HUGHES FRESH FRUIT LTD

Active
Company number 04932475Private limited companyIncorporated 2003

Key figures

£70,111+32.8%
Net assets 2024/25
-16.1%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
050 k100 k150 k200 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, HUGHES FRESH FRUIT LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46310

Where the company stands among the 3,756 active companies whose first SIC code is 46310 (Wholesale of fruit and vegetables).

Net assets£70,111
Higher than 62% · median £21,764
Total assets£164,331
Higher than 54% · median £125,470
Cash£72,860
Higher than 52% · median £62,305
Employees4
Higher than 65% · median 2
Company age23.1 years
Older than 89% · median 4.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED£199.8m
  2. LDH (LA DORIA) LIMITED£112.1m
  3. INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED£84.7m
  4. DEL MONTE (UK) LIMITED£62m
  5. BARFOOTS OF BOTLEY LIMITED£61.8m
  6. DARTA UK LTD£60.8m
  7. PREMIER FRUIT & NUT LIMITED£53.1m
  8. FLAMINGO PRODUCE LTD.£52.1m
  9. MINOR,WEIR AND WILLIS LIMITED£40.3m
  10. DIRECT PRODUCE SUPPLIES LIMITED£37.1m

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 3,756. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: HUGHES FRESH FRUIT LTD

What kind of company is it?

HUGHES FRESH FRUIT LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04932475. It was incorporated on 15 Oct 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Carmarthen (SA32). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46310), retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores (47210).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 5 Apr 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £70,111, up 32.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £72,860. The company had an average of 4 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,756 active companies whose first SIC code is 46310: By net assets it ranks higher than 62% of them (median £21,764). By total assets it ranks higher than 54% of them (median £125,470). By cash it ranks higher than 52% of them (median £62,305). By number of employees it ranks higher than 65% of them (median 2). It is older than 89% of them (median age 4.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 5 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 21 May 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand8,88022,33736,61513,33572,860
Total assets60,91881,39181,35590,607164,331
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity11,40317,43512,41252,77970,111
Average number of employees64554

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently May 2026. Main goods: machinery.

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

20 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £70.1k, 4 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £52.8k, 5 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £12.4k, 5 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £17.4k, 4 employees
  5. Helen Victoria WESTON resignedDirector
  6. Philip Emrys HUGHES resignedDirector
  7. Fiona Jane HUGHES appointedDirector
  8. Mrs Fiona Jane Hughes registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (12)
  1. Mrs Helen Victoria Weston ceased to be a person with significant control
  2. Mr Philip Emrys Hughes ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £11.4k, 6 employees
  4. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £169k, 10 employees
  5. Mr William Douglas Hughes registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mrs Helen Victoria Weston registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Philip Emrys Hughes registered as a person with significant control
  8. Helen Victoria WESTON appointedDirector
  9. William Douglas HUGHES appointedSecretary
  10. William Douglas HUGHES appointedDirector
  11. Philip Emrys HUGHES appointedDirector
  12. 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.