
Company Number
01206150
Next Accounts
Jan 2026
Shareholders
james hall & company (southport) ltd
c j lang & son ltd
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Industry
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
+3Registered Address
mezzanine floor hygeia building, 66-68 college road, harrow, middlesex, HA1 1BE
Website
www.spar.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of SPAR FOOD DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED at £64.5m based on a Turnover of £67.6m and 0.95x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SPAR FOOD DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED at £3.1m based on an EBITDA of £380.1k and a 8.17x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SPAR FOOD DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED at £2.7m based on Net Assets of £980.6k and 2.76x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Spar Food Distributors Limited is a live company located in harrow, HA1 1BE with a Companies House number of 01206150. It operates in the retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating sector, SIC Code 47110. Founded in April 1975, it's largest shareholder is james hall & company (southport) ltd with a 20% stake. Spar Food Distributors Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £67.6m with low growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Spar Food Distributors Limited a 2 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 8 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
3 Strong
1 Regular
8 Weak
Size
annual sales of £67.6m, make it larger than the average company (£1.4m)
£67.6m - Spar Food Distributors Limited
£1.4m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 2%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.3%)
2% - Spar Food Distributors Limited
7.3% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 25.1%, this company has a comparable cost of product (24.7%)
25.1% - Spar Food Distributors Limited
24.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 0.3% make it less profitable than the average company (3%)
0.3% - Spar Food Distributors Limited
3% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 93 employees, this is above the industry average (14)
93 - Spar Food Distributors Limited
14 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £76.7k, the company has a higher pay structure (£20.9k)
£76.7k - Spar Food Distributors Limited
£20.9k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £727.1k, this is more efficient (£132.9k)
£727.1k - Spar Food Distributors Limited
£132.9k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 35 days, this is later than average (18 days)
35 days - Spar Food Distributors Limited
18 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 17 days, this is quicker than average (27 days)
17 days - Spar Food Distributors Limited
27 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 26 days, this is more than average (19 days)
26 days - Spar Food Distributors Limited
19 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 2 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (26 weeks)
2 weeks - Spar Food Distributors Limited
26 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 95.1%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (64.5%)
95.1% - Spar Food Distributors Limited
64.5% - Industry AVG
Spar Food Distributors Limited's latest turnover from April 2024 is £67.6 million and the company has net assets of £980.6 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Spar Food Distributors Limited has 93 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.1 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Turnover | 67,615,949 | 68,935,205 | 66,115,264 | 63,410,610 | 61,832,289 | 61,493,336 | 66,442,089 | 204,106,168 | 189,639,572 | 67,250,328 | 62,636,235 | 64,805,994 | 66,987,826 | 61,701,567 | 194,822,204 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 50,675,292 | 51,399,647 | 50,372,403 | 48,009,192 | |||||||||||
Gross Profit | 16,940,657 | 17,535,558 | 15,742,861 | 15,401,418 | |||||||||||
Admin Expenses | 16,721,866 | 16,883,699 | 15,153,335 | 14,831,010 | |||||||||||
Operating Profit | 218,791 | 651,859 | 589,526 | 570,408 | 522,312 | 493,591 | 420,915 | 434,906 | 454,938 | 391,777 | 413,613 | 383,673 | 417,100 | 459,420 | 291,858 |
Interest Payable | 144,791 | 209,859 | 147,526 | 131,408 | 80,312 | 122,092 | 90,915 | 115,906 | 131,753 | 134,856 | 623,549 | 630,572 | 657,660 | 661,458 | 630,368 |
Interest Receivable | 71,000 | 51,000 | 12,000 | 19,000 | 595,936 | 563,899 | 575,560 | 602,038 | 45,510 | ||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 158,753 | 564,591 | 478,457 | 495,040 | 449,531 | 348,794 | 408,858 | 420,584 | 592,473 | 198,509 | 386,000 | 317,000 | 335,000 | 400,000 | 121,000 |
Tax | -98,452 | -35,910 | 3,900 | 4,010 | -20,000 | -22,185 | -921 | ||||||||
Profit After Tax | 158,753 | 466,139 | 442,547 | 495,040 | 449,531 | 352,694 | 412,868 | 400,584 | 570,288 | 197,588 | 386,000 | 317,000 | 335,000 | 400,000 | 121,000 |
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 158,753 | 466,139 | 442,547 | 495,040 | 449,531 | 352,694 | 412,868 | 400,584 | 570,288 | 197,588 | 386,000 | 317,000 | 335,000 | 400,000 | 121,000 |
Employee Costs | 7,133,753 | 6,857,268 | 6,452,207 | 6,418,942 | 5,214,142 | 5,186,685 | 4,750,551 | 4,728,819 | 4,763,882 | 4,649,017 | 4,330,933 | 4,100,724 | 4,042,879 | 4,123,548 | 4,438,858 |
Number Of Employees | 93 | 96 | 94 | 98 | 84 | 81 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 |
EBITDA* | 380,140 | 824,811 | 755,966 | 727,951 | 694,939 | 679,716 | 641,912 | 700,630 | 677,836 | 620,454 | 630,954 | 583,595 | 622,350 | 708,056 | 562,057 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 167,259 | 216,273 | 257,170 | 204,858 | 191,636 | 190,438 | 219,561 | 312,453 | 196,252 | 210,746 | 425,123 | 451,983 | 333,957 | 392,845 | 411,406 |
Intangible Assets | 23,017 | 18,694 | 65,878 | 76,995 | 61,225 | 89,274 | 7,783 | 83,123 | 134,168 | 116,799 | |||||
Investments & Other | 1,315,810 | 1,302,057 | 1,230,466 | 1,206,009 | 1,149,969 | 1,161,438 | 1,184,143 | 1,105,285 | 1,003,701 | 734,413 | 792,825 | 753,762 | 631,440 | 624,651 | 532,893 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 1,506,086 | 1,537,024 | 1,553,514 | 1,487,862 | 1,402,830 | 1,441,150 | 1,411,487 | 1,500,861 | 1,334,121 | 1,061,958 | 1,217,948 | 1,205,745 | 965,397 | 1,017,496 | 944,299 |
Stock & work in progress | 3,728,166 | 3,222,097 | 2,877,636 | 2,656,076 | 2,448,335 | 3,207,534 | 2,506,388 | 2,324,570 | 2,376,525 | 1,626,422 | 2,939,779 | 3,192,014 | 2,935,607 | 3,140,553 | 2,026,411 |
Trade Debtors | 6,557,732 | 9,750,849 | 7,144,967 | 6,928,710 | 8,788,412 | 15,331,740 | 10,833,045 | 6,431,073 | 7,663,782 | 7,534,303 | 4,385,455 | 4,677,031 | 9,365,389 | 13,010,665 | 9,254,424 |
Group Debtors | 116 | 116 | |||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 7,308,380 | 7,001,913 | 6,059,023 | 5,186,982 | 4,488,932 | 5,967,632 | 5,593,036 | 5,680,668 | 3,464,423 | 5,212,394 | 5,038,580 | 1,891,560 | 1,049,827 | 5,458,627 | |
Cash | 1,050,365 | 2,334,725 | 2,446,308 | 2,254,419 | 5,053,482 | 675,545 | 3,887,331 | 3,564,035 | 2,421,922 | 1,714,313 | 2,154,214 | 2,224,925 | 1,498,370 | 1,204,324 | 644,960 |
misc current assets | 10,702 | 3,887 | 5,389 | 10,520 | 8,509 | 9,006 | 5,499 | 7,750 | |||||||
total current assets | 18,644,643 | 22,309,584 | 18,527,934 | 17,026,187 | 20,779,161 | 19,214,819 | 23,194,396 | 17,923,416 | 18,146,784 | 14,344,850 | 14,702,362 | 15,141,059 | 15,699,932 | 18,410,984 | 17,392,288 |
total assets | 20,150,729 | 23,846,608 | 20,081,448 | 18,514,049 | 22,181,991 | 20,655,969 | 24,605,883 | 19,424,277 | 19,480,905 | 15,406,808 | 15,920,310 | 16,346,804 | 16,665,329 | 19,428,480 | 18,336,587 |
Bank overdraft | 8,365,792 | 8,526,612 | 6,307,034 | 8,153,374 | 6,456,333 | 7,423,236 | 7,810,856 | 5,944,916 | 5,875,924 | 299,614 | 2,364,459 | 1,878,395 | 4,111,761 | 4,484,643 | 4,681,423 |
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 2,372,685 | 3,122,806 | 3,126,966 | 1,711,978 | 3,566,629 | 2,956,824 | 4,327,178 | 2,432,376 | 2,305,935 | 3,193,413 | 2,158,327 | 2,578,146 | 3,516,242 | 2,560,115 | 2,392,919 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 6,613 | 6,613 | |||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 7,867,159 | 10,665,850 | 9,356,699 | 7,382,405 | 10,948,777 | 9,054,188 | 11,223,423 | 9,881,417 | 10,235,062 | 11,189,085 | 10,614,416 | 11,146,218 | 8,415,603 | 11,768,793 | 10,739,074 |
total current liabilities | 18,605,636 | 22,315,268 | 18,790,699 | 17,247,757 | 20,971,739 | 19,434,248 | 23,361,457 | 18,258,709 | 18,416,921 | 14,682,112 | 15,137,202 | 15,602,759 | 16,043,606 | 18,820,164 | 17,820,029 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 564,452 | 564,452 | 297,000 | 261,090 | 261,090 | 261,090 | 264,990 | 269,000 | 249,000 | 157,000 | |||||
total long term liabilities | 564,452 | 564,452 | 297,000 | 261,090 | 651,090 | 261,090 | 1,230,990 | 2,269,000 | 2,065,000 | 2,684,000 | 2,309,000 | 2,853,000 | 2,200,000 | 1,580,000 | 1,816,000 |
total liabilities | 19,170,088 | 22,879,720 | 19,087,699 | 17,508,847 | 21,622,829 | 19,695,338 | 24,592,447 | 20,527,709 | 20,481,921 | 17,366,112 | 17,446,202 | 18,455,759 | 18,243,606 | 20,400,164 | 19,636,029 |
net assets | 980,641 | 966,888 | 993,749 | 1,005,202 | 559,162 | 960,631 | 13,436 | -1,103,432 | -1,001,016 | -1,959,304 | -1,525,892 | -2,108,955 | -1,578,277 | -971,684 | -1,299,442 |
total shareholders funds | 980,641 | 966,888 | 993,749 | 1,005,202 | 559,162 | 960,631 | 13,436 | -1,103,432 | -1,001,016 | -1,959,304 | -1,525,892 | -2,108,955 | -1,578,277 | -971,684 | -1,299,442 |
Apr 2024 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 218,791 | 651,859 | 589,526 | 570,408 | 522,312 | 493,591 | 420,915 | 434,906 | 454,938 | 391,777 | 413,613 | 383,673 | 417,100 | 459,420 | 291,858 |
Depreciation | 144,672 | 144,716 | 114,460 | 110,165 | 135,253 | 163,105 | 160,851 | 173,891 | 127,021 | 228,677 | 217,341 | 199,922 | 205,250 | 248,636 | 270,199 |
Amortisation | 16,677 | 28,236 | 51,980 | 47,378 | 37,374 | 23,020 | 60,146 | 91,833 | 95,877 | ||||||
Tax | -98,452 | -35,910 | 3,900 | 4,010 | -20,000 | -22,185 | -921 | ||||||||
Stock | 506,069 | 344,461 | 221,560 | 207,741 | -759,199 | 701,146 | 181,818 | -51,955 | 750,103 | -1,313,357 | -252,235 | 256,407 | -204,946 | 1,114,142 | 2,026,411 |
Debtors | -2,886,650 | 3,548,772 | 1,088,298 | -1,161,652 | -2,054,396 | -1,468,937 | 4,776,568 | -1,320,341 | 2,345,724 | 1,400,877 | -117,762 | -1,541,338 | -2,803,659 | -652,559 | 14,713,167 |
Creditors | -750,121 | -4,160 | 1,414,988 | -1,854,651 | 609,805 | -1,370,354 | 1,894,802 | 126,441 | -887,478 | 1,035,086 | -419,819 | -938,096 | 956,127 | 167,196 | 2,392,919 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -2,798,691 | 1,309,151 | 1,974,294 | -3,566,372 | 1,894,589 | -2,169,235 | 1,342,006 | -353,645 | -954,023 | 574,669 | -531,802 | 2,730,615 | -3,353,190 | 1,029,719 | 10,739,074 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 267,452 | 35,910 | -3,900 | -4,010 | 20,000 | 92,000 | 157,000 | ||||||||
Cash flow from operations | -788,091 | -1,594,431 | 2,835,390 | -3,739,161 | 6,012,928 | -2,092,082 | -1,079,666 | 1,845,722 | -4,189,677 | 2,298,768 | 49,330 | 3,661,045 | 1,233,892 | 1,443,388 | -3,045,528 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -238,493 | -46,180 | -300,556 | -216,915 | -140,906 | -179,786 | -313,620 | -128,638 | -209,188 | -228,403 | |||||
Change in Investments | 13,753 | 71,591 | 24,457 | 56,040 | -11,469 | -22,705 | 78,858 | 101,584 | 269,288 | -58,412 | 39,063 | 122,322 | 6,789 | 91,758 | 532,893 |
cash flow from investments | -13,753 | -71,591 | -24,457 | -56,040 | 11,469 | -215,788 | -125,038 | -402,140 | -486,203 | -82,494 | -218,849 | -435,942 | -135,427 | -300,946 | -761,296 |
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -6,613 | 6,613 | |||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -73,791 | -158,859 | -135,526 | -131,408 | -61,312 | -122,092 | -90,915 | -115,906 | -131,753 | -134,856 | -27,613 | -66,673 | -82,100 | -59,420 | -584,858 |
cash flow from financing | -218,791 | -651,859 | -589,526 | -180,408 | -912,312 | 472,409 | 613,085 | -618,906 | 256,247 | -765,856 | 169,450 | -914,351 | -1,030,306 | -131,662 | -1,998,687 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -1,284,360 | -111,583 | 191,889 | -2,799,063 | 4,377,937 | -3,211,786 | 323,296 | 1,142,113 | 707,609 | -439,901 | -70,711 | 726,555 | 294,046 | 559,364 | 644,960 |
overdraft | -160,820 | 2,219,578 | -1,846,340 | 1,697,041 | -966,903 | -387,620 | 1,865,940 | 68,992 | 5,576,310 | -2,064,845 | 486,064 | -2,233,366 | -372,882 | -196,780 | 4,681,423 |
change in cash | -1,123,540 | -2,331,161 | 2,038,229 | -4,496,104 | 5,344,840 | -2,824,166 | -1,542,644 | 1,073,121 | -4,868,701 | 1,624,944 | -556,775 | 2,959,921 | 666,928 | 756,144 | -4,036,463 |
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SPAR FOOD DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED group structure
Spar Food Distributors Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
SPAR FOOD DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED
01206150
1 subsidiary
Spar Food Distributors Limited currently has 7 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Martin Agnew (Jan 1999) and Mr Michael Hall (Nov 2007).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Martin Agnew | Northern Ireland | 62 years | Jan 1999 | - | Director |
Mr Michael Hall | United Kingdom | 53 years | Nov 2007 | - | Director |
Mr Mike Boardman | United Kingdom | 52 years | Nov 2014 | - | Director |
Mr Colin McLean | Scotland | 59 years | Apr 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Nick Bunker | England | 61 years | Mar 2022 | - | Director |
Mrs Carol Welch | United Kingdom | 55 years | May 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Michael Fletcher | United Kingdom | 56 years | Nov 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
April 2024turnover
67.6m
-2%
operating profit
218.8k
-66%
gross margin
25.1%
-1.51%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
April 2024net assets
980.6k
+0.01%
total assets
20.2m
-0.15%
cash
1.1m
-0.55%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
01206150
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
47290 - Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
47220 - Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
incorporation date
April 1975
age
50
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
April 2024
previous names
N/A
accountant
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auditor
RSM UK AUDIT LLP
address
mezzanine floor hygeia building, 66-68 college road, harrow, middlesex, HA1 1BE
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
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