THE NEW FOREST FRUIT COMPANY LIMITED
Trading as New Forest Fruit Co, the company is a commercial grower and packager of soft fruits, primarily strawberries, and asparagus based in Hampshire.
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Cash
£6.1m
+51.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+23.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
336
-1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.3m
+36% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,783,266 | £19,576,397 | £21,313,658 | £19,439,621 | £23,108,801 | £27,661,064 | +19.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,741,865 | £2,832,011 | £1,989,243 | -£51,306 | £2,525,513 | £3,376,083 | +33.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,691,758 | £2,787,347 | £1,929,059 | -£146,047 | £2,419,913 | £3,290,614 | +36% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£141,664 | £1,778,782 | £2,340,384 | +31.6% | |
| Cash | £1,708,899 | £3,737,129 | £3,753,034 | £3,192,788 | £4,025,288 | £6,081,590 | +51.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,524,262 | £9,686,454 | £11,627,024 | £10,073,753 | £12,623,829 | £14,552,536 | +15.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,570,654 | £7,761,558 | £8,918,616 | £8,335,331 | £9,997,913 | £12,313,097 | +23.2% | |
| Equity | £5,570,654 | £7,761,558 | £8,918,616 | £8,335,331 | £9,997,913 | £12,313,097 | +23.2% | |
| Average employees | 305 | 306 | 314 | 335 | 340 | 336 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | £6,891,505 | £7,738,423 | £9,178,346 | £8,905,196 | £9,265,074 | £10,303,259 | +11.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £80,166 | £241,677 | £351,642 | £445,946 | £515,980 | £555,715 | +7.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £124,838 | £136,819 | £290,158 | +112.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £102,250 | £108,250 | £123,333 | +13.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.4% | 14.5% | 9.3% | -0.3% | 10.9% | 12.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -0.7% | 7.7% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.1% | 29.2% | 17.1% | -0.5% | 20.0% | 23.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.1% | 33.2% | 34.6% | 31.8% | 34.5% | 31.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.93x | 2.95x | 2.87x | |
| Interest cover | 34.76x | 60.25x | 33.05x | -0.54x | 22.38x | 27.22x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared and reviewed budgets & forecasts for the 12 month period from the date that these financial statements are authorised for issue. They have concluded that the Company remains a going concern and there is no material uncertainty surrounding this.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the Company purchased a new glasshouse and associated tied residential property for £975,101, which was partly financed through a new bank loan of £658,000.”
- “The Company also acquired two investment properties for total consideration of £656,727 subsequent to the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Katarzyna | Director | 2023-03-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
| BOOTH, Sandy | Director | 2008-11-03 | Jul 1968 | British |
| HALL, David John | Director | 2025-01-28 | Nov 1988 | British |
| PUTYRA, Grzegorz Jozef | Director | 2020-08-26 | Mar 1974 | Polish |
| WYPASEK, Ireneusz Jan | Director | 2022-08-01 | Mar 1975 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Linda Elizabeth | Secretary | 2006-02-01 | 2008-04-01 |
| RANDALL, Nicola Jayne | Secretary | 2008-04-01 | 2008-09-11 |
| HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-02-01 | 2006-02-01 |
| BAILEY, Linda Elizabeth | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2008-04-01 |
| BOYD, John Cunningham | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2017-11-20 |
| HAWKER, Lorraine | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2025-12-19 |
| WHELLER, Vincent | Director | 2021-02-20 | 2024-10-31 |
| HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-02-01 | 2006-02-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-20 | Active |
| Mr John Cunningham Boyd | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-20 |
| Mr Sandy Booth | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-07-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.