Food and Beverage Manufacturing - UK company benchmark
Across 487 UK filers in this sector, the median company holds £100 in net assets. 19.5% have negative net assets.
Source: Companies House public accounts, Firmwatch extraction and aggregation. Last updated 25/05/2026.
Comparable companies
487
Median net assets
£100
Median working capital
£242
Median current ratio
1.0×
Negative net assets
19.5%
Negative working capital
21.1%
Top companies by net assets
MATRIX FIX NUTRITION LTD09643282£500000mlowDEWFIELD FOODS UK LIMITED15378604£820mlowSENSIENT UK LIMITED13302243£406mlowAB INBEV UK LIMITED03982132£181mlowINTERFISH LIMITED01334260£145mlowWALKER'S SHORTBREAD LTDSC063233£108mlowLOFTHOUSE OF FLEETWOOD LIMITED00781277£107mlowHEALTHY AND TASTY INVESTMENT LTD14607416£100mlowAHMAD TEA (UK) LIMITED08807852£90mlowKENDAL NUTRICARE LTD09389871£89mlowZX VENTURES LIMITED03023279£86mlowMORNING FOODS,LIMITED00375854£72mlow
At-risk companies in this sector
NANAIMO BRANDS LIMITED11629787−£25kcriticalAAYAN'S RETAIL LTD.10495848−£13kcriticalSTAFFORDSHIRE SAVOURY SCOTCH EGGS LIMITED10287195−£6kcriticalSECANIM LIMITED00457634−£52mhighPASTA EVANGELISTS LTD10188849−£46mhighP B GELATINS U.K. LIMITED01477674−£30mhighXITE ENERGY LIMITED10630746−£12mhighGINGER ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED10442691−£11mhighBAKETIME LIMITED07300779−£11mhighLADUREE UK LIMITED05381936−£9.8mhighFREEDOM BREWERY LTD05289932−£8.5mhighWOODFORDE'S LIMITED03790944−£6.2mhigh
Methodology and provenance
This benchmark is derived from public Companies House accounts extracted by Firmwatch and grouped by mapped SIC sector. It is a public-data benchmark, not a credit score, valuation, or financial advice. Data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.