FRESH TRADING LIMITED
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† FRESH TRADING 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
2024Sector comparison
SIC 10320Where the company stands among the 550 active companies whose first SIC code is 10320 (Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice).
- BAXTERS FOOD GROUP LIMITED£96.1m
- ALPRO (UK) LIMITED£61.1m
- FRESH TRADING LIMITED£42.8m
- GERALD MCDONALD & COMPANY LIMITED£17.4m
- JUICEWORKS LIMITED£4.6m
- CAWSTON PRESS LIMITED£3.6m
- BENBURB BRAMLEYS LIMITED£2.7m
- DAVIN FOODS LIMITED£2.3m
- GOOD NATURED (HAPPY MONKEY) LTD£2m
- MOCKINGBIRD RAW PRESS LIMITED£2m
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 550. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: FRESH TRADING LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
FRESH TRADING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03720071. It was incorporated on 25 Feb 1999. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W10). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice (10320), other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10390), activities of head offices (70100), other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990).
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 £34,564,000. Loss for the year was £1,457,000. Net assets were £42,811,000, down 3.3% on the previous year. Total assets were £328,457,000 and total liabilities £285,646,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 550 active companies whose first SIC code is 10320: By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £364). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £14,442). It is older than 99% of them (median age 1.8 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, miscellaneous food preparations. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly beverages and spirits, vegetable and fruit preparations, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 43 days to pay suppliers, and 50% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 20 Mar 2027.
Filed accounts2023–2024
| 2023 † | 2024 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 2,564,000 | 34,564,000 |
| Profit for the year | -23,445,000 | -1,457,000 |
| Total assets | 300,227,000 | 328,457,000 |
| Total liabilities | 255,959,000 | 285,646,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 44,268,000 | 42,811,000 |
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
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 43 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 50%
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 70%
- 31 to 60 days 0%
- After 60 days 30%
Earlier periods (4)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Dec 2020
- 53
- 58%
- 26%
- 30 Jun 2020
- 16
- 88%
- 13%
- 31 Dec 2019
- 27
- 77%
- 11%
- 1 Jun 2019
- 26
- 91%
- 7%
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
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently June 2026. Main goods: dairy, eggs and honey, cereal and bakery products, miscellaneous food preparations, beverages and spirits and printed matter.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: beverages and spirits, vegetable and fruit preparations, machinery and electrical equipment.
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
4 events- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £34.6m, net assets £42.8m
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £2.6m, net assets £44.3m
- European Refreshments registered as a person with significant control
- 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.