FLYING TRADE LIMITED

Active
Company number 02285142Private limited companyIncorporated 1988

Key figures

£38,438,717
Net assets 2025

† FLYING TRADE 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

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 10611

Where the company stands among the 137 active companies whose first SIC code is 10611 (Grain milling).

Turnover£209,761,498
Higher than 74% · median £66,413,318 among 30 that publish turnover
Net assets£38,438,717
Higher than 90% · median £437,900
Total assets£129,759,922
Higher than 93% · median £999,612
Cash£151,171
Lower than 60% · median £235,147
Employees355
Higher than 95% · median 3
Company age38.3 years
Older than 77% · median 15.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. TILDA LIMITED£126.9m
  2. WHITWORTH BROS.LIMITED£126.1m
  3. G.R.WRIGHT & SONS LIMITED£81.1m
  4. MORNING FOODS,LIMITED£71.7m
  5. ADM MILLING LIMITED£68.8m
  6. S&B HERBA FOODS LIMITED£65.6m
  7. COUNTRY STYLE FOODS LIMITED£64.6m
  8. HEYGATES LIMITED£58.1m
  9. FLYING TRADE LIMITED£38.4m
  10. ALLIED MILLS LIMITED£38.3m

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 137. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: FLYING TRADE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

FLYING TRADE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02285142. It was incorporated on 8 Aug 1988. Its status is active. The registered office is in Harwich (CO12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is grain milling (10611), wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs (46380), other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47190).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £209,761,498. Profit for the year was £6,990,983. Net assets were £38,438,717. Cash at bank and in hand was £151,171. Total assets were £129,759,922 and total liabilities £90,506,884. The company had an average of 355 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 137 active companies whose first SIC code is 10611: By turnover it ranks higher than 74% of the 30 that publish turnover (median £66,413,318). By net assets it ranks higher than 90% of them (median £437,900). By total assets it ranks higher than 93% of them (median £999,612). By cash it ranks lower than 60% of them (median £235,147). By number of employees it ranks higher than 95% of them (median 3). It is older than 77% of them (median age 15.0 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly miscellaneous food preparations, beverages and spirits, plastics. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly vegetables, cereals, milling products. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 10.1% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 15 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2025
2025 †
Turnover209,761,498
Profit for the year6,990,983
Cash at bank and in hand151,171
Total assets129,759,922
Total liabilities90,506,884
Net assets / total equity38,438,717
Average number of employees355

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

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 10.1% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 22.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 9.1% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter42.7% womenLower middle28.1% womenUpper middle9.9% womenUpper pay quarter24.4% women
Earlier years (1)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 8.5% lower
women 25.4% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements5
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FLYING TRADE GROUP LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FLYING TRADE GROUP LIMITED)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FLYING TRADE GROUP LIMITED)
Earlier years (2)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FLYING TRADE GROUP LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (FLYING TRADE 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

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

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: miscellaneous food preparations, beverages and spirits, plastics, machinery and vegetable and fruit preparations.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: vegetables, cereals, milling products, miscellaneous food preparations and cereal and bakery products.

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

3 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £209.8m, net assets £38.4m, 355 employees
  2. Flying Trade Group Plc registered as a person with significant control
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.