THE AUTHENTIC FOOD GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6M
+22.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+3.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
116
-4.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£759K
-53.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £45,467,528 | £39,771,460 | £37,615,697 | -5.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,168,594 | £1,665,468 | £801,810 | -51.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,997,251 | £1,630,881 | £758,785 | -53.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,477,011 | £13,817 | £135 | £1,521,894 | £1,211,581 | £505,548 | -58.3% | |
| Cash | £0 | £9,709 | £4,407 | £1,687,996 | £1,273,883 | £1,563,391 | +22.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £13,853,317 | £14,622,245 | £15,039,006 | +2.9% | |
| Net assets | -£5,628,511 | -£5,614,694 | -£5,614,559 | £13,051,248 | £14,262,829 | £14,768,377 | +3.5% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £13,051,248 | £14,262,829 | £14,768,377 | +3.5% | |
| Average employees | 216 | 187 | 153 | 128 | 122 | 116 | -4.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,248,053 | £5,363,558 | £5,626,826 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £1,596,821 | £1,851,029 | £2,055,342 | +11% |
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 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 4.8% | 4.2% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 15.7% | 11.4% | 5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 44.4% | 38.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.39x | 2.64x | 3.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 12.66x | 48.15x | 18.25x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- THE AUTHENTIC FOOD GROUP LIMITED 2000-02-29 → present
- FOOD MARKETING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1988-06-22 → 2000-02-29
- XCOOL LIMITED 1988-04-06 → 1988-06-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Alexander & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE AUTHENTIC FOOD GROUP LIMITED · parent
- The Authentic Food Company Limited 100%
- The Authentic Food Company GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “Towards the end of the financial year the strategic decision was made to transition away from our association with Beyond Meat. The transition was handled well with the risk which was inherent in the relationship with Beyond Meat of an unmanageable 'hard stop' scenario now removed.”
- “In this reported period and into the current period a number of new exciting commercial relationships have been secured. Ir addition with our current customer base a number of incremental sales opportunities have also been won.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASRAN, Kamaljit Kaur | Director | — | Jan 1951 | British |
| BASRAN, Nik | Director | 2007-10-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASRAN, Kamaljit Kaur | Secretary | — | 2008-07-22 |
| MITCHELL, Piran | Secretary | 2008-07-22 | 2013-06-26 |
| STEPHENS, Alexander Edward | Secretary | 2013-09-02 | 2018-11-29 |
| BASRAN, Lakbir Singh | Director | — | 2009-11-30 |
| JONES, Graeme | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2008-06-27 |
| LEES, Stuart | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| MITCHELL, Piran | Director | 2008-07-22 | 2013-05-26 |
| STEPHENS, Alex Edward | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2018-11-29 |
| THOMAS, Christopher | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2012-01-31 |
| UNDERWOOD, Andrew John | Director | 2008-06-30 | 2008-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nik Basran | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Kamal Basran | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.