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Company No. 04415888 · Incorporated 12 Apr 2002

Peregrine Livefoods Ltd

Registered name: PEREGRINE LIVEFOODS LTD

Part of George Family Investment Company Limited group

Peregrine Livefoods Ltd made £20m revenue and a £91.4k loss in the year to 31 May 2023.

Peregrine Livefoods Ltd’s revenue fell 4% to £20m in the year to 31 May 2023, with a loss of £91.4k and 166 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of other intermediate products” and is based in Ongar; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46760Wholesale of other intermediate products
Status
Active
Location
Ongar, East of England
Age
24 yrs · since 2002
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2023

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£20m
Growth ▼3.7%
Profit
−£91.4k
Growth ▼659.6%
Profit margin
−0.5%
Gross 22.5%
Employees
166
Change ▼10.8%
Profit / employee
−£551
Revenue/employee £121k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 May 202231 May 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£20.8m£20m
Cost of sales£16.2m£15.5m
Gross profit£4.6m£4.5m
Operating profit£96k£108k
Profit before tax£44.2k−£58.1k
Profit after tax£16.3k−£91.4k
Profit (best available)£16.3k−£91.4k
Staff costs£5.2m£4.9m
Employees (average)186166
Ratios
Profit margin0.1%−0.5%
Gross margin22%22.5%
Revenue per employee£112k£121k
Profit per employee£88−£551
Cash conversion854.1%630.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼3.7%
Profit growth—▼659.6%
Headcount growth—▼10.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£39k£103k
Net assets£321k£162k
Fixed assets£693k£1.5m
Current assets£3.9m£4.1m
Debtors£1.9m£1.9m
Deferred income£227k£286k
Cash from operations£820k£682k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−0.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£121k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£551
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
630.2%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
7.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
9.4%
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
▼49%
Now £162k
Cash at bank
▲164%
Now £103k
Headcount
▼11%
Now 166
Deferred income
▲26%
Now £286k
Fixed assets
▲110%
Now £1.5m

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

  1. George Family Investment Company Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Peregrine Livefoods Ltdthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Sister companies (5)

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 May 2023 (profit −£91.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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