Annual accounts
Small accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
EUROPEAN FREEZE DRY LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 45 Roman Way, Longridge Road, Ribbleton, Preston PR2 5BD
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Processing and preserving of poultry meat (10.12 - SIC 2007)Processing and preserving of fish crustaceans and molluscs (10.20 - SIC 2007)Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10.39 - SIC 2007)Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes (10.85 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Small
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 23/07/2026View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-12-31
- 14/10/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-14 with updates
- 29/07/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 18/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-14 with no updates
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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
28/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 14/10/2025Due 28/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 14/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 14/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures EUROPEAN FREEZE DRY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£3.07M2025
10.57%vs 20242024: £2.78M
Total Assets
£4.37M2025
7.54%vs 20242024: £4.06M
Cash in Bank
£116.62K2025
603.77%vs 20242024: £16.57K
Total Liabilities
£817.30K2025
15.61%vs 20242024: £706.97K
Employees
292025
+2vs 20242024: 27
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 7.54% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for EUROPEAN FREEZE DRY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through EUROPEAN FREEZE DRY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +8.5% 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 | 29 | +2 |
| 2024 | 27 | -3 |
| 2023 | 30 | -7 |
| 2022 | 37 | +4 |
| 2021 | 33 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 33 in 2021 to 29 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
37Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 27/09/2016–23/06/2021 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/09/2013–27/08/2015 | 1 | |
| Director | 31/10/2016–26/06/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/11/2001–04/11/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 22/05/2007–15/04/2009 | 4 | |
| Director | 14/11/2001–22/05/2007 | 1 | |
| Director | 30/09/2009–16/09/2013 | 1 | |
| Director | 25/09/2018–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 30/06/1996–05/01/1999 | 7 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 13/10/1994–14/12/1994 | 1033 | |
| Secretary | 30/11/2001–02/12/2015 | 0 | |
| Nominee Director | 13/10/1994–14/12/1994 | 166 | |
| Secretary | 16/10/1996–29/11/2001 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 14/12/1994–30/07/1996 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 03/12/2015–13/03/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 11/11/2001–11/01/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 23/04/2012–18/06/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/12/1994–29/01/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/01/2012–18/06/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 28/02/2003–05/04/2012 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/12/1994–27/02/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 24/02/2013–27/08/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 30/06/1996–05/01/1999 | 4 | |
| Director | 29/12/1994–30/08/1996 | 10 | |
| Nominee Director | 13/10/1994–14/12/1994 | 59 | |
| Director | 27/08/2015–19/10/2015 | 4 | |
| Director | 27/08/2015–24/09/2018 | 4 | |
| Director | 14/12/1994–29/06/1996 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/11/2008–05/08/2012 | 18 | |
| Director | 31/08/1996–29/11/2001 | 1 | |
| Director | 02/10/2019–29/11/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/01/2023–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 27/08/2015–01/01/2023 | 0 | |
| Director | 27/08/2015–19/10/2015 | 0 | |
| Director | 28/08/2015–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 05/08/2012–24/02/2013 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/12/1994–29/06/1996 | 6 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 20/10/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 23/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 23/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 23/07/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 14/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 23/07/2026View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-12-31
- 14/10/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-14 with updates
- 29/07/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2024-12-31
- 18/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-14 with no updates
- 21/08/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2023-12-31
- 17/11/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-10-14 with no updates
- 11/09/2023View PDF (11 pages)
Accounts for a small company made up to 2022-12-31
- 02/01/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Jette Ramgaard as a director on 2023-01-02
- 02/01/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Jørgen Jensen as a director on 2023-01-02
- 27/12/2022View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Poul Ruben Andersen as a director on 2022-11-30
- 23/11/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-10-14 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About EUROPEAN FREEZE DRY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
EUROPEAN FREEZE DRY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 45 Roman Way, Longridge Road, Ribbleton, Preston PR2 5BD. Companies House classifies its business as Processing and preserving of poultry meat, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 31 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £3.07M and 29 employees.
EUROPEAN FREEZE DRY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records EUROPEAN FREEZE DRY LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Processing and preserving of poultry meat (10.12 - SIC 2007), Processing and preserving of fish crustaceans and molluscs (10.20 - SIC 2007), Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables (10.39 - SIC 2007) and Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes (10.85 - SIC 2007).
EUROPEAN FREEZE DRY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 14/10/1994.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £3.07M, total assets of £4.37M, cash in bank of £116.62K and total liabilities of £817.30K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 23/07/2026: Accounts for a small company made up to 2025-12-31, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 28/10/2026.
Companies House lists 37 officers (3 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control.