How much does Direct Table Foods Limited make?

Direct Table Foods Limited reported revenue of £142m and £1.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Direct Table Foods Limited have?

Direct Table Foods Limited reported an average of 388 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Direct Table Foods Limited profitable?

Yes — Direct Table Foods Limited reported a profit of £1.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01816960 · Incorporated 17 May 1984

Direct Table Foods Limited

Registered name: DIRECT TABLE FOODS LIMITED

Part of Tonnies Holding Gmbh & Co Kg group

Direct Table Foods Limited made £142m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Direct Table Foods Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £142m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.8m profit and 388 employees. The company is classified under “processing and preserving of meat” and is based in Bury ST Edmunds; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10110Processing and preserving of meat

Status: Active
Location: Bury ST Edmunds, East of England
Age: 42 yrs · since 1984
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Premium Food Group Gmbh & Co. KG”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£142m

Growth ▼1.1%

Profit

£1.8m

Growth ▼37%

Profit margin

1.3%

Gross 6.4%

Employees

388

Change ▼14.2%

Profit / employee

£4.7k

Revenue/employee £365k

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 to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£163m	£143m	£142m
Cost of sales	£152m	£132m	£133m
Gross profit	£11m	£10.8m	£9.1m
Operating profit	£700k	£2.2m	£669k
Profit before tax	£933k	£2.7m	£1.2m
Profit after tax	£840k	£2.9m	£1.8m
Profit (best available)	£840k	£2.9m	£1.8m
Staff costs	£16.7m	£15.4m	£13.9m
Employees (average)	515	452	388
Ratios
Profit margin	0.5%	2%	1.3%
Gross margin	6.7%	7.6%	6.4%
Revenue per employee	£317k	£317k	£365k
Profit per employee	£1.6k	£6.4k	£4.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼12.3%	▼1.1%
Profit growth	—	▲246.1%	▼37%
Headcount growth	—	▼12.2%	▼14.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£13.7m	£28.3m	£33.8m
Net assets	£59.3m	£62.2m	£64.1m
Fixed assets	£29.3m	£24.8m	£21.8m
Current assets	£52.3m	£60.6m	£65.6m
Debtors	£29.7m	£25.1m	£24.8m
Deferred income	£3m	£3.6m	£5.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 6.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £365k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £4.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 15.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.5%; 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: ▲3%; Now £64.1m
Cash at bank: ▲20%; Now £33.8m
Headcount: ▼14%; Now 388
Deferred income: ▲48%; Now £5.4m
Fixed assets: ▼12%; Now £21.8m

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

Ownership chain

Tonnies Holding Gmbh & Co Kg (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
CPC Foods Limited75–100%
Direct Table Foods Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (7)

Beckett's Foods LimitedRev. £169m · Profit £108k
C & K Meats LimitedRev. £87.8m · Profit −£9.2m
Tican (Chilled) LimitedRev. £84.6m · Profit £6m
Peddars Pigs LimitedRev. £75.9m · Profit £2.8m
Pro-Pak Foods LimitedRev. £58.4m · Profit −£2.3m
Cheale Meats LimitedRev. £8.3m · Profit £369k
Porcus Pig Care LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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