Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full 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
THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Fenn Corner, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Manufacture of machinery for food beverage and tobacco processing (28.93 - SIC 2007)Non-specialised wholesale trade (46.90 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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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
25/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 11/03/2026Due 25/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 11/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 11/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£672.35K2024
2.06%vs 20232023: £658.78K
Total Assets
£2.02M2024
3.34%vs 20232023: £1.95M
Cash in Bank
£360.45K2024
52.03%vs 20232023: £237.09K
Total Liabilities
£1.21M2024
6.39%vs 20232023: £1.14M
Employees
142024
+1vs 20232023: 13
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 52.03% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -8.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | +1 |
| 2023 | 13 | -9 |
| 2022 | 22 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 22 in 2021 to 14 in 2024. 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
13Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 01/01/1996–15/06/2003 | 1 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 22/03/1993–22/03/1993 | 390 | |
| Director | 22/03/1993–07/04/2019 | 2 | |
| Nominee Director | 22/03/1993–22/03/1993 | 7000 | |
| Secretary | 20/12/2006–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 28/03/2019–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 22/03/1993–01/01/1996 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/07/2019–Present | 4 | |
| Secretary | 01/01/1996–15/06/2003 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 22/03/1993–01/01/1996 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/06/2003–20/12/2006 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/07/2019–29/08/2023 | 11 | |
| Secretary | 15/06/2003–20/12/2006 | 1 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/07/2016–08/04/2019 | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 1
- Since 29/09/2026
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Most recent filing
- 29/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 29/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 29/09/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
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About THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Fenn Corner, St Mary Hoo, Rochester, Kent ME3 8RF. Companies House classifies its business as Manufacture of machinery for food beverage and tobacco processing, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 33 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £672.35K and 14 employees.
THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Manufacture of machinery for food beverage and tobacco processing (28.93 - SIC 2007) and Non-specialised wholesale trade (46.90 - SIC 2007).
THE FOOD MACHINERY COMPANY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 23/03/1993.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £672.35K, total assets of £2.02M, cash in bank of £360.45K and total liabilities of £1.21M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 29/09/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 25/03/2027.
Companies House lists 13 officers (3 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control (0 current).