Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 29/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 29/04/2025
ESSENCE FOODS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Old Dairy Manor Farm, Back Lane, Stanfield, Dereham, Norfolk NR20 4HY
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10.39 - SIC 2007)Manufacture of condiments and seasonings (10.84 - SIC 2007)Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters (11.07 - SIC 2007)Unlicenced restaurants and cafes (56.10/2 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 30/04/2026View PDF (14 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-29
- 28/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-14 with updates
- 29/01/2025View PDF (14 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-29
- 22/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-14 with no updates
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
28/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 14/12/2025Due 28/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 14/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 14/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures ESSENCE FOODS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-52.12K2025
-32.78%vs 20242024: £-39.25K
Total Assets
£99.68K2025
-23.32%vs 20242024: £129.99K
Cash in Bank
£29.31K2025
-28.36%vs 20242024: £40.91K
Total Liabilities
£129.23K2025
-7.57%vs 20242024: £139.81K
Employees
82025
-2vs 20242024: 10
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 23.32% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for ESSENCE FOODS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through ESSENCE FOODS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +63.6% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | -2 |
| 2024 | 10 | +4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | +1 |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 5 in 2021 to 8 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 28/06/1995–28/06/1995 | 15728 | |
| Nominee Director | 28/06/1995–28/06/1995 | 15134 | |
| Director | 28/06/1995–12/08/2005 | 2 | |
| Secretary | 28/06/1995–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 12/08/2005–14/07/2009 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/05/2020–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 28/06/1995–Present | 6 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2017–Present | 6 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 8
- Since 29/04/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 30/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 30/04/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 28/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 30/04/2026View PDF (14 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-29
- 28/12/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-14 with updates
- 29/01/2025View PDF (14 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-04-29
- 22/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-14 with no updates
- 29/01/2024View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-04-29
- 14/12/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-14 with updates
- 09/06/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-05-01 with no updates
- 29/04/2023View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-04-29
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About ESSENCE FOODS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ESSENCE FOODS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Old Dairy Manor Farm, Back Lane, Stanfield, Dereham, Norfolk NR20 4HY. Companies House classifies its business as Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 31 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-52.12K and 8 employees.
ESSENCE FOODS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ESSENCE FOODS LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10.39 - SIC 2007), Manufacture of condiments and seasonings (10.84 - SIC 2007), Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters (11.07 - SIC 2007) and Unlicenced restaurants and cafes (56.10/2 - SIC 2007).
ESSENCE FOODS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 28/06/1995.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-52.12K, total assets of £99.68K, cash in bank of £29.31K and total liabilities of £129.23K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 30/04/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-29, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 28/12/2026.
Companies House lists 7 officers (3 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.