NOBLE FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£9.7M
+492.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£2.8M
-803.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
686
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£12M
-344.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-03
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-10-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £290,288,000 | £331,265,000 | £356,465,000 | +7.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,340,000 | £2,363,000 | -£5,977,000 | -352.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,181,000 | -£2,647,000 | -£11,756,000 | -344.1% | |
| Net profit | -£11,656,000 | -£4,120,000 | -£4,192,000 | -1.7% | |
| Cash | £6,453,000 | £1,633,000 | £9,669,000 | +492.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,519,000 | £8,239,000 | £1,890,000 | -77.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,508,000 | £403,000 | -£2,834,000 | -803.2% | |
| Equity | £4,508,000 | £403,000 | -£2,834,000 | -803.2% | |
| Average employees | 602 | 642 | 686 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £22,227,000 | £27,267,000 | £33,016,000 | +21.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,793,000 | £1,553,000 | £1,895,000 | +22% |
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 | 2023-09-29 | 2024-09-27 | 2025-10-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.2% | 0.7% | -1.7% | |
| Net margin | -4.0% | -1.2% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -46.9% | 28.7% | -316.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.4% | 99.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 0.65x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | -0.70x | 0.21x | -0.52x |
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
- NOBLE FOODS LIMITED 2010-12-16 → present
- DEANS FOODS LIMITED 1998-11-16 → 2010-12-16
- FENSHELF 108 LTD 1998-09-22 → 1998-11-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- 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 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
- NOBLE FOODS LIMITED · parent
- Noble Egg Limited 100%
- Noble Foods International Limited 100%
- Goldenlay Foods Limited 100%
- PBNS Holdings Limited 100%
- The Hamilton Egg Company Limited 100%
- PBNS Investments Limited 100%
- The New Egg Company Limited 100%
- Just Egg (Chilled Foods) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 15 January 2026 Noble Foods Limited acquired the trading assets of Warrendale Eggs Limited, a company based in the United Kingdom. Management have not yet determined the fair value of the net assets acquired. The fair value of the consideration payable in respect of the acquisition is estimated to be £4Mn.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CADBURY, William James Michael | Secretary | 2024-06-10 | — | — |
| CADBURY, William James Michael | Director | 2024-06-10 | Jun 1977 | British |
| EVERETT, Duncan John | Director | 2020-09-15 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERGIN, Alan | Secretary | 2021-06-24 | 2024-06-10 |
| PATEY, John Charles | Secretary | 2017-09-13 | 2021-06-24 |
| WRIGHT, Colin Arthur | Secretary | 2001-04-06 | 2006-08-31 |
| EMW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-05-23 | 2014-09-22 |
| MK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-09-22 | 2006-05-23 |
| BERGIN, Alan | Director | 2021-06-24 | 2024-06-10 |
| BURNETT, Dale | Director | 2016-07-06 | 2020-09-15 |
| CHALLANDS, Peter | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2005-12-13 |
| CRACKNELL, Andrew Michael James | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2015-10-02 |
| DEAN, James Edwin | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2004-07-31 |
| DEAN, Peter Donald | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2010-09-15 |
| DONEGAN, Michael Edward | Director | 1999-10-04 | 2007-12-31 |
| EVANS, Kenneth David | Director | 1999-10-04 | 2010-09-15 |
| GILDERSLEEVE, John | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2019-03-14 |
| JORET, Andrew David | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2014-01-06 |
| KENT, Michael Richard John | Director | 2006-11-07 | 2008-03-28 |
| LORD, Andrew Michael | Director | 2008-07-17 | 2008-08-02 |
| LOWE, Stuart Jonathan | Director | 2009-08-24 | 2014-09-22 |
| PATEY, John Charles | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2021-06-24 |
| ROBERTS, Jamie | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2017-03-31 |
| SHAMASH, Alan Franklyn | Director | 1999-10-04 | 2009-11-18 |
| STOTT, Mark David | Director | 2005-12-13 | 2010-01-14 |
| THORNTON, Peter William | Director | 2008-07-17 | 2014-01-14 |
| TROMANS, David John | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2007-06-21 |
| VIGUS, Barry John | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2010-09-15 |
| WILLCOX, Christopher Steven | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2005-12-13 |
| WILSON, William Jan | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2001-04-06 |
| WRIGHT, Colin Arthur | Director | 2000-03-27 | 2006-08-31 |
| MK COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-09-22 | 1998-11-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Foods Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 394 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-23 | 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.