ALDERFORCE NORTH LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9M
-25% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+21.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
638
-9.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9M
+154.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,336,210 | £37,446,291 | £38,284,073 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,568,852 | £1,276,452 | £3,062,126 | +139.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,510,845 | £1,128,333 | £2,870,091 | +154.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,832,950 | £900,314 | £2,003,412 | +122.5% | |
| Cash | £4,940,497 | £3,922,667 | £2,941,350 | -25% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,387,171 | £12,435,925 | £13,683,752 | +10% | |
| Net assets | £5,107,520 | £9,471,389 | £11,474,801 | +21.2% | |
| Equity | £5,107,520 | £9,471,389 | £11,474,801 | +21.2% | |
| Average employees | 845 | 704 | 638 | -9.4% | |
| Wages | £7,439,632 | £9,113,178 | £9,223,518 | +1.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £377,674 | £336,504 | -10.9% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 3.4% | 8.0% | |
| Net margin | 8.8% | 2.4% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 38.0% | 10.3% | 22.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.91x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | 59.31x | 5.64x | 14.54x |
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
- ALDERFORCE NORTH LIMITED 2010-04-26 → present
- WILCHAP (LINCOLN) 10 LIMITED 2010-02-17 → 2010-04-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wright Vigar Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the company continued to operate as a KFC franchisee.”
- “The principal non-financial key performance indicator is the performance against inspections by Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the company continues to achieve satisfactory performance throughout the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADIL, Mohammed | Secretary | 2010-04-21 | — | British |
| ADIL, Rafay Ahmed | Director | 2025-06-06 | May 1997 | British |
| ADIL, Raja Jameel | Director | 2010-04-21 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-02-17 | 2010-04-21 |
| EKE, Russell John | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2010-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Raja Jameel Adil | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-02-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2018-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2017-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.