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 GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 23b Kingsmead Business Park, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 5FB
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58.14/2 - SIC 2007)Activities of exhibition and fair organisers (82.30/1 - SIC 2007)Activities of business and employers membership organisations (94.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 21/05/2026View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 10/04/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 31/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2026-03-31
- 11/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2026-02-27
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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
12/05/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 28/04/2026Due 12/05/2027
- Next statement date
- 28/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 28/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£643.17K2025
69.38%vs 20242024: £379.73K
Total Assets
£22.35K2025
-53.32%vs 20242024: £47.87K
Cash in Bank
£1.10M2025
96.18%vs 20242024: £561.67K
Total Liabilities
£721.07K2021
First reported yearEmployees
402025
-6vs 20242024: 46
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 1 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 96.18% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +31.6% 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 | 40 | -6 |
| 2024 | 46 | +9 |
| 2023 | 37 | +6 |
| 2022 | 31 | +5 |
| 2021 | 26 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 26 in 2021 to 40 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
13Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 31/12/2003–Present | 0 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 02/09/1992–02/09/1992 | 97866 | |
| Director | 19/03/2010–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 31/10/2005–31/12/2009 | 2 | |
| Secretary | 03/09/1992–08/08/2023 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/09/1992–31/12/2008 | 0 | |
| Director | 11/05/2022–08/08/2023 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/01/2015–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 31/08/2003–30/01/2005 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 08/08/2023–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 31/10/2002–30/12/2003 | 2 | |
| Director | 02/09/1992–30/12/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2025–Present | 1 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 05/11/2020–27/02/2026 | 0 | |
| 05/11/2020–Present | 0 | |
| 30/09/2016–05/11/2020 | 2 | |
| 27/02/2026–Present | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 146
- Since 03/09/1992
- Last 12 months
- 6
- +2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 21/05/2026
- 4 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 21/05/2026
- Share capital (2)Latest 31/03/2026
- Officer changes (2)Latest 28/02/2026
Filing timeline
- 21/05/2026View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 10/04/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Purchase of own shares.
- 31/03/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2026-03-31
- 11/03/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2026-02-27
- 28/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Robert John Farrand as a person with significant control on 2026-02-27
- 28/02/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of John Robert Farrand as a person with significant control on 2026-02-27
- 01/09/2025View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 19/05/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-19 with updates
- 07/04/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2025-03-27
- 06/01/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Miss Christabel Cairns as a director on 2025-01-01
- 14/06/2024View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 20/05/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-19 with updates
Showing 12 of 146 filings
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About THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 23b Kingsmead Business Park, Shaftesbury Road, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 5FB. Companies House classifies its business as Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 34 years 1 month.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £643.17K and 40 employees.
THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED under 3 registered business activities: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58.14/2 - SIC 2007), Activities of exhibition and fair organisers (82.30/1 - SIC 2007) and Activities of business and employers membership organisations (94.11 - SIC 2007).
THE GUILD OF FINE FOOD LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 03/09/1992.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £643.17K, total assets of £22.35K, cash in bank of £1.10M and total liabilities of £721.07K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 21/05/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, 4 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 12/05/2027.
Companies House lists 13 officers (5 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (2 current).