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Company description
RALPH LIVESEY LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 28 April 1920; registered for 106 years; registered office reported in PRESTON, ENGLAND. Its primary declared activity is 46310 · Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, with 1 additional SIC activity reported.
In its latest electronically filed accounts for the period ended 31 December 2025, it reported turnover £37,436,061, profit after tax −£1,432,705, net assets −£1,461,260, average employees 112. This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 6 PSC records, 11 procurement records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- RALPH LIVESEY LIMITED
- Company number
- 00166886
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- MEDIUM
- Mortgage charges
- 3 total · 0 outstanding · 3 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
26 March 2026Next statement due
9 April 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Filed financials
Latest electronic accounts
- Turnover
- £37,436,061
- Gross profit
- £7,804,526
- Operating profit
- −£1,185,317
- Profit before tax
- −£1,381,777
- Profit after tax
- −£1,432,705
- Fixed assets
- £1,211,585
- Net assets
- −£1,461,260
- Current assets
- £1,765,174
- Current liabilities
- £4,149,174
- Total assets less current liabilities
- −£1,172,415
- Cash at bank
- £395,397
- Equity
- −£1,461,260
Figures are taken from company-filed iXBRL/XBRL. Coverage is limited to electronic filings in the imported Companies House batch. Missing figures do not mean zero, and values have not been audited by BritDB.
04 Public procurement
Contracts Finder awards
Provision of Fresh Produce, Dairy Products and Baked Goods
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-18e64f62-fad1-44c7-ba2e-41a79f8f0f8c
- Supplier named in award
- Ralph Livesey Ltd
- Award value
- £2,737,712
- Contract period
- 1 September 2023 – 31 August 2027
- Published
- 9 October 2023
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main CPV
- 15300000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-18e64f62-fad1-44c7-ba2e-41a79f8f0f8c-2023-10-09T11:14:35+01:00
Interim Contract for Supply & Delivery of Bread
Kirklees Council · ocds-b5fd17-66cd6be2-7257-4ce6-b0bc-fcdd20c3b9b7
- Supplier named in award
- Ralph Livesey Limited
- Award value
- £60,000
- Contract period
- 1 September 2023 – 30 April 2024
- Published
- 30 August 2023
- Procedure
- Other - Supply bread on an interim basis to assist the council following failure of the previous bread supplier
- Main CPV
- 15600000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-66cd6be2-7257-4ce6-b0bc-fcdd20c3b9b7-2023-08-30T10:47:57+01:00
Provision of Fresh Produce and Diary Products
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL · ocds-b5fd17-99623768-dbf8-4a0e-a020-d26e4aaf8f43
- Supplier named in award
- Ralph Livesey Ltd
- Award value
- £252,000
- Contract period
- 1 March 2023 – 31 August 2023
- Published
- 15 May 2023
- Procedure
- Restricted procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 15300000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-99623768-dbf8-4a0e-a020-d26e4aaf8f43-2023-05-15T09:42:15+01:00
The supply and delivery of prepared and unprepared fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy products
Kirklees Council · ocds-b5fd17-35e6986f-52f4-4938-9866-70aa08f972ba
- Supplier named in award
- Ralph Livesey Ltd
- Award value
- £4,317,923.65
- Contract period
- 21 October 2022 – 20 October 2027
- Published
- 11 November 2022
- Procedure
- Accelerated Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 15000000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-35e6986f-52f4-4938-9866-70aa08f972ba-2022-11-11T09:48:34Z
Fresh Food - Fruit and Vegetables
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-d7cbabb9-333e-4cd8-b320-e69714b63ca1
- Supplier named in award
- RALPH LIVESEY LIMITED
- Award value
- £20,753,584
- Contract period
- 9 March 2020 – 8 March 2022
- Published
- 13 March 2020
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 15310000
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d7cbabb9-333e-4cd8-b320-e69714b63ca1-2020-03-13T12:10:29Z
Fresh Food
FOODBUY EUROPE LIMITED · ocds-b5fd17-9d25b4e5-4f9a-4aad-87c3-90b51486a801
- Supplier named in award
- RALPH LIVESEY LIMITED
- Award value
- £49,228,548
- Contract period
- 30 March 2020 – 29 March 2022
- Published
- 11 February 2020
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Main CPV
- 03142500
- Source release ID
- ocds-b5fd17-9d25b4e5-4f9a-4aad-87c3-90b51486a801-2020-02-11T09:53:49Z
The supplier link is exact, but the award remains buyer-published procurement data. BritDB requires the GB-COH identifier supplied in the Contracts Finder OCDS release and does not infer suppliers from similar names.
05 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Dunsters Farm (Holdings) Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Legal authority
- England And Wales
- Legal form
- Private Limited Company
- Notified
- 26 March 2025
Mr Bernard DobsonSee 3 companies with this PSC name →
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Controls 25% to 50% of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 28 February 2024
- Ceased
- 26 March 2025
Mr Gerald DobsonSee 4 companies with this PSC name →
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Controls 25% to 50% of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 28 February 2024
- Ceased
- 26 March 2025
Mr Joseph Anthony DobsonSee 3 companies with this PSC name →
- Owns 25% to 50% of shares
- Controls 25% to 50% of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 28 February 2024
- Ceased
- 26 March 2025
T Dobson & Sons (Produce) Ltd
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 01509221
- Notified
- 15 August 2021
- Ceased
- 28 February 2024
Mr Bernard DobsonSee 3 companies with this PSC name →
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 15 August 2021
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
06 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
07 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
08 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
09 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
The Supply and Distribution of Fresh Bread & Morning Goods, Fresh Meat Products and Soft Drinks & Confectionery
Lancashire County Council · updated 13 September 2023
- Tender value
- £5,244,400
- Awards
- 3
The Supply of Food and Drink Products to Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council · updated 28 July 2023
- Tender value
- £20,174,000
- Awards
- 17
Supply & Delivery of Fresh Produce (Including Bread, Milk & Dairy)
CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL · updated 15 May 2023
- Tender value
- Not supplied
- Awards
- 1
Framework Agreement relating to the Provision of a Food Distribution Network to Lancashire County Council (Including the Supply and Delivery of Fruit, Vegetable and Salad Products)
Lancashire County Council · updated 30 March 2023
- Tender value
- £31,600,000
- Awards
- 1
The supply and delivery of prepared and unprepared fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy products
Kirklees Council · updated 11 November 2022
- Tender value
- £5,000,000
- Awards
- 1
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
10 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
11 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
12 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
5 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
13 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Detected change
Accounts due date: 2026-09-30 → 2027-09-30
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
14 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Company-filed electronic accounts and extracted headline financial facts.
Historic awards linked by exact source-supplied GB-COH company identifier.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.