FRENCH GARDEN LIMITED(THE)
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Shareholders' funds
£2,789,413
Balance sheet as at 2025-06-30
What it does
The company's principal activity continues to be that of wholesalers and importers of fresh fruit and vegetables.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1987-04-09
- Employees
- 64 (2025 accounts · was 48 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 401 - 408 Distribution Block B Fruit & Vegetable Market, New Covent Garden, London, England, SW8 5EQ
- Postcode
- SW8 5EQ
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-12-21
- Next due by
- 2027-01-04
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46310 Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Officers 5 current · 9 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Contact details
- Website
- frenchgarden.com
The French Garden is the UK's leading importer and distributor of the finest fruit and vegetables from France and Italy. Established in 1987, we supply caterers, chefs and restaurants on a wholesale basis.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| RAPID 2923 LIMITED | 1987-05-07 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| C141 NEW COVENT GARDEN MARKET, NINE ELMS LANE, LONDON, SW8 5JJ | 2011-04-14 |
| UNIT B165, NEW COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, SW8 5HH | 1994-05-23 |
| UNIT B., 165/166 NEW COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, SW8 5HH | 1991-08-06 |
| UNIT B., 165/166 NEW COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, SW8 5HH | 1991-08-06 |
| UNIT B58,, NEW COVENT GARDEN,, LONDON., SW8 599. | 1991-07-12 |
| 170 HIGH RD, EAST FINCHLEY, N LONDON | 1990-09-13 |
| 124-128 CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 2NJ | 1987-06-11 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 77 similar companies in SW
2nd largest employer among its local peers (64 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1987.
No.1 of the largest wholesale of fruit and vegetables companies in London →
Competitors London
This company ranks 1 among wholesale of fruit and vegetables in London.
The class of 1987
51%
of the 20,106 companies incorporated in 1987 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 7 titles
- Leasehold
- 7
- Most recent registration
- 2024-08-13
- Where
- Greater London (7)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TGL622362 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2024-08-13 | — |
| TGL555473 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-12-03 | — |
| TGL555475 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-12-03 | — |
| TGL555501 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-12-03 | — |
| TGL555502 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-12-03 | — |
| TGL555526 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-12-03 | — |
| TGL555536 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-12-03 | — |
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