FRUIT TRADERS LIMITED

Active
Company number 05370045Private limited companyIncorporated 2005
⚠ Confirmation statement overdue. It was due on 7 Sep 2026.

Key figures

£65,472+15.2%
Net assets 2024/25
-1.9%
Average annual change 2020/21–2024/25
025 k50 k75 k100 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, FRUIT TRADERS LIMITED 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£65,472
Higher than 62% · median £21,764
Total assets£160,825
Higher than 53% · median £125,470
Employees1
Lower than 55% · median 2
Company age21.7 years
Older than 88% · 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: FRUIT TRADERS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

FRUIT TRADERS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05370045. It was incorporated on 18 Feb 2005. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SW8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46310).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 28 Feb 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £65,472, up 15.2% on the previous year. Total assets were £160,825 and total liabilities £95,354. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

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 53% of them (median £125,470). By number of employees it ranks lower than 55% of them (median 2). It is older than 88% of them (median age 4.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly fruit and nuts, vegetables. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly fruit and nuts.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Nov 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 7 Sep 2026.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Turnover———3,459,381—
Cash at bank and in hand———45,623—
Total assets272,034163,369769,206456,802160,825
Total liabilities201,34474,461973,001399,94995,354
Net assets / total equity70,69088,9096,84656,85365,472
Average number of employees21111

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 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: fruit and nuts and vegetables.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: fruit and nuts.

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

10 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £65.5k, 1 employee
  2. Michael Van Der WATT resignedSecretary
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £3.5m, net assets £56.9k, 1 employee
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £6,846, 1 employee
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £88.9k, 1 employee
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £70.7k, 2 employees
  7. Mr Stephen Beghin registered as a person with significant control
  8. Stephen BEGHIN appointedDirector
Earlier events (2)
  1. Michael Van Der WATT appointedSecretary
  2. 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.