CENTRAL FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£285K
-92% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+7.2% vs 2024
Employees
21
+5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.6M
-11.5% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,690,963 | £46,266,628 | £47,038,461 | £54,412,217 | +15.7% | |
| Operating profit | £4,200,589 | £5,360,902 | £6,277,881 | £5,644,409 | -10.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,165,068 | £5,474,293 | £6,327,305 | £5,600,884 | -11.5% | |
| Net profit | £3,523,911 | £4,184,871 | £4,720,145 | £4,199,758 | -11% | |
| Cash | £7,823,365 | £8,798,321 | £3,560,264 | £284,537 | -92% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,317,814 | £11,501,815 | £9,720,085 | £10,420,711 | +7.2% | |
| Net assets | £10,315,069 | £11,499,940 | £9,720,085 | £10,419,843 | +7.2% | |
| Equity | £10,315,069 | £11,499,940 | £9,720,085 | £10,419,843 | +7.2% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | +5% | |
| Wages | £690,613 | £767,385 | £941,647 | £1,196,593 | +27.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £17,761 | £210,944 | +1,087.7% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.9% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 10.4% | |
| Net margin | 9.1% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.7% | 46.6% | 64.6% | 54.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 40.5% | 44.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.46x | 2.24x | 2.23x | |
| Interest cover | 77.91x | — | — | — |
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
- CENTRAL FOODS LIMITED 2002-10-29 → present
- CENTRAL FOODS GROUP LIMITED 1991-11-28 → 2002-10-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
6 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMS, Carole Joan | Secretary | 2007-10-15 | — | British |
| BUCHANAN, Geoffrey Maurice | Director | 2024-12-04 | Mar 1970 | British |
| BUCHANAN, William Edwin | Director | 2024-12-04 | Jul 1968 | British |
| EMMS, Carole Joan | Director | 2024-12-04 | Oct 1964 | British |
| HARLEY, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2024-12-04 | Mar 1963 | British |
| SAMPSON, Oliver James | Director | 2024-12-04 | Mar 1986 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHAM, Kevin Richard | Secretary | 2000-02-09 | 2002-12-09 |
| HOWE, Iris | Nominee Secretary | 1991-11-26 | 1991-11-29 |
| LAUDER, Alison Rebecca | Secretary | 2007-09-25 | 2007-10-15 |
| REES, Guy | Secretary | 1991-11-29 | 1995-09-17 |
| ALDBURY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-12-09 | 2007-09-25 |
| ECS COMPANY SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 1995-09-17 | 2000-02-09 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Adrian Michael | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| COOPER, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| HINGLE, Raymond Reginald | Director | 2000-05-15 | 2004-09-15 |
| HOWE, Kenneth | Nominee Director | 1991-11-26 | 1991-11-29 |
| LAUDER, Alison Rebecca | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2024-12-04 |
| LAUDER, Gordon | Director | 1996-05-30 | 2024-12-04 |
| LEVY, Anthony John | Director | 1991-11-29 | 2007-10-05 |
| REES, Guy | Director | 1991-11-29 | 1995-09-17 |
| SHEPHERD, Philip | Director | 1991-11-29 | 1992-11-02 |
| TYLER, Michael Charles | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2000-03-31 |
| WEBSTER-TRUSSELL, Michael Patrick | Director | 1991-11-29 | 1992-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Foods Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-07-22 | Active |
| Central Foods Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-11 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-11 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.