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Shire foods ltd
Registration Number
00980392Incorporation Date
22/05/1970Last Annual Return
Not availableAddress
Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. CV31 3SF
Website
www.shirefoods.comAudit Fees
£21,000Secretary
Mr Michael Andrew Tzirki
Directors
Active
Mr Nicholas Paul Lander (59 yrs)
Active
Mr Michael Andrew Tzirki (65 yrs)
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-24 | 30-Dec-25 |
| Weeks | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 30775 | 38175 | 42965 | 49040 | 57361 |
| Directors Fees | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gross Profits | 5373 | 6161 | 7921 | 10677 | 12489 |
| Value Added | 8002 | 9157 | 11745 | 15509 | 18453 |
| Trading Profit | 2950 | 3496 | 4694 | 7042 | 9447 |
| Depreciation | 922 | 933 | 1010 | 1123 | |
| Non-Trading Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Interest Charges | 137 | 129 | 172 | 100 | 120 |
| Pre-tax Profit | 1891 | 2434 | 3512 | 5819 | 7979 |
| Retained Profit (Shareholders Funds) | 1638 | 2383 | 571 | 4489 | 3491 |
| Fixed Assets | 8082 | 8137 | 7905 | 7698 | 9238 |
| Intangibles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intermediate Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stocks | 3653 | 3362 | 5925 | 6235 | 7293 |
| Debtors | 6577 | 7466 | 6840 | 7668 | 8969 |
| Cash or Equivalent | 724 | 3108 | 1387 | 6022 | 6415 |
| Total Current Assets | 10954 | 13936 | 14152 | 19925 | 22677 |
| Creditors | 1385 | 2531 | 2457 | 3309 | 4451 |
| Short Term Borrowing | 1797 | 1625 | 638 | 307 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 1399 | 1373 | 1968 | 2682 | 3218 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 4581 | 5529 | 5063 | 6298 | 7669 |
| Net Current Assets | 6373 | 8407 | 9089 | 13627 | 15008 |
| Shareholders Funds | 11690 | 14073 | 14644 | 19133 | 22624 |
| Total Loan Capital | 1615 | 1270 | 1065 | 840 | 0 |
| Other Capital Employed | 1150 | 1201 | 1285 | 1352 | 1622 |
| Total Capital Employed | 14455 | 16544 | 16994 | 21325 | 24246 |
| Pretax Profit Margin % | 6.14 | 6.38 | 8.17 | 11.87 | 13.91 |
| Sales Growth % | 13 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
| Pretax Profit Growth % | 17 | 29 | 44 | 66 | 37.00 |
| Debtor Ratio Days | 78 | 71 | 58 | 57 | 56.915823817292 |
| Creditor Ratio Days | 16 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 28.2452569331158 |
| Stock Turnover | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7.8652766639936 |
| Sales £000 / Employee | 150 | 172 | 169 | 173 | 190.614840989399 |
| Value Added £000/Empl. | 39 | 41 | 46 | 55 | 61.3056478405316 |
| Av. Remun. £000 / Empl. | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29.9187279151943 |
| Total Empl. Remu. £000 | 5052 | 5661 | 7051 | 8467 | 9005.53710247349 |
| Employees | 205 | 222 | 254 | 283 | 301 |
| Pretax Profit/Total Assets % | 10 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 25 |
Company Summary
- The Plimsoll Chart is high and rising indicating an improvement in financial strength, well above the industry average.
- Total Sales have increased by 14.1% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.6%.
- Sales per Employee is £173,000 which is well above the industry average of £132,000.
- The company is ranked among the fastest growing in terms of sales growth in the latest year.
- The company has consistently improved pretax profits over the last 4 years. Only 6 other companies achieved this.
- Pretax Profit Margin is 11.9% in the latest year, well above the industry average of 4.5%.
- Pretax Profit Margin has markedly improved from 8.2% to 11.9% in the latest year.
- Formal debt of the company has decreased by £556,000, a fall of 33%.
- The Profitability chart shows a well above average pretax profit return on total assets in the latest year.
- The company is among the Top 7 companies listed as a Best Trading Partner (see section 1c).
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed as a Fastest Growing Company (see section 2.1c).
- The company is among the Top 10 in terms of Trading Profits.
- The company is among the Top 19 Leaders in Efficiency.
- The company is among the Top 50 companies listed under the Pretax Profit Return on Total Assets category (see section 3.4c).
Company Summary
The company currently has £49.0m sales and made £5.8m, by following the proposal plan, sales would rise to £57.4m and profits would rise to £8.0m.
Key Attractiveness Features
- PRIVATELY OWNED
- ADD £49.0m TO SALES
- ATTRACTIVE RATING
- FEW DIRECTORS
Acquisition Attractiveness Rating
- Low number of shareholders
- Company is privately owned
- Low number of directors
- Sales growth above the industry average
- Low financial rating
- High gross earnings
- Big difference between current and future value
- Directors fees represent high proportion of profits
- Average age of directors is high

Company Valuation
| Proposed Year |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Ending | 31-Dec-21 | 31-Dec-22 | 31-Dec-23 | 31-Dec-24 | 30-Dec-25 |
| Total Sales (£000) | 30775 | 38175 | 42965 | 49040 | 57361 |
| Pre-tax Profit (£000) | 1891 | 2434 | 3512 | 5819 | 7979 |
| Total Value (£000) | 28452 | 32655 | 39090 | 51196 | 65995 |
| Asset Value (£000) | 18312 | 18965 | 20670 | 21601 | 25500 |
| Goodwill (£000) | 10140 | 13690 | 18420 | 29595 | 40495 |
| Liabilities (£000) | -6622 | -4892 | -6026 | -2468 | -2876 |
| Equity Value (£000) | 21830 | 27763 | 33064 | 48728 | 63119 |
Total Value Formula: (Pretax Profit + Interest Payments - Non Trading Income + Directors Fees) * 5 plus (Fixed Assets + Intangibles + Intermediate Assets + Stocks + Debtors)
Shareholders / Ownership
VOLVERE PLC (100.0%)
Immediate Shareholder: See Shareholders
Subsidiaries
BALTI PIES LTD
FAMOUS PIES LTD
PIZZA POD LTD
SHIRE FAMOUS PIES LTD
SHIRE FOODS OF WARWICK LTD
SHIRE PIES LTD
Acquisition / Valuation Comments
This company has been established 56 years.
The number of shareholders is low (1).
1 director is over 60 years of age.
The value of the company has risen in each of the last 2 years.
The total value of the company is currently £51.2m including debts.
The equity value is high, indicating low levels of total liabilities.
This company is rated HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE in terms of attractiveness.
The proposed year is based on achieving a 25% return on total assets.
The company's value would increase by 29% if the proposed business plan was followed.
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