VITACRESS HERBS LIMITED
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Cash
£1k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.1m
+12.1% vs 2024
Employees
353
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.2m
+39% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £53,925,000 | £56,435,000 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,752,000 | £3,612,000 | +31.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,333,000 | £3,242,000 | +39% | |
| Net profit | £1,702,000 | £2,436,000 | +43.1% | |
| Cash | £0 | £1,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,344,000 | £5,607,000 | +4.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,667,000 | £4,112,000 | +12.1% | |
| Equity | £3,667,000 | £4,112,000 | +12.1% | |
| Average employees | 351 | 353 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £10,653,000 | £11,203,000 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £282,000 | £277,000 | -1.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £18,000 | £18,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £281,595 | £277,421 | -1.5% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 51.5% | 64.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.2% | 74.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.42x | 0.45x | |
| Interest cover | 6.57x | 9.76x |
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
- VITACRESS HERBS LIMITED 2016-02-25 → present
- VAN HEYNINGEN BROTHERS LIMITED 1963-12-30 → 2016-02-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have received a letter of support from Vitacress Limited which confirms this financial support to meet liabilities as they fall due for the period ending 30 June 2027. Accordingly, the Directors have formed a judgement... there is a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources.”
Group structure
- VITACRESS HERBS LIMITED · parent
- The Fresh Herbs Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date of 31 December 2025, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East escalated into an armed conflict involving multiple countries in the region. The situation remains evolving and has resulted in increased political and economic uncertainty in global markets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUARTE, Oksana | Secretary | 2026-08-01 | — | — |
| DUARTE, Oksana | Director | 2026-08-01 | Jan 1982 | British |
| JINKS, Christopher | Director | 2022-08-29 | Jun 1961 | English |
| WALMSLEY, David Stuart | Director | 2022-01-05 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Ashley | Secretary | 2018-11-01 | 2024-06-21 |
| DUARTE, Oksana | Secretary | 2024-06-21 | 2024-11-04 |
| FAIRBRASS, Keith | Secretary | 2013-02-28 | 2015-06-19 |
| GIBBONS, Nicholas Richard Charles | Secretary | 2018-04-30 | 2018-11-01 |
| GIBBONS, Nicholas Richard Charles | Secretary | 2006-02-02 | 2012-03-01 |
| MCCRYSTAL, Lisa | Secretary | 2024-11-04 | 2026-07-31 |
| MOON, Christopher Herbert | Secretary | 2001-07-13 | 2006-02-02 |
| SMALL, Grenville Howard | Secretary | — | 2001-07-13 |
| WILKINSON, Richard John | Secretary | 2015-06-19 | 2018-04-30 |
| WILSON, Mark Alastair | Secretary | 2012-03-01 | 2013-02-28 |
| APPLEYARD, David Frederic | Director | — | 1991-09-26 |
| BALL, Christopher John | Director | 1991-09-26 | 1994-06-21 |
| BALL, Ian Aldous | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2012-10-15 |
| BRINSMEAD, Toby John | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2022-08-29 |
| CAMERON, Donald Milne | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| CHADWICK, Stephen John | Director | 1992-11-26 | 2001-07-13 |
| CHALK, Richard Neil | Director | 1999-08-18 | 2001-07-13 |
| CONWAY, Simon Christopher | Director | 2016-01-06 | 2022-01-05 |
| COOKSEY, Andrew Thomas | Director | 1994-09-08 | 2003-01-30 |
| COOPER, Ashley James | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2024-06-21 |
| COOPER, Paul William | Director | 2003-01-30 | 2013-01-16 |
| DUARTE, Oksana | Director | 2024-06-21 | 2024-11-04 |
| FAIRBRASS, Keith | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2015-06-19 |
| GAWNE-CAIN, Robert David | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| GIBBONS, Nicholas Richard Charles | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2016-01-26 |
| GIBBONS, Nicholas Richard Charles | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2003-01-30 |
| GIRARD, Anthony John | Director | — | 2001-07-13 |
| HAND, David John | Director | 2003-01-30 | 2010-06-30 |
| HAND, David John | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2001-07-13 |
| HIGGINSON, Kevin Mark | Director | 1994-07-20 | 2001-01-31 |
| HOLDER, Rachel Hannah Louise, Doctor | Director | 1992-04-01 | 2001-07-13 |
| LEWIS, Arnold Douglas | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1999-03-01 |
| MCCRYSTAL, Lisa | Director | 2024-11-04 | 2026-07-31 |
| MITCHELL, Anthony Patrick | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| MONCRIEFF, Christopher | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2016-01-07 |
| MOON, Christopher Herbert | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2003-06-16 |
| NICHOLLS, Simon Peter | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2014-05-31 |
| PRATT, Christopher | Director | — | 1992-11-26 |
| ROTHWELL, Steven Denis | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2023-02-28 |
| SAYER, Robert Ian | Director | 2007-07-19 | 2010-11-08 |
| SAYER, Roger Kenneth | Director | 2001-07-13 | 2010-11-08 |
| SIMONS, John Michael | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| STENNING, Nicholas Julian Seymour | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2013-11-18 |
| VAN HEYNINGEN, Wilhelmus Cornelius Maria | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| WARREN, Yvonne | Director | 2011-02-21 | 2014-05-31 |
| WAY, John Francis | Director | — | 2001-07-13 |
| WILKINSON, Richard John | Director | 2015-06-19 | 2018-04-30 |
| WILSON, Mark Alastair, Mr. | Director | 2010-11-08 | 2013-02-28 |
| WINCH, Bryan Denzil | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| WOODALL, Frederick Peter | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2001-07-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitacress Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 284 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.