David Miller Frozen Foods Limited
Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · North Shields
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1997Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£4,923,000
Cash
£99,000
Turnover
£57,638,000
Profit / loss
£201,000
Current assets
£9,067,000
Creditors < 1 year
£33,361,000
Equity
£4,923,000
Average employees
198
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-10-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £4,923,000 | £4,723,000 |
| Equity | £4,923,000 | £4,723,000 |
| Share capital | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| Retained earnings | £4,768,000 | £4,568,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £32,436,000 | £27,532,000 |
| Current assets | £9,067,000 | £6,913,000 |
| Cash at bank | £99,000 | £790,000 |
| Debtors | £6,186,000 | £3,603,000 |
| Stock | £2,782,000 | £2,520,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £33,361,000 | £27,754,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £2,888,000 | £1,948,000 |
| Provisions | £331,000 | £20,000 |
| Capital commitments | — | £225,000 |
| Net current assets | −£24,294,000 | −£20,841,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £8,142,000 | £6,691,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £57,638,000 | £31,244,000 |
| Cost of sales | £40,425,000 | £22,391,000 |
| Gross profit | £17,213,000 | £8,853,000 |
| Distribution costs | £8,731,000 | £4,411,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £7,792,000 | £3,095,000 |
| Other operating income | £35,000 | £3,489,000 |
| Operating profit | £725,000 | £4,836,000 |
| Interest payable | £469,000 | £178,000 |
| Profit before tax | £256,000 | £4,658,000 |
| Tax | £55,000 | £326,000 |
| Profit / loss | £201,000 | £4,332,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Amortisation | £34,000 | £6,000 |
| Operating lease charges | £111,000 | £292,000 |
| Audit fees | £42,000 | £33,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 198 | 133 |
| Staff costs | £9,400,000 | £4,547,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £8,306,000 | £4,107,000 |
| Social security costs | £851,000 | £341,000 |
| Pension costs | £243,000 | £99,000 |
| Directors' remuneration | £419,000 | £180,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- Kitwave Group Ltd
- Ultimate parent
- Kite UK Topco Limited
- Accounts
- FRS 101
- Approved
- 2026-04-30, signed by B Maxted
Subsidiaries (1)
- Total Foodservice Solutions Limited · 100% · UK; Unit S3 Narvik Way Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate North Shields Tyne and Wear NE29 7XJ
Turnover by segment (2)
- United Kingdom: 57,638 (000s) (2025-12-31)
- United Kingdom: 31,244 (000s) (2024-10-31)
Borrowings (1)
- Invoice discounting arrangement; advances secured against trade receivables · Margin of 1.75% · Repayable within 90 days of the invoice; committed facility expires in September 2029 · secured on Trade receivables
Events after the year end (5)
- On 22 January 2026, the Boards of Kitwave and OEP Capital Advisors (via Kite UK BidCo Limited) announced agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition offer of 295 pence per Kitwave share, to be implemented by a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement.
- On 26 February 2026, the necessary resolutions to implement the acquisition were passed, subject to remaining conditions including court sanction.
- On 10 March 2026, the High Court sanctioned the scheme, which became effective on 12 March 2026.
- Following the acquisition, Kitwave shares were delisted from AIM on 13 March 2026; the ultimate parent company is now Kite UK Topco Limited.
- The acquisition was funded through an equity investment and a £117,500,000 term loan, with an option to draw a further £25,000,000; the £40,000,000 revolving credit facility was repaid and the confidential invoice discounting facility was retained at £52,500,000.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
5 outstanding chargesAll Assets · created 2026-07-24
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OutstandingFixed · created 2019-08-05
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OutstandingFixed · created 2016-03-01
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OutstandingAll Assets · created 2015-06-30
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OutstandingFixed · created 2015-06-30
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OutstandingShow 9 satisfied / released
All Assets · created 2024-09-24 · satisfied 2026-04-01
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2022-12-09 · satisfied 2026-04-01
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2020-09-30 · satisfied 2021-06-17
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2020-02-10 · satisfied 2021-06-29
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SatisfiedFixed · created 2020-02-10 · satisfied 2021-06-29
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SatisfiedFloating · created 2019-08-05 · satisfied 2021-06-29
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SatisfiedFloating · created 2016-03-01 · satisfied 2021-06-29
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2015-06-01 · satisfied 2015-07-03
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 2001-04-10 · satisfied 2015-06-01
All monies
Satisfied