David Neill Foods Limited
Registered name: DAVID NEILL FOODS LIMITED
Part of DNF Holdings Ltd groupDavid Neill Foods Limited made £279k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
David Neill Foods Limited reported £279k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, down 55% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 6 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery” and is based in Bromborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bromborough, North West
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- 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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £613k | £279k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £613k | £279k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £102k | £46.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼54.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲50% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £422k | £968k | £534k |
| Net assets | — | £2.7m | £3.1m | £3.1m |
| Fixed assets | £513k | £524k | £538k | £568k |
| Current assets | — | £3.6m | £3.5m | £2.9m |
| Debtors | £931k | £650k | £582k | £315k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £46.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▼0%
- Now £3.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼45%
- Now £534k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £568k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- DNF Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- David Neill Foods Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £279k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026
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