STONEGATE FARMERS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3M
+1,619.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
-8.7% vs 2024
Employees
558
+9.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.5M
-193.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-26 | 2021-10-02 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £77,698,379 | £102,531,875 | £120,219,511 | £150,977,768 | £165,763,769 | £180,035,173 | +8.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,606,795 | £1,526,787 | £772,116 | £2,568,230 | £1,897,783 | -£877,141 | -146.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,406,145 | £1,293,099 | £379,319 | £2,190,804 | £1,562,728 | -£1,459,024 | -193.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,153,625 | £797,015 | £342,302 | £1,126,336 | £1,266,223 | -£1,185,439 | -193.6% | |
| Cash | £1,435,393 | £877,965 | £230,969 | £312,539 | £76,956 | £1,323,001 | +1,619.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,285,119 | £20,004,532 | £19,131,843 | £21,613,182 | £22,778,889 | £19,663,465 | -13.7% | |
| Net assets | £12,219,195 | £14,112,470 | £15,067,822 | £15,829,598 | £16,820,820 | £15,360,384 | -8.7% | |
| Equity | £12,219,195 | £14,112,470 | £15,067,822 | £15,829,598 | £16,820,820 | £15,360,384 | -8.7% | |
| Average employees | 269 | 325 | 402 | 503 | 509 | 558 | +9.6% | |
| Wages | £8,774,520 | £10,667,941 | £15,764,988 | £17,289,437 | £18,690,393 | £19,288,509 | +3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £18,153 | £21,522 | +18.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-26 | 2021-10-02 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.8% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.9% | 7.6% | 4.0% | 11.9% | 8.3% | -4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 70.7% | 72.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.30x | 1.26x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | 7.87x | 6.52x | 1.96x | 5.93x | 4.86x | -1.28x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- STONEGATE FARMERS LIMITED · parent
- Stonegate Agriculture Limited 100%
- Thames Valley Eggs (Production) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the end of the accounting period, a small number of disputes concluded which the company was party to, resulting in the net receipt of £22.9m to the company.”
- “In June 2026 the company made a loan of £11,130,000 to a company under common control. The loan is interest free and repayable on demand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORSE, Steven George | Secretary | 2024-03-05 | — | — |
| GOTT, Adrian David | Director | 2016-04-18 | Jan 1981 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Colin William | Secretary | — | 1994-10-19 |
| HAYTER, Bruce Norman Frank | Secretary | 1994-10-19 | 2000-12-15 |
| REDMAN, Nicholas James | Secretary | 2001-01-03 | 2002-04-11 |
| SHEPPARD, James David | Secretary | 2009-12-17 | 2019-04-03 |
| SWAFFIELD, Roger Leslie | Secretary | 2002-05-21 | 2009-12-17 |
| ANDREWS, Colin William | Director | — | 1995-11-24 |
| BALDWIN, Michael James | Director | 2000-12-08 | 2004-10-02 |
| CORBETT, Pamela Jane | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2016-04-18 |
| CORBETT, Richard Gerard | Director | 2008-11-04 | 2016-04-18 |
| GOURMAND, Paul Rene | Director | 1995-08-22 | 2000-11-30 |
| HAYTER, Bruce Norman Frank | Director | 1995-05-09 | 2000-12-15 |
| HOUSTON, Desmond | Director | 1993-11-17 | 1998-09-01 |
| HUMPHREY, David Malcolm | Director | — | 2000-06-30 |
| KENT, Michael Richard John | Director | 1999-07-19 | 2006-11-07 |
| MARTIN, George William | Director | — | 1997-04-18 |
| MUIR, Graham Dennis | Director | 1998-07-21 | 1999-11-16 |
| MURRAY, Andrew Philip | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2004-01-06 |
| PARKER, Andrew John | Director | — | 2004-03-31 |
| PARSONS, Paul Gray | Director | — | 1995-02-28 |
| PERSEY, Geoffrey William | Director | 2001-10-03 | 2002-06-18 |
| REDMAN, Nicholas James | Director | 1997-02-18 | 2002-04-11 |
| ROGERS, Nicholas Ian | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2007-06-27 |
| SHEPPARD, James David | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2019-04-03 |
| SWAFFIELD, Roger Leslie | Director | 2005-04-13 | 2007-08-06 |
| VELLINO, Max | Director | 1993-05-14 | 1999-10-11 |
| VERGERSON, Jeffrey Vernon | Director | 2001-10-03 | 2003-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonegate Food Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-18 | Active |
| Stonegate Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-09-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 350 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-12-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.