Food Brands Limited
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. · St. Helens
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 2024Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2026-01-03 · GBP · Group accounts
Net assets
£7,301,000
Cash
£2,821,000
Turnover
£136,301,000
Profit / loss
£3,619,000
Current assets
£35,801,000
Creditors < 1 year
£36,838,000
Equity
£7,301,000
Average employees
349
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · consolidatedFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
Some figures were read by AI from scanned accounts, so small errors are possible. View the filed accounts
| Reported figures | 2026-01-03Group · AI-read | 2024-12-28Group · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £7,301,000 | £1,905,000 |
| Equity | £7,301,000 | £1,905,000 |
| Share capital | £109,000 | £109,000 |
| Retained earnings | £2,902,000 | £1,796,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £31,825,000 | £39,500,000 |
| Intangible assets | £25,098,000 | £33,553,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £6,727,000 | £5,947,000 |
| Current assets | £35,801,000 | £42,778,000 |
| Cash at bank | £2,821,000 | £9,520,000 |
| Debtors | £20,578,000 | £19,867,000 |
| Stock | £12,402,000 | £13,391,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £36,838,000 | £38,092,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £23,487,000 | £42,281,000 |
| Net current assets | −£1,037,000 | £4,686,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £136,301,000 | £75,411,000 |
| Cost of sales | £100,438,000 | £54,876,000 |
| Gross profit | £35,863,000 | £20,535,000 |
| Distribution costs | £2,859,000 | £1,595,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £22,015,000 | £10,653,000 |
| Other operating income | £505,000 | — |
| Operating profit | £10,989,000 | £8,287,000 |
| Interest receivable | £94,000 | £9,000 |
| Interest payable | £3,730,000 | £2,593,000 |
| Profit before tax | £7,653,000 | £4,182,000 |
| Tax | £4,034,000 | £2,386,000 |
| Profit / loss | £3,619,000 | £1,796,000 |
| Dividends | £19,000 | — |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £1,338,000 | £648,000 |
| Amortisation | £8,472,000 | £4,938,000 |
| Operating lease charges | £1,533,000 | £849,000 |
| Audit fees | £94,000 | £74,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 349 | 353 |
| Staff costs | £16,530,000 | £7,782,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £14,237,000 | £6,683,000 |
| Social security costs | £1,630,000 | £755,000 |
| Pension costs | £663,000 | £344,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2026-01-03 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Ultimate controlling party
- Mr R N Unsworth
- Accounts
- FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-06-29, signed by Mr P G Whitlow
Turnover by segment (10)
- United Kingdom: 132,304 (000s) (2026-01-03)
- Europe: 2,683 (000s) (2026-01-03)
- Rest of World: 1,314 (000s) (2026-01-03)
- United Kingdom: 72,890 (000s) (2024-12-28)
- Europe: 1,641 (000s) (2024-12-28)
- Rest of World: 880 (000s) (2024-12-28)
- Sale of Goods: 135,483 (000s) (2026-01-03)
- Co-packing Services: 818 (000s) (2026-01-03)
- Sale of Goods: 74,530 (000s) (2024-12-28)
- Co-packing Services: 881 (000s) (2024-12-28)
Borrowings (1)
- Bank loans and other loans · (29,747) (000s) · secured on HSBC UK Bank PLC and Alter Domus Trustees (UK) Limited have a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the Group.
Share classes (7)
- 90,875 A Ordinary of £1
- 6,125 B Ordinary of £1
- 3,000 C Ordinary of £1
- 8,625 D Ordinary of £1
- 13,631,250 A Preference of £1
- 918,750 B Preference of £1
- 450,000 C Preference of £1
Events after the year end (1)
- There have been no subsequent events.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
2 outstanding chargesAll Assets · created 2024-06-07
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OutstandingAll Assets · created 2024-06-07
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Outstanding