IMPORTO LIMITED

Active
Company number SC452282Private limited companyIncorporated 2013

Key figures

£22,758,000+16.6%
Net assets 2025
+16.6%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
010 m20 m30 m20242025

† IMPORTO 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 46320

Where the company stands among the 2,554 active companies whose first SIC code is 46320 (Wholesale of meat and meat products).

Turnover£87,677,000
Higher than 83% · median £26,224,000 among 119 that publish turnover
Net assets£22,758,000
Higher than 99% · median £50,149
Total assets£33,897,000
Higher than 99% · median £206,127
Cash£14,204,000
Higher than 99% · median £60,347
Company age13.4 years
Older than 67% · median 7.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WESTON IMPORTERS LTD.£95.9m
  2. JBS GLOBAL (UK) LIMITED£73.4m
  3. FOOD-BRIDGE GB LIMITED£42m
  4. JAMES BURDEN LIMITED£34m
  5. P.F.D.(CARLISLE)LIMITED£33.6m
  6. CP FOODS (UK) LIMITED£33.1m
  7. TAZAKI FOODS LIMITED£28.1m
  8. IMPORTO LIMITED£22.8m
  9. GPS FOOD GROUP (UK) LIMITED£21.2m
  10. ALLIANCE GROUP (NZ) LIMITED£20.9m

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 2,554. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: IMPORTO LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

IMPORTO LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC452282. It was incorporated on 13 Jun 2013. Its status is active. The registered office is in Dumfries (DG4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of meat and meat products (46320).

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 £87,677,000. Profit for the year was £3,239,000. Net assets were £22,758,000, up 16.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £14,204,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,554 active companies whose first SIC code is 46320: By turnover it ranks higher than 83% of the 119 that publish turnover (median £26,224,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £50,149). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £206,127). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £60,347). It is older than 67% of them (median age 7.3 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £1,970, from HM Revenue & Customs.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly meat and fish preparations, meat, dairy, eggs and honey. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly meat. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 39 days to pay suppliers, and 51% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. 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. 1 of 1 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 26 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover81,468,00087,677,000
Profit for the year4,720,0003,239,000
Cash at bank and in hand14,767,00014,204,000
Total assets32,696,00033,897,000
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity19,519,00022,758,000

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.

Government grants

1 grant

IMPORTO LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £1,970.

Grant
  1. SME Brexit Support FundHM Revenue & Customs · £1,970

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
39 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
51%
Standard payment terms
0–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 46%
  • 31 to 60 days 45%
  • After 60 days 9%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
39
38%
54%
30 Jun 2025
39
36%
40%
31 Dec 2024
44
37%
36%
30 Jun 2024
40
42%
36%
31 Dec 2023
38
46%
43%
30 Jun 2023
33
56%
46%
31 Dec 2022
39
50%
65%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements5
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BROWNS FOOD GROUP LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BROWNS FOOD GROUP LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BROWNS FOOD GROUP LIMITED)
Earlier years (2)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BROWNS FOOD GROUP LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (BROWNS FOOD 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: meat and fish preparations, meat and dairy, eggs and honey.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 10 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: meat.

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
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £87.7m, net assets £22.8m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £81.5m, net assets £19.5m
  3. Browns Food Group Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. 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.