ROSEMARY & THYME LIMITED, TN27 0DF : Companies House Number 03211003

Executive summary

Rosemary & Thyme Limited has undergone a fundamental strategic transformation, transitioning from an independent sales operation to a toll and contract manufacturer within the Ardo Group structure. While headline revenue has fallen 34.5% to £8.86m, this reflects the structural change rather than commercial decline, and operating margins have actually improved from 1.9% to 3.2% under the cost-plus model. The company's principal vulnerability lies in its near-complete dependency on Ardo Foods NV for revenue, coupled with minimal cash reserves of just £2,407 and the ongoing challenge of seasonal production capacity utilisation. The Ardo Group's decision to centralise sales functions aligns with broader industry consolidation trends, but the success of this model for the Kent operation will ultimately depend on maximising freezing throughput and extending the production season.

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Shareholders' funds

£5,077,583

Balance sheet as at 2025-06-30

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What it does

The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of the production and packing of frozen herbs.

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1996-06-12
Employees: 24 (2025 accounts · was 34 in 2024)
Registered office: Ashford Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, England, TN27 0DF
Postcode: TN27 0DF
Capital: 20,000 GBP
Accounts category: Medium
Charges: 1 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: 2026-06-12
Next due by: 2027-06-26

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Nature of business (SIC)

10390 Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables

Officers 3 current · 18 resigned

Sally Josephine MCCORMACK Director

Appointed 2024-03-01

MR SIMON ROWLAND HURRAN Secretary

Appointed 2017-01-16

MR Simon Rowland HURRAN Director

Appointed 2017-01-16

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA459593 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.

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Contact details

Website: http://www.rosemaryandthyme.co.uk

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
HALFDECIDE LIMITED	1996-08-13

Previous registered addresses 2

Address	Changed on
MILL HOUSE, MILL LANE SCOLE, DISS, NORFOLK IP21 4DY	2005-03-04
1 MITCHELL LANE, BRISTOL, BS1 6BU	1996-08-12

Competitors Ashford

1. ARDO UK LIMITED

£20,273,757
2. BARTH-HAAS UK LIMITED

£19,160,828
3. DDW COLOURS UK LTD.

£10,581,655
4. AMO TEA COMPANY LIMITED

£10,508,973
6. KENT FOOD PARKS LIMITED

£1,295,389

This company ranks 5 among other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables in Ashford.

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The class of 1996

45%

of the 41,233 companies incorporated in 1996 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.

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Property in England & Wales 4 titles

Freehold: 4
Most recent registration: 2011-06-07
Where: Suffolk (4)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
SK185560	Suffolk	Freehold	2011-06-07	—
SK200327	Suffolk	Freehold	2011-06-07	—
SK244250	Suffolk	Freehold	2003-09-24	—
SK217309	Suffolk	Freehold	2001-06-27	—

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