DOVES FARM FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3M
+26.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£22M
+10.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
101
+9.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8M
+11.2% highest 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 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £27,365,069 | £32,858,042 | £34,497,000 | +5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £390,507 | £3,482,292 | £3,854,222 | +10.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £332,175 | £3,456,483 | £3,843,131 | +11.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,599,696 | £1,454,006 | £644,489 | £115,567 | £2,206,586 | £2,518,243 | +14.1% | |
| Cash | £5,586,945 | £5,881,548 | £4,939,193 | £2,769,135 | £3,434,457 | £4,329,530 | +26.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,124,838 | £18,804,953 | £18,950,369 | £20,500,448 | £22,088,558 | £23,909,437 | +8.2% | |
| Net assets | £17,582,657 | £18,111,023 | £18,256,312 | £18,189,136 | £19,997,722 | £22,049,463 | +10.3% | |
| Equity | £17,582,657 | £18,111,023 | £18,256,312 | £18,189,136 | £19,997,722 | £22,049,463 | +10.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 92 | 101 | +9.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,105,070 | £3,710,498 | £4,542,836 | +22.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £144,847 | £149,674 | £151,000 | +0.9% |
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.4% | 10.6% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 0.4% | 6.7% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 1.9% | 15.8% | 16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 23.3% | 19.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.63x | 3.24x | 3.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.70x | 43.35x | 59.00x |
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
- DOVES FARM FOODS LIMITED 1990-06-25 → present
- DOVES FARM FLOUR LIMITED 1988-10-25 → 1990-06-25
- RAPID 6963 LIMITED 1988-09-30 → 1988-10-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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 Group's or the Parent 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.”
Group structure
- DOVES FARM FOODS LIMITED · parent
- G-FREE ALIMENTARE S.R.L. 100%
Significant events
- “On 13 August 2025 the Company advanced a loan to a director totalling £1,920,000. The loan is non-interest bearing and has no fixed repayment date.”
- “On 18 March 2026 the Group purchased a property for consideration of £863,959.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARRIAGE, Clare | Secretary | — | — | British |
| MARRIAGE, Clare | Director | — | Nov 1953 | British |
| MARRIAGE, Jethro Julius | Director | 2020-02-01 | Jan 1984 | British |
| MARRIAGE, Michael John | Director | — | Jan 1952 | British |
| MARRIAGE, Rupert Neville Lawrence | Director | 2020-02-01 | Jun 1982 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Clare Marriage | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Marriage | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-15 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.