URBAN FRESH FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£154
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
+68.3% vs 2024
Employees
30
-9.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.4M
-6.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,767,931 | £34,789,673 | +3% | |
| Operating profit | £4,707,900 | £4,448,970 | -5.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,743,544 | £4,428,899 | -6.6% | |
| Net profit | £3,606,605 | £3,239,960 | -10.2% | |
| Cash | £154 | £154 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,745,564 | £8,046,652 | +69.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,743,776 | £7,983,736 | +68.3% | |
| Equity | £4,743,776 | £7,983,736 | +68.3% | |
| Average employees | 33 | 30 | -9.1% | |
| Wages | £2,680,448 | £2,487,049 | -7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £423,415 | £107,147 | -74.7% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.9% | 12.8% | |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 99.2% | 55.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 2.26x |
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
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANT, Lewis James | Director | 2024-07-01 | Mar 1990 | British |
| MAES, Isabelle | Director | 2015-12-17 | Sep 1974 | Belgian |
| THORN, Twan | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jul 1972 | Dutch |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAIT-GOLDING, Hayley Elizabeth | Secretary | 2006-05-31 | 2016-12-31 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-05-31 | 2006-05-31 |
| BOONE, Jan Marcel Mattieu Maria | Director | 2015-12-17 | 2023-06-22 |
| GAIT-GOLDING, Andrew Ian | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2016-12-31 |
| GAIT-GOLDING, Hayley Elizabeth | Director | 2006-05-31 | 2016-12-31 |
| HUNTER, Paul Andrew | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-05-31 | 2006-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotus Bakeries Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-04 | Active |
| Lotus Bakeries Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2022-01-13 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2022-01-13 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2022-01-13 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.