zafron foods limited Company Information
Company Number
06410182
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
solina uk holdings
Group Structure
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Industry
Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
Registered Address
ebony house, ainley industrial estate, elland, HX5 9JP
Website
www.zafronfoods.co.ukzafron foods limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ZAFRON FOODS LIMITED at £56.5m based on a Turnover of £42.4m and 1.33x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
zafron foods limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ZAFRON FOODS LIMITED at £90.2m based on an EBITDA of £9.9m and a 9.1x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
zafron foods limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ZAFRON FOODS LIMITED at £35.4m based on Net Assets of £17.9m and 1.98x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Zafron Foods Limited Overview
Zafron Foods Limited is a live company located in elland, HX5 9JP with a Companies House number of 06410182. It operates in the manufacture of other food products n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 10890. Founded in October 2007, it's largest shareholder is solina uk holdings with a 100% stake. Zafron Foods Limited is a established, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £42.4m with rapid growth in recent years.
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Zafron Foods Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Zafron Foods Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


7 Strong

1 Regular

4 Weak

Size
annual sales of £42.4m, make it larger than the average company (£24.1m)
£42.4m - Zafron Foods Limited
£24.1m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 40%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.7%)
40% - Zafron Foods Limited
7.7% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 34.4%, this company has a lower cost of product (24.9%)
34.4% - Zafron Foods Limited
24.9% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 22.1% make it more profitable than the average company (3.6%)
22.1% - Zafron Foods Limited
3.6% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 88 employees, this is below the industry average (111)
88 - Zafron Foods Limited
111 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £40.3k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£39.2k)
£40.3k - Zafron Foods Limited
£39.2k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £481.8k, this is more efficient (£235.4k)
£481.8k - Zafron Foods Limited
£235.4k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 57 days, this is later than average (47 days)
57 days - Zafron Foods Limited
47 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 38 days, this is quicker than average (44 days)
38 days - Zafron Foods Limited
44 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 37 days, this is less than average (48 days)
37 days - Zafron Foods Limited
48 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 4 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (7 weeks)
4 weeks - Zafron Foods Limited
7 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 25.4%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (56.2%)
25.4% - Zafron Foods Limited
56.2% - Industry AVG
ZAFRON FOODS LIMITED financials

Zafron Foods Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £42.4 million and the company has net assets of £17.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Zafron Foods Limited has 88 employees and maintains cash reserves of £456.8 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Turnover | 42,394,993 | 25,935,084 | 22,627,281 | 10,187,498 | 15,350,740 | 13,513,738 | 11,771,781 | 9,103,159 | 2,899,952 | 2,059,759 | 1,826,344 | 1,337,915 | |||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 27,793,507 | 16,900,527 | 14,186,526 | 6,851,437 | 11,019,239 | 9,693,513 | 9,106,065 | 5,953,787 | 1,927,419 | 1,350,201 | 1,122,032 | 826,529 | |||
Gross Profit | 14,601,486 | 9,034,557 | 8,440,755 | 3,336,061 | 4,331,501 | 3,820,225 | 2,665,716 | 3,149,372 | 972,533 | 709,558 | 704,312 | 511,386 | |||
Admin Expenses | 5,222,779 | 3,346,161 | 3,226,169 | 1,578,111 | 2,127,441 | 1,662,425 | 1,409,296 | 1,952,727 | 798,830 | 594,642 | 590,202 | 488,075 | |||
Operating Profit | 9,378,707 | 5,688,396 | 5,214,586 | 1,757,950 | 2,204,060 | 2,157,800 | 1,256,420 | 1,196,645 | 173,703 | 114,916 | 114,110 | 23,311 | |||
Interest Payable | 30,325 | 58,041 | 145,779 | 108,380 | 94,442 | 45,603 | 49,002 | 34,749 | 16,230 | 3,132 | 1,745 | 1,781 | |||
Interest Receivable | 218,971 | 3,958 | 59 | 276 | 263 | 103 | 47 | 22 | 10 | ||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 9,567,353 | 5,634,313 | 5,068,866 | 1,649,846 | 2,109,881 | 2,112,300 | 1,207,465 | 1,161,918 | 157,483 | 111,784 | 112,365 | 19,009 | |||
Tax | -2,108,627 | -896,957 | -666,355 | -150,631 | -266,879 | -415,629 | -39,139 | -140,113 | -26,049 | ||||||
Profit After Tax | 7,458,726 | 4,737,356 | 4,402,511 | 1,499,215 | 1,843,002 | 1,696,671 | 1,168,326 | 1,021,805 | 131,434 | 111,784 | 112,365 | 19,009 | |||
Dividends Paid | 764,315 | 764,315 | 1,862,323 | 822,719 | 1,270,677 | 996,180 | 1,052,955 | 560,443 | 104,000 | 12,000 | |||||
Retained Profit | 6,694,411 | 3,973,041 | 2,540,188 | 676,496 | 572,325 | 700,491 | 115,371 | 461,362 | 27,434 | 297,481 | 100,365 | 19,009 | |||
Employee Costs | 3,548,764 | 1,973,529 | 1,768,798 | 942,337 | 1,304,121 | 1,002,160 | 1,026,833 | 838,363 | |||||||
Number Of Employees | 88 | 90 | 81 | 55 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 53 | ||||||
EBITDA* | 9,914,441 | 6,023,275 | 5,656,805 | 2,194,047 | 2,587,111 | 2,466,480 | 1,535,902 | 1,392,262 | 275,442 | 168,651 | 156,351 | 55,860 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 5,094,281 | 4,860,440 | 4,337,035 | 4,803,397 | 4,962,914 | 3,221,845 | 2,844,881 | 2,018,012 | 1,399,010 | 955,578 | 993,576 | 611,162 | 429,026 | 114,031 | 129,826 |
Intangible Assets | 111,975 | 70,796 | |||||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 5,206,256 | 4,931,236 | 4,337,035 | 4,803,397 | 4,962,914 | 3,221,845 | 2,844,881 | 2,018,012 | 1,399,010 | 955,578 | 993,576 | 611,162 | 429,026 | 114,031 | 129,826 |
Stock & work in progress | 2,843,788 | 2,456,000 | 1,330,619 | 797,253 | 1,119,026 | 915,114 | 734,600 | 625,000 | 441,000 | 249,635 | 227,000 | 152,513 | 100,283 | 68,968 | 13,561 |
Trade Debtors | 6,691,609 | 4,454,094 | 3,101,240 | 1,259,294 | 1,855,111 | 1,859,506 | 1,637,765 | 1,406,374 | 1,280,441 | 1,169,597 | 901,200 | 465,419 | 316,934 | 208,522 | 195,102 |
Group Debtors | 6,866,466 | 1,957,477 | |||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 1,881,440 | 1,088,734 | 4,129,607 | 2,129,208 | 324,436 | 543,957 | 302,425 | 401,383 | 70,694 | 74,408 | 14,963 | 24,606 | |||
Cash | 456,807 | 365,881 | 101,063 | 601,909 | 906,151 | 77,875 | 370,096 | 83,047 | 66,857 | 118,032 | 97,601 | 839 | 3,016 | 44,375 | 23,860 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 18,740,110 | 10,322,186 | 8,662,529 | 4,787,664 | 4,204,724 | 3,396,452 | 3,044,886 | 2,515,804 | 1,788,298 | 1,537,264 | 1,225,801 | 689,465 | 494,641 | 336,828 | 257,129 |
total assets | 23,946,366 | 15,253,422 | 12,999,564 | 9,591,061 | 9,167,638 | 6,618,297 | 5,889,767 | 4,533,816 | 3,187,308 | 2,492,842 | 2,219,377 | 1,300,627 | 923,667 | 450,859 | 386,955 |
Bank overdraft | 8,745 | 8,745 | 2,060,447 | 1,899,369 | 259,105 | 13,208 | 6,989 | ||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 2,942,453 | 2,232,153 | 2,602,371 | 1,237,037 | 1,545,455 | 1,750,044 | 1,324,669 | 1,052,992 | 747,464 | 1,394,472 | 1,403,767 | 274,324 | 158,672 | 84,843 | 51,306 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 5 | 33,001 | |||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 161,031 | 201,443 | 322,301 | 385,773 | 419,537 | 361,259 | 364,155 | 215,486 | 191,355 | 60,689 | 35,703 | 6,527 | 12,356 | ||
other current liabilities | 2,500,927 | 1,775,566 | 782,356 | 199,649 | 1,207,887 | 799,587 | 795,678 | 482,971 | 200,046 | 326,959 | 223,350 | 358,894 | 423,063 | ||
total current liabilities | 5,613,156 | 4,217,907 | 5,767,475 | 3,721,828 | 3,431,984 | 2,910,895 | 2,517,503 | 1,751,449 | 1,138,865 | 1,394,472 | 1,403,767 | 675,180 | 424,714 | 450,264 | 486,725 |
loans | 1,110,354 | 1,386,251 | 382,950 | 509,802 | 335,407 | 261,083 | 135,447 | 59,583 | |||||||
hp & lease commitments | 112,534 | 273,565 | 443,180 | 520,738 | 780,232 | 691,634 | 930,188 | 630,058 | 431,820 | 164,490 | 141,294 | ||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 254,031 | 223,107 | |||||||||||||
provisions | 367,083 | 367,083 | 367,083 | 356,503 | 364,029 | ||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 479,617 | 640,648 | 810,263 | 1,987,595 | 2,530,512 | 1,074,584 | 1,439,990 | 965,465 | 692,903 | 254,031 | 223,107 | 299,937 | 200,877 | ||
total liabilities | 6,092,773 | 4,858,555 | 6,577,738 | 5,709,423 | 5,962,496 | 3,985,479 | 3,957,493 | 2,716,914 | 1,831,768 | 1,648,503 | 1,626,874 | 975,117 | 625,591 | 450,264 | 486,725 |
net assets | 17,853,593 | 10,394,867 | 6,421,826 | 3,881,638 | 3,205,142 | 2,632,818 | 1,932,274 | 1,816,902 | 1,355,540 | 844,339 | 592,503 | 325,510 | 298,076 | 595 | -99,770 |
total shareholders funds | 17,853,593 | 10,394,867 | 6,421,826 | 3,881,638 | 3,205,142 | 2,632,818 | 1,932,274 | 1,816,902 | 1,355,540 | 844,339 | 592,503 | 325,510 | 298,076 | 595 | -99,770 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 9,378,707 | 5,688,396 | 5,214,586 | 1,757,950 | 2,204,060 | 2,157,800 | 1,256,420 | 1,196,645 | 173,703 | 114,916 | 114,110 | 23,311 | |||
Depreciation | 491,958 | 320,720 | 442,219 | 436,097 | 383,051 | 308,680 | 279,482 | 195,617 | 207,660 | 191,017 | 102,495 | 101,739 | 53,735 | 42,241 | 32,549 |
Amortisation | 43,776 | 14,159 | |||||||||||||
Tax | -2,108,627 | -896,957 | -666,355 | -150,631 | -266,879 | -415,629 | -39,139 | -140,113 | -26,049 | ||||||
Stock | 387,788 | 1,658,747 | 533,366 | -321,773 | 203,912 | 180,514 | 109,600 | 184,000 | 191,365 | 22,635 | 74,487 | 52,230 | 31,315 | 55,407 | 13,561 |
Debtors | 7,939,210 | 4,111,803 | 3,842,345 | 1,208,955 | -223,916 | 463,273 | 132,433 | 527,316 | 110,844 | 268,397 | 365,087 | 144,771 | 167,857 | 3,777 | 219,708 |
Creditors | 710,300 | 995,116 | 1,365,334 | -308,418 | -204,589 | 425,375 | 271,677 | 305,528 | -647,008 | -9,295 | 1,129,443 | 115,652 | 73,829 | 33,537 | 51,306 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 725,361 | 1,575,917 | 582,707 | -1,008,238 | 408,300 | 3,909 | 312,707 | 282,925 | 200,046 | -326,959 | 103,609 | -135,544 | -64,169 | 423,063 | |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 10,580 | 10,580 | -7,526 | 364,029 | |||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | 914,477 | 1,937,381 | 2,573,360 | -167,948 | 2,907,976 | 1,836,348 | 1,839,114 | 1,129,286 | 271,653 | -92,236 | 66,535 | 296,960 | |||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -1,114,160 | -815,128 | |||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -1,114,160 | -815,128 | |||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -5 | -32,996 | 33,001 | ||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -1,110,354 | -1,110,354 | -275,897 | 1,003,301 | -126,852 | 174,395 | 74,324 | 261,083 | -135,447 | 75,864 | 59,583 | ||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -201,443 | -431,503 | -141,030 | -293,258 | 146,876 | -241,450 | 448,799 | 222,369 | 623,175 | -225,179 | 48,182 | 170,470 | -5,829 | 12,356 | |
other long term liabilities | -254,031 | 30,924 | 223,107 | ||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 188,646 | -54,083 | -145,720 | -108,104 | -94,179 | -45,500 | -48,955 | -34,727 | -16,220 | -3,132 | -1,745 | -1,781 | |||
cash flow from financing | 751,518 | 944,248 | -1,397,104 | -677,259 | 1,055,992 | -446,745 | 607,241 | 261,966 | 107,826 | 226,921 | -7,574 | -108,204 | |||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 90,926 | -236,028 | -500,846 | -304,242 | 828,276 | -292,221 | 287,049 | 16,190 | -51,175 | 20,431 | 96,762 | -2,177 | -41,359 | 20,515 | 23,860 |
overdraft | -1,890,624 | 161,078 | 1,640,264 | 259,105 | -13,208 | 6,219 | 6,989 | ||||||||
change in cash | 90,926 | 1,654,596 | -661,924 | -1,944,506 | 569,171 | -292,221 | 287,049 | 16,190 | -51,175 | 20,431 | 109,970 | -8,396 | -48,348 | 20,515 | 23,860 |
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zafron foods limited Ownership
ZAFRON FOODS LIMITED group structure
Zafron Foods Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
SOLINA CORPORATE SAS
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2 parents
ZAFRON FOODS LIMITED
06410182
zafron foods limited directors
Zafron Foods Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Ms Maria Van Troys (May 2022) and Mr Adam Jones (May 2022).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Ms Maria Van Troys | England | 59 years | May 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Adam Jones | England | 48 years | May 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Antony Francheterre | England | 55 years | May 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
42.4m
+63%
operating profit
9.4m
+65%
gross margin
34.5%
-1.13%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
17.9m
+0.72%
total assets
23.9m
+0.57%
cash
456.8k
+0.25%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
zafron foods limited company details
company number
06410182
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
10890 - Manufacture of other food products n.e.c.
incorporation date
October 2007
age
18
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Medium Company
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
LB GROUP LIMITED
address
ebony house, ainley industrial estate, elland, HX5 9JP
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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zafron foods limited Charges & Mortgages
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