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Company No. 01580862 · Incorporated 18 Aug 1981

Global Foods Limited

Registered name: GLOBAL FOODS LIMITED

Global Foods Limited made £115m revenue and £2m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Global Foods Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £115m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £2m profit and 123 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46342Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
Status
Active
Location
Cardiff, Wales
Age
45 yrs · since 1981
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£115m
Growth ▲3.8%
Profit
£2m
Growth ▼11.1%
Profit margin
1.8%
Gross 8.7%
Employees
123
Change ▲0.8%
Profit / employee
£16.6k
Revenue/employee £934k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£113m£111m£115m
Cost of sales£104m£100m£105m
Gross profit£9.9m£10.6m£10m
Operating profit£3.2m£3.1m£2.7m
Profit before tax£3.2m£3.1m£2.7m
Profit after tax£2.6m£2.3m£2m
Profit (best available)£2.6m£2.3m£2m
Staff costs£4.9m£5.4m£5.4m
Employees (average)119122123
Ratios
Profit margin2.3%2.1%1.8%
Gross margin8.8%9.5%8.7%
Revenue per employee£953k£908k£934k
Profit per employee£21.6k£18.8k£16.6k
Cash conversion−56.9%−197.2%31.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼2.4%▲3.8%
Profit growth—▼10.7%▼11.1%
Headcount growth—▲2.5%▲0.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4.8m£8.9m£6.2m
Net assets£15.6m£17.3m£18.4m
Fixed assets£3.1m£3m£3.1m
Debtors£5.3m£5m£5.7m
Deferred income£256k£311k£338k
Cash from operations−£1.8m−£6.1m£842k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
8.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£934k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£16.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
31.7%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▲6%
Now £18.4m
Cash at bank
▼30%
Now £6.2m
Headcount
▲1%
Now 123
Deferred income
▲9%
Now £338k
Fixed assets
▲5%
Now £3.1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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