EDEN FARM LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£20m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
403
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £118,548,000 | £136,769,000 | £169,320,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £5,164,000 | £4,898,000 | £4,748,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £4,151,000 | £3,293,000 | £2,948,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £3,152,000 | £2,352,000 | £2,115,000 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,907,000 | £30,845,000 | £32,968,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £17,736,000 | £18,088,000 | £20,203,000 | — | |
| Equity | £17,736,000 | £18,088,000 | £20,203,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 409 | 449 | 403 | — | |
| Wages | £13,021,000 | £13,627,000 | £16,338,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 14 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 3.6% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 15.9% | 14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 69.4% | 72.9% | 70.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 1.15x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 5.10x | 3.05x | 2.64x |
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
- EDEN FARM LIMITED 1988-03-08 → present
- CASTLE EDEN EGGS LIMITED 1964-09-25 → 1988-03-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company’s Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- EDEN FARM LIMITED · parent
- Central Supplies (Brierley Hill) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARL, Mark | Secretary | 2026-03-12 | — | — |
| EARL, Mark | Director | 2026-03-12 | Nov 1985 | British |
| MAXTED, Ben | Director | 2016-12-08 | Dec 1983 | British |
| MILBURN, Lucie Charlotte | Director | 2024-03-10 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMOND, Jonathan Mark | Secretary | 2006-05-31 | 2014-02-28 |
| BRIND, David | Secretary | 2022-07-18 | 2026-03-12 |
| BROWN, Brian | Secretary | — | 2001-05-11 |
| RICE, Patricia Ada | Secretary | 2014-02-28 | 2022-07-18 |
| SHAW, Peter | Secretary | 2001-05-11 | 2006-05-31 |
| BRIND, David Leonard | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2026-03-12 |
| CARR, Stephen | Director | — | 2021-06-30 |
| DUNCAN, Ronald Paul | Director | 2013-05-08 | 2014-02-28 |
| RICE, Patricia Ada | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2022-08-22 |
| STEPHENSON, Alicia Helen | Director | — | 2014-02-28 |
| STEPHENSON, Eric | Director | — | 2014-02-28 |
| STEPHENSON, Frank Jeffrey | Director | 2004-10-23 | 2015-02-28 |
| THOMSON, Duncan Moncrief | Director | 2009-02-24 | 2014-02-28 |
| YOUNG, Paul Victor | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2024-03-22 |
| YOUNG, Paul Victor | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2016-01-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Victor Young | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Kitwave Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.