FAYREFIELD FOODS LIMITED

Active
Company number 01639747Private limited companyIncorporated 1982

Key figures

£31,710,307-6.1%
Net assets 2024
-6.1%
Average annual change 2023–2024
010 m20 m30 m40 m20232024

† FAYREFIELD FOODS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 46330

Where the company stands among the 1,175 active companies whose first SIC code is 46330 (Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats).

Turnover£237,237,719
Higher than 94% · median £27,413,047 among 53 that publish turnover
Net assets£31,710,307
Higher than 99% · median £42,746
Total assets£72,531,031
Higher than 99% · median £216,684
Cash£8,581,872
Higher than 99% · median £70,196
Employees173
Higher than 97% · median 2
Company age44.4 years
Older than 97% · median 5.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. A.J. & R.G.BARBER (SALES) LIMITED£47.3m
  2. FRIDAYS LIMITED£44m
  3. KENT FOODS LIMITED£32.3m
  4. FAYREFIELD FOODS LIMITED£31.7m
  5. FOODSPEED LIMITED£29.5m
  6. THE LAKES FREERANGE EGG COMPANY LTD.£27.9m
  7. DAIRY CONSUMER FOODS (UK) LIMITED£24.7m
  8. PRIMA CHEESE LIMITED£24.6m
  9. EHRMANN UK LTD£24.5m
  10. BEL UK LIMITED£22.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,175. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: FAYREFIELD FOODS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

FAYREFIELD FOODS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01639747. It was incorporated on 1 Jun 1982. Its status is active. The registered office is in Crewe (CW1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (46330).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £237,237,719. Profit for the year was £1,952,360. Net assets were £31,710,307, down 6.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £8,581,872. The company had an average of 173 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,175 active companies whose first SIC code is 46330: By turnover it ranks higher than 94% of the 53 that publish turnover (median £27,413,047). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £42,746). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £216,684). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £70,196). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 2). It is older than 97% of them (median age 5.9 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly dairy, eggs and honey, cereal and bakery products, vegetable and fruit preparations. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly dairy, eggs and honey, beverages and spirits, miscellaneous food preparations. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 33 days to pay suppliers, and 78% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 29 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover228,352,953237,237,719
Profit for the year3,737,2531,952,360
Cash at bank and in hand7,459,4498,581,872
Total assets60,769,75872,531,031
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity33,762,19731,710,307
Average number of employees164173

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
33 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
78%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 29%
  • 31 to 60 days 70%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
33
29%
79%
30 Jun 2025
31
33%
74%
31 Dec 2024
32
33%
75%
30 Jun 2024
33
32%
77%
31 Dec 2023
33
30%
81%
30 Jun 2023
34
26%
83%
31 Dec 2022
34
27%
81%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE FAYREFIELD GROUP LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE FAYREFIELD GROUP LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE FAYREFIELD GROUP LIMITED)
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE FAYREFIELD GROUP LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE FAYREFIELD GROUP LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE FAYREFIELD GROUP LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THE FAYREFIELD GROUP LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: dairy, eggs and honey, cereal and bakery products, vegetable and fruit preparations, miscellaneous food preparations and beverages and spirits.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: dairy, eggs and honey, beverages and spirits, miscellaneous food preparations, fats and oils and glues and enzymes.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £237.2m, net assets £31.7m, 173 employees
  2. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £228.4m, net assets £33.8m, 164 employees
  3. The Fayrefield Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr John Douglas Kerr registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr John Douglas Kerr ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.