MANIFESTO FOODS LTD
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Cash
£4k
-97.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£119k
-24.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£52k
-333.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-25 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £61,472,000 | £75,765,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£94,000 | -£9,000 | -£52,000 | -477.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£534,000 | -£12,000 | -£52,000 | -333.3% | |
| Net profit | -£534,000 | -£10,000 | -£39,000 | -290% | |
| Cash | £797,000 | £154,000 | £4,000 | -97.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,685,000 | £158,000 | £119,000 | -24.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,902,000 | £158,000 | £119,000 | -24.7% | |
| Equity | £1,902,000 | £158,000 | £119,000 | -24.7% | |
| Average employees | 206 | 209 | — | — | |
| Wages | £5,267,000 | £6,416,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £416,000 | £415,000 | — | — |
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 | 2023-11-25 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.2% | -0.0% | — | |
| Net margin | -0.9% | -0.0% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.5% | -5.7% | -43.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 97.8% | 98.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | -0.21x | -3.00x | — |
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
- MANIFESTO FOODS LTD 2015-12-02 → present
- PROJECT BLACK VENTURES LIMITED 2015-10-12 → 2015-12-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having made this assessment, the Directors are satisfied that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis”
Group structure
- MANIFESTO FOODS LTD · parent
- A K Stoddarts Limited 100%
- Manifesto Foods (Properties) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the prior period, a change was made to the year-end date for the company As a result, the comparative figures in the following report cover a 13-month period to 31 December 2024”
- “During 2024, a new holding company, Browns Food Group Holdings Limited, was created”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FANCOURT, Julie | Director | 2016-01-11 | Dec 1975 | British |
| GODFREY, Wayne | Director | 2024-05-31 | Oct 1971 | British |
| MOIR, Grant Ronald | Director | 2015-11-09 | May 1965 | British |
| WOOD, Thomas | Director | 2024-05-31 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR, Jeremy Peter | Director | 2015-11-09 | 2017-12-18 |
| CHRISTIAANSE, Anthony Martin | Director | 2015-11-09 | 2024-05-31 |
| MARTIN, Debra Margaret | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2015-11-09 |
| WRIGHT, Colin Vincent | Director | 2015-11-09 | 2024-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Food Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-31 | Active |
| Mr Colin Vincent Wright | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-12-18 | Ceased 2024-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 51 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-10-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.