Lime Tree Foods Limited

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Company Number

04094000

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.

Directors

John Hirst

Shareholders

john james hirst

stacey hirst

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Contact

Registered Address

enfield street, sheepscar, leeds, LS7 1RF

Website

http://sandwichkinguk.com

lime tree foods limited Estimated Valuation

£3.8m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of LIME TREE FOODS LIMITED at £3.8m based on Net Assets of £2m and 1.94x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Lime Tree Foods Limited is a live company located in leeds, LS7 1RF with a Companies House number of 04094000. It operates in the manufacture of other food products n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 10890. Founded in October 2000, it's largest shareholder is john james hirst with a 98% stake. Lime Tree Foods Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £4.1m with declining growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Lime Tree Foods Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating4out of 5

4 Strong

2 Regular

6 Weak

Size

annual sales of £4.1m, make it smaller than the average company (£24.3m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -3%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7.7%)

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Lime Tree Foods Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £4.1 million and the company has net assets of £2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Lime Tree Foods Limited has 50 employees and maintains cash reserves of £526.8 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Turnover	4,093,197	4,074,733	4,049,108	4,432,352	4,719,619	4,473,019	4,781,664	4,462,673	2,035,580	2,457,423	2,935,654	2,968,999	2,829,542	2,462,253	0
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	3,076,480	3,046,557	2,991,645	3,297,451	3,510,323	3,337,618	3,564,181	3,308,460	1,524,291	1,825,937	2,202,110	2,247,899	2,122,888	1,835,624	0
Gross Profit	1,016,717	1,028,176	1,057,463	1,134,901	1,209,296	1,135,401	1,217,483	1,154,213	511,289	631,486	733,544	721,100	706,653	626,630	0
Admin Expenses	1,127,132	826,247	1,031,764	906,999	1,183,295	1,116,395	1,214,998	919,504	552,435	544,459	568,756	505,354	424,879	222,055	-644,553
Operating Profit	-110,415	201,929	25,699	227,902	26,001	19,006	2,485	234,709	-41,146	87,027	164,788	215,746	281,774	404,575	644,553
Interest Payable	0	0	1,563	1,525	0	0	0	0	0	0	511	1,703	3,047	4,363	2,507
Interest Receivable	32,629	23,377	1,578	482	3,597	4,149	3,313	1,757	3,260	3,340	3,118	2,529	1,588	1,174	450
Pre-Tax Profit	-77,786	225,306	25,715	226,859	29,598	23,154	5,798	236,466	-37,886	90,367	167,395	216,572	280,315	401,386	642,496
Tax	0	-42,808	-4,886	-43,103	-5,624	-4,399	-1,102	-47,293	0	-18,977	-38,501	-51,977	-72,882	-112,388	-179,899
Profit After Tax	-77,786	182,498	20,829	183,756	23,974	18,755	4,696	189,173	-37,886	71,390	128,894	164,595	207,433	288,998	462,597
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	-77,786	182,498	20,829	183,756	23,974	18,755	4,696	189,173	-37,886	71,390	128,894	164,595	207,433	288,998	462,597
Employee Costs	1,965,589	1,855,364	1,851,134	2,127,785	2,166,723	2,126,381	2,273,419	2,175,444	334,347	422,533	477,153	456,381	427,857	423,240	0
Number Of Employees	50	50	53	62	65	63	68	68	11	14	16	16	15	15	0
EBITDA*	104,738	401,684	193,513	359,903	167,390	162,622	125,892	368,037	117,678	236,685	337,220	313,844	388,617	495,235	746,471

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Tangible Assets	561,328	564,480	402,474	274,730	378,517	406,165	355,943	356,724	389,526	345,477	388,380	420,481	475,823	449,832	501,927
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	561,328	564,480	402,474	274,730	378,517	406,165	355,943	356,724	389,526	345,477	388,380	420,481	475,823	449,832	501,927
Stock & work in progress	14,950	15,370	14,500	3,870	3,868	3,817	3,615	3,485	3,396	2,759	2,705	2,512	2,000	2,015	2,504
Trade Debtors	386,349	460,558	531,608	538,526	541,183	500,338	547,593	557,848	534,236	615,337	695,181	609,337	640,718	521,981	620,566
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	54,938	59,135	63,096	35,625	63,949	65,952	98,904	57,291	72,653	52,408	0	0	0	0	0
Cash	526,793	716,226	619,615	642,755	321,507	637,692	468,594	856,493	549,383	754,590	581,422	665,907	345,544	289,752	179,824
misc current assets	996,268	790,226	778,192	712,678	709,779	438,622	400,439	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	1,979,298	2,041,515	2,007,011	1,933,454	1,640,286	1,646,421	1,519,145	1,475,117	1,159,668	1,425,099	1,279,308	1,277,756	988,262	813,748	802,894
total assets	2,540,626	2,605,995	2,409,485	2,208,184	2,018,803	2,052,586	1,875,088	1,831,841	1,549,194	1,770,576	1,667,688	1,698,237	1,464,085	1,263,580	1,304,821
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	50,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,733	21,517	21,517	21,517
Trade Creditors	277,407	285,412	238,305	164,714	283,803	248,065	283,771	210,958	204,598	342,079	402,176	547,534	447,160	431,022	698,066
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	207,843	218,537	270,689	205,304	115,419	228,322	84,966	122,729	39,586	100,872	0	0	0	0	0
total current liabilities	485,250	503,949	508,994	420,018	399,222	476,387	368,737	333,687	244,184	442,951	402,176	563,267	468,677	452,539	719,583
loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15,141	35,590	55,613
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8,613	52,832
provisions	101,903	76,830	69,808	31,379	49,449	46,525	26,361	22,860	18,889	3,618	12,895	11,247	21,139	15,143	14,096
total long term liabilities	101,903	76,830	69,808	31,379	49,449	46,525	26,361	22,860	18,889	3,618	12,895	11,247	36,280	59,346	122,541
total liabilities	587,153	580,779	578,802	451,397	448,671	522,912	395,098	356,547	263,073	446,569	415,071	574,514	504,957	511,885	842,124
net assets	1,953,473	2,025,216	1,830,683	1,756,787	1,570,132	1,529,674	1,479,990	1,475,294	1,286,121	1,324,007	1,252,617	1,123,723	959,128	751,695	462,697
total shareholders funds	1,953,473	2,025,216	1,830,683	1,756,787	1,570,132	1,529,674	1,479,990	1,475,294	1,286,121	1,324,007	1,252,617	1,123,723	959,128	751,695	462,697

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Dec 2012	Dec 2011	Dec 2010	Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	-110,415	201,929	25,699	227,902	26,001	19,006	2,485	234,709	-41,146	87,027	164,788	215,746	281,774	404,575	644,553
Depreciation	215,153	199,755	167,814	132,001	141,389	143,616	123,407	133,328	158,824	149,658	172,432	98,098	106,843	90,660	101,918
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	0	-42,808	-4,886	-43,103	-5,624	-4,399	-1,102	-47,293	0	-18,977	-38,501	-51,977	-72,882	-112,388	-179,899
Stock	-420	870	10,630	2	51	202	130	89	637	54	193	512	-15	-489	2,504
Debtors	-78,406	-75,011	20,553	-30,981	38,842	-80,207	31,358	8,250	-60,861	-27,431	85,844	-31,381	118,737	-98,585	620,566
Creditors	-8,005	47,107	73,591	-119,089	35,738	-35,706	72,813	6,360	-137,481	-60,097	-145,358	100,374	16,138	-267,044	698,066
Accruals and Deferred Income	-10,694	-52,152	65,385	89,885	-112,903	143,356	-37,763	83,143	-61,286	100,872	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	25,073	7,022	38,429	-18,070	2,924	20,164	3,501	3,971	15,271	-9,277	1,648	-9,892	5,996	1,047	14,096
Cash flow from operations	189,938	434,994	334,849	300,505	48,632	366,042	131,853	405,879	-5,594	276,583	68,972	383,218	219,147	215,924	655,664
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-212,001	-361,761	-295,558	-28,214	-113,741	-193,838	-122,626	-100,526	-202,873	-106,755	-140,331	-42,756	-132,834	-38,565	-603,845
Change in Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	-212,001	-361,761	-295,558	-28,214	-113,741	-193,838	-122,626	-100,526	-202,873	-106,755	-140,331	-42,756	-132,834	-38,565	-603,845
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-15,733	-5,784	0	0	21,517
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-15,141	-20,449	-20,023	55,613
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8,613	-44,219	52,832
share issue	6,043	12,035	53,067	2,899	16,484	30,929	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
interest	32,629	23,377	15	-1,043	3,597	4,149	3,313	1,757	3,260	3,340	2,607	826	-1,459	-3,189	-2,057
cash flow from financing	38,672	35,412	53,082	1,856	20,081	35,078	3,313	1,757	3,260	3,340	-13,126	-20,099	-30,521	-67,431	128,005
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-189,433	96,611	-23,140	321,248	-316,185	169,098	-387,899	307,110	-205,207	173,168	-84,485	320,363	55,792	109,928	179,824
overdraft	0	0	-50,000	50,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	-189,433	96,611	26,860	271,248	-316,185	169,098	-387,899	307,110	-205,207	173,168	-84,485	320,363	55,792	109,928	179,824

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LIME TREE FOODS LIMITED group structure

Lime Tree Foods Limited has no subsidiary companies.

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LIME TREE FOODS LIMITED

04094000

LIME TREE FOODS LIMITED Shareholders

john james hirst	98.04%
stacey hirst	0.98%
jason hirst	0.98%

Lime Tree Foods Limited currently has 1 director, Mr John Hirst serving since Nov 2000.

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr John Hirst		49 years	Nov 2000	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

4.1m

operating profit

-110.4k

gross margin

24.9%

-1.56%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

-0.04%

total assets

2.5m

-0.03%

cash

526.8k

-0.26%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

10890 - Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.

incorporation date

October 2000

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

spearcrown limited (December 2000)

address

enfield street, sheepscar, leeds, LS7 1RF

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