Website & contact details
- Website
The Darling Experiment Limited
- Incorporated
- 30 March 2009 (17 years)
- Previously known as
- Darling's Real Food Limited (until 3 June 2014)Darling's Real Pet Food Limited (until 30 June 2009)This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
- Industry
- Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs (46380)
- Directors
- Owned by
- Jonathan Self
- Accounts type
- Total exemption full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 16 Great Queen StreetCovent GardenLondonWC2B 5AH
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2026
- Conf. stmt due
- 7 January 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 24 December 2025
Charges
- Total
- 2
- Outstanding
- 0
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 2
Officers 1 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
British
Born October 1957 (69)
Officer history (8 former)
16 April 2022
Resigned Self, Nathaniel as Director
28 April 2021
27 April 2021
Resigned Caruana, Clive as Director
15 January 2021
Resigned Maccarthy, Mary as Director
17 May 2019
4 April 2019
Appointed Maccarthy, Mary as Director
4 April 2019
Appointed Caruana, Clive as Director
4 April 2019
Appointed Self, Nathaniel as Director
3 October 2016
13 February 2014
Resigned O'Farrell, Jennifer as Director
1 April 2012
Appointed O'Farrell, Jennifer as Director
1 September 2009
30 March 2009
Appointed Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
30 March 2009
Resigned Waterlow Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
30 March 2009
30 March 2009
30 March 2009
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Jonathan Self
Individual · Notified 25 September 2018
Owns 50–75% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
British
Born March 1959 (67)
Former controllers (3)
24 December 2019
25 September 2018
Ceased Three Things Holdings Limited — Owns 50–75% of shares
25 September 2018
Ceased Darlings Real Food Internationa S.A. — Owns 50–75% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 31 March 2026 · total exemption full accounts
- Net Assets
- £821,969
- Cash
- £412,267
- Employees
- 34
- Debt Ratio
- 30%
- Current Ratio
- 4.7x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £198,811 | £154,528 | £252,468 | £305,055 | £274,741 | £258,885 | £212,886 |
| Current Assets | £973,043 | £1,014,008 | £1,079,713 | £1,026,931 | £939,137 | £1,046,856 | £845,139 |
| Debtors | £7,526 | ||||||
| Cash | £412,267 | £385,137 | £416,800 | £462,806 | £544,949 | £660,765 | £663,944 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £205,167 | £286,699 | £386,845 | £345,489 | £275,254 | £310,549 | £277,687 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £105,712 | £0 | £35,345 | £75,588 | £35,096 | £55,876 | |
| Net Current Assets | £767,876 | £727,309 | £692,868 | £681,442 | £663,883 | £736,307 | £567,452 |
| Net Assets | £821,969 | £843,205 | £860,935 | £848,706 | £834,843 | £890,128 | £739,890 |
| Shareholder Funds | £821,969 | £843,205 | £860,935 | £848,706 | £834,843 | £890,128 | £739,890 |
What The Darling Experiment say about themselves
“Give your dog fresh raw food made from high-quality British ingredients. Order online, choose your delivery schedule, and support your dog’s health with natural meals from Honeys Real Dog Food.”
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | Total exemption full accounts | 31 March 2026 | ||
| 24 December 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 24 December 2025 | ||
| 13 May 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | 31 March 2025 | ||
| 28 December 2024 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 24 December 2024 | ||
| 2 December 2024 | Satisfaction of a charge in full |
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