FOYLE FOOD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.1m
+517.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£86m
+17.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,374
-0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£21m
+15.8% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of FOYLE FOOD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED's latest filing
Northern Ireland beef processor Foyle Food Group saw turnover climb 20% to nearly £639m, but thinner margins kept a lid on profit growth. 🥩📉 #FoyleFoodGroup #FoodIndustry #NorthernIreland #UKBusiness #CorporateFinance
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £491,768,023 | £530,280,770 | £638,981,639 | +20.5% | |
| Operating profit | £21,565,622 | £20,933,641 | £23,628,753 | +12.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £18,266,203 | £17,827,027 | £20,642,961 | +15.8% | |
| Net profit | £14,447,069 | £13,188,382 | £15,256,253 | +15.7% | |
| Cash | £461,873 | £825,463 | £5,095,508 | +517.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,148,116 | £77,172,803 | £89,963,037 | +16.6% | |
| Net assets | £64,279,666 | £73,463,937 | £86,230,881 | +17.4% | |
| Equity | £64,279,666 | £73,463,937 | £86,230,881 | +17.4% | |
| Average employees | 1,334 | 1,381 | 1,374 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £39,220,729 | £44,013,336 | £44,481,513 | +1.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,999,629 | £1,837,404 | £1,739,059 | -5.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 32.6% | 27.1% | 26.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.3% | 49.1% | 52.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.69x | 1.78x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | 6.54x | 6.74x | 7.91x |
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
- FOYLE FOOD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2018-04-16 → present
- FAUGHAN LIMITED 2007-02-22 → 2018-04-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the directors are not aware of any material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for the period to 31 December 2027, being at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- FOYLE FOOD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Foyle Food Group Limited 100%
- Oaksilver Irl Limited 100%
- Donegal Meat Processors Unlimited Company 100%
Significant events
- “On 20 March 2026 an interim dividend of £4,100,000 was declared and paid on 29 April 2026.”
- “In 2023 a new state of the art refrigeration plant was installed at Foyle Campsie with investment of over £2million and leading to a 10% reduction in overall electricity usage at the site. This investment was mirrored at Foyle Donegal with new refrigeration and heat recovery system being installed and the project completed in early 2025 with similar energy reductions being achieved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORSYTHE, Stephen Robert | Secretary | 2020-07-01 | — | — |
| ACHESON, James | Director | 2007-02-22 | Feb 1966 | British |
| ACHESON, Michael | Director | 2009-04-21 | Apr 1979 | British |
| ACHESON, Tracey Elizabeth | Director | 2007-02-21 | Jan 1967 | British |
| ACHESON, Walter Terence | Director | 2007-02-22 | Jan 1965 | British |
| ACHESON, Wayne George | Director | 2007-02-22 | Jul 1968 | British |
| FORSYTHE, Stephen Robert | Director | 2020-07-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
| FREESTON, Paul Robert | Director | 2024-07-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
| JACKSON, Christopher James | Director | 2025-07-29 | Jun 1989 | British |
| MCATEER, Malachy | Director | 2013-03-01 | Apr 1967 | Irish |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORSYTHE, Stephen Robert | Secretary | 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-01 |
| KANE, Dorothy May | Secretary | 2007-02-22 | 2007-02-22 |
| MCALLISTER, Oliver | Secretary | 2017-07-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| MCILWAINE OBE, Nigel Owens | Secretary | 2009-04-21 | 2017-07-01 |
| WATSON, Robert Andrew | Secretary | 2007-02-22 | 2009-04-21 |
| ARMSTRONG, Paul | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2019-03-31 |
| GIBSON OBE, Christopher Duffield | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2019-05-31 |
| HARRISON, Malcolm Joseph | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2007-02-22 |
| KANE, Dorothy May | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2007-02-22 |
| KELSO, Karen | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2024-04-12 |
| LINDARS, David | Director | 2014-05-05 | 2015-02-27 |
| MCALLISTER, Oliver | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| MCCOLLUM, Janet Susanne Burgoyne | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| MCILWAINE OBE, Nigel Owens | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2017-07-01 |
| O'BROIN, Paul Caoimh | Director | 2009-09-18 | 2013-01-24 |
| WATSON, Richard Samuel | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2009-04-21 |
| WATSON, Richard Samuel | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2009-04-21 |
| WATSON, Robert Andrew | Director | 2007-02-22 | 2009-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Walter Terence Acheson | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-07-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
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.