Patricia | Secretary | 1995-03-17 | 2000-08-31 |
| GRANT, Brian John | Secretary | 2004-01-28 | 2008-10-31 |
| JERMYN, Karl Ricmar | Secretary | 2008-11-21 | 2015-09-17 |
| MILLER, Roger Keith | Secretary | 1993-10-13 | 1995-03-17 |
| PALMER, Stephen John | Secretary | — | 1993-10-13 |
| WOODMORE, Michael Brian | Secretary | 2000-08-31 | 2003-11-03 |
| BARRY, Peter Nigel George | Director | 2002-09-30 | 2020-05-18 |
| BARRY, Peter Nigel George | Director | 1995-06-01 | 2000-12-01 |
| BUTCHER, Rodney Michael | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| DUNCAN, Ian Alexander | Director | 1994-02-14 | 1999-07-12 |
| ELY, Andrew | Director | 1996-02-02 | 1998-01-31 |
| EWING, Vincent | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2012-05-11 |
| FOSTER, Peter Edward | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2013-05-03 |
| GRANT, Brian John | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2008-10-31 |
| JERMYN, Karl Ricmar | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2015-09-17 |
| JOLLANS, Kenneth Richard | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2002-09-30 |
| LEWIS, David | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2020-05-18 |
| LEWIS, David | Director | 2000-08-31 | 2002-12-20 |
| LEWIS, David | Director | — | 1995-06-01 |
| MARCHANT, Richard Norman | Director | 1999-07-12 | 2000-08-31 |
| PALMER, Stephen John | Director | — | 2003-11-03 |
| ROBSON, Jeffrey | Director | — | 1999-04-30 |
| RUDDICK, Ian William | Director | 2000-08-31 | 2002-03-31 |
| SCHURCH, Michael John | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2003-11-03 |
| TELFORD, Gorden Haxton | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| TURNBULL, Keith Ronald | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| WOODMORE, Michael Brian | Director | 2000-08-22 | 2003-11-03 |
| WOOLNER, Tzigane Abigail | Director | 2012-07-13 | 2015-07-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty 210 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-31 | Ceased 2022-07-31 |
| Pasta Foods Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-31 | Ceased 2022-07-31 |
| Milton Webber Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-31 | Active |
| Pretty 1050 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-31 |
| Mr Peter Nigel George Barry | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-05-18 |
| Mr David Lewis | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-05-18 |
| Mr Simon Milton Webber | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 245 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.