FORTHGLADE FOODS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£19M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
155
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9M
Period ending 2025-09-27
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-09-30; financial figures currently reflect up to 2025-09-27.
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,714,534 | £37,062,097 | £39,503,155 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£220,700 | £2,205,199 | £2,886,897 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£210,953 | £2,220,617 | £2,894,840 | — | |
| Net profit | £383,218 | £1,608,759 | £2,090,695 | — | |
| Cash | £2,756,939 | £3,820,106 | £2,922,503 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,728,690 | £17,951,776 | £20,846,616 | — | |
| Net assets | £15,208,403 | £16,817,162 | £18,907,857 | — | |
| Equity | £15,208,403 | £16,817,162 | £18,907,857 | — | |
| Average employees | 179 | 158 | 155 | — | |
| Wages | £6,352,450 | £6,236,624 | £6,158,001 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,142,579 | £971,615 | £1,121,137 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.6% | 6.0% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.1% | 4.3% | 5.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.4% | 12.3% | 13.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.87x | 1.16x | 1.54x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the planning and forecasting undertaken the directors are satisfied that the group will continue to have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities and comply with financial covenant tests attached to its existing loan facilities as they fall due for at least one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-06-05 | — | — |
| COX, David Leslie | Director | 2022-01-26 | Jun 1975 | British |
| HORTON, Patrick Ashley James, Mr. | Director | 2016-02-01 | May 1967 | British |
| JOLLEY, Michael | Director | 2021-07-16 | Aug 1981 | British |
| KENNEDY, James Edward | Director | 2019-08-21 | Mar 1974 | British |
| SMITH, Sarah Louise | Director | 2023-04-24 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIBSON, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 2017-10-31 | 2020-08-28 |
| AITCHISON, Andrew William | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2011-10-07 |
| BROOKING, Christopher David | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2022-01-31 |
| DAWSON, Gerald Sean | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2021-02-28 |
| FARQUHAR, Peter Christopher Edward | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2020-08-28 |
| JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2011-09-21 |
| JONES, Gavin Stewart | Director | 2021-04-07 | 2023-04-18 |
| LOVELL, Gerard Paul | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2022-01-31 |
| MCDONAGY, Stuart Ali | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2011-10-07 |
| PALMER, Bruce William | Director | 2011-10-03 | 2011-10-07 |
| PRIDAY, Bruce Robert James | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2015-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Private Equity Fund V Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Forthglade Foods Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.