WORLDWIDE FRUIT LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
+12.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.8M
+7% vs 2024
Employees
416
+2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.4M
+18.1% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £172,610,000 | £184,485,000 | +6.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,855,000 | £3,479,000 | +21.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,857,000 | £3,373,000 | +18.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,092,000 | £2,472,000 | +18.2% | |
| Cash | £1,614,000 | £1,823,000 | +12.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,602,000 | £8,694,000 | +31.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,403,000 | £5,783,000 | +7% | |
| Equity | £5,403,000 | £5,783,000 | +7% | |
| Average employees | 406 | 416 | +2.5% | |
| Wages | £13,835,000 | £15,226,000 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £20,000 | £18,000 | -10% |
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 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 43.2% | 40.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.1% | 82.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 25.49x | 13.92x |
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
- WORLDWIDE FRUIT LIMITED 2004-02-06 → present
- ENZAFRUIT WORLDWIDE LIMITED 1999-12-14 → 2004-02-06
- INGLEBY (1248) LIMITED 1999-08-25 → 1999-12-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BURGESS HODGSON AUDIT LIMITED
- 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.”
Group structure
- WORLDWIDE FRUIT LIMITED · parent
- Growers Direct Limited 50%
Significant events
- “The expansion of our SoftRipe facility came on line in April and has helped deliver significant new growth in the Avocado category.”
- “We invested heavily in new IT infrastructure and third-party support to continue delivering against our Digital Strategy, providing the right platform for our growing use of technology and to enhance our cybersecurity.”
- “Hosting and sponsoring the Fresh Produce Journal's Festival of Fresh in June 2025 allowed us to showcase the best of Worldwide Fruit.”
- “The company has provided a guarantee to secure the bank borrowings of Growers Direct Limited, a joint venture company, up to a maximum of £250,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNK, Ian Maurice | Secretary | 2023-07-28 | — | — |
| BYGRAVE, Douglas James | Director | 2019-10-30 | Jan 1966 | New Zealander |
| EDGECOMBE, Gareth James | Director | 2019-03-22 | Aug 1971 | New Zealander |
| HINGE, Robert Andrew | Director | 2009-02-11 | Dec 1963 | British |
| LONG, David George | Director | 2023-03-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
| MANGOLD, Benedikt Joerg | Director | 2024-12-20 | Dec 1984 | German |
| MANSFIELD, Paul | Director | 2004-03-25 | Aug 1960 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Gordon | Secretary | 1999-12-02 | 2022-02-14 |
| PICKARD, Lee | Secretary | 2022-02-14 | 2023-07-28 |
| INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-08-25 | 1999-12-02 |
| BALICKI, Robert Ian | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2006-11-15 |
| BELL, Christiane Ute Gerda | Director | 2017-12-18 | 2018-09-04 |
| BELL, Kevin | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2006-09-26 |
| DOSSOR, Michael Robert | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2005-06-23 |
| DURAND, Clive Henry | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2005-08-01 |
| DUTTON, John Edward | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2002-02-26 |
| FISSETTE, Antoine Tony | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2019-02-08 |
| GEOR, David Mark | Director | 2000-09-21 | 2000-12-19 |
| GRAY, Dawn Elizabeth | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2009-06-18 |
| HAMSTER, Harald Rudolf | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2017-10-31 |
| HARDY, Michael Arthur | Director | 2009-09-25 | 2012-11-13 |
| HINCHLIFF, John Charles | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2002-07-09 |
| HIPKINS, Geoffrey Bernard | Director | 2012-04-04 | 2013-03-15 |
| HULBERT, Alastair Murray | Director | 2012-11-13 | 2017-12-15 |
| LANDON-LANE, Peter Hans | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2019-10-30 |
| LOOSE, Wolfgang Heinrich | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2018-10-25 |
| MCCLISKIE, Michael John | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2000-09-21 |
| MORRISH, Lancelot Peter | Director | 2002-07-09 | 2023-03-01 |
| PATES, Gordon Christopher | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2000-12-19 |
| SCRIVEN, Jane Katherine | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2003-11-17 |
| TURFREY, Barry Michael | Director | 2000-01-07 | 2001-09-01 |
| VON STREIT, Bastian Oliver | Director | 2018-10-25 | 2024-12-20 |
| WALTON, Francis Brian | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2003-11-17 |
| WESLEY, Jeffrey Michael | Director | 2005-06-23 | 2012-04-04 |
| INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-08-25 | 1999-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzafruit New Zealand International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-24 | Active |
| Fruition Po Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-08-24 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-02-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type 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
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