The Authentic Food Group Limited
Registered name: THE AUTHENTIC FOOD GROUP LIMITED
The Authentic Food Group Limited made a £35k loss in the year to 30 Nov 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
The Authentic Food Group Limited reported a loss of £35k in the year to 30 Nov 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 41 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of prepared meals and dishes” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £38.5m | £34.1m | £28.6m | £26.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1.6m | £759k |
| Profit after tax | £135 | −£221k | −£7.4k | −£35k |
| Profit (best available) | £135 | −£221k | −£7.4k | −£35k |
| Employees (average) | 153 | 128 | 38 | 41 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £1 | −£1.7k | −£195 | −£854 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼164095% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼16.3% | ▼70.3% | ▲7.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.4k | £3.8k | £257k | £250k |
| Net assets | −£5.6m | −£5.8m | −£5.8m | −£5.9m |
| Fixed assets | £712k | £525k | £777k | £604k |
| Current assets | £11.1m | £11.2m | £11.6m | £11.6m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £378k | £550k | £417k | £456k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£422k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 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
- −£854
- 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
- —
- Now −£5.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼3%
- Now £250k
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 41
- Deferred income
- ▲9%
- Now £456k
- Fixed assets
- ▼22%
- Now £604k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- The Authentic Food Company LimitedRev. £37.6m · Profit £541k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit −£35k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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