M. LEGGATE & SONS (PRODUCE) LIMITED
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Cash
£399K
-62.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4.4M
+8.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
47
-4.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£463K
+27.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-05
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-04-05 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £10,038,164 | £11,131,100 | +10.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £346,523 | £450,962 | +30.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £362,797 | £462,826 | +27.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £266,944 | £343,160 | +28.6% | |
| Cash | £560,699 | £694,606 | £742,117 | £1,051,858 | £398,535 | -62.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,846,564 | £4,173,139 | £4,522,786 | £4,673,188 | £5,142,584 | +10% | |
| Net assets | £3,321,131 | £3,639,731 | £4,061,041 | £4,022,953 | £4,366,113 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £3,321,131 | £3,639,731 | £4,061,041 | £4,022,953 | £4,366,113 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,781,244 | £1,641,517 | -7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £38,607 | £45,142 | +16.9% |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 3.5% | 4.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 2.7% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 7.4% | 8.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.47x | 1.47x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGGATE, Malcolm | Secretary | — | — | British |
| LEGGATE, Malcolm | Director | — | Apr 1944 | British |
| LEGGATE, Neville | Director | — | Jul 1939 | British |
| LEGGATE, Richard Maurice | Director | 2012-09-18 | Oct 1981 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Maurice Leggate | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-09-10 | Active |
| Mr Malcolm Leggate | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-10 |
| Mr Neville Leggate | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-11-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.