BELTON FARM LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£68K
-38.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£21M
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
98
-1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+31.8% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £39,338,346 | £42,485,534 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,666,119 | £3,334,983 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,897,014 | £1,413,995 | £1,863,378 | |
| Net profit | £1,694,743 | £1,053,117 | £1,553,660 | |
| Cash | £33,733 | £109,394 | £67,603 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,963,958 | £23,131,927 | £24,194,240 | |
| Net assets | £18,062,707 | £19,115,824 | £20,669,484 | |
| Equity | £18,062,707 | £19,115,824 | £20,669,484 | |
| Average employees | 104 | 99 | 98 | |
| Wages | £3,556,942 | £3,866,680 | £3,891,315 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £180,036 | £432,863 | £518,990 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+8%
£39,338,346 £42,485,534
-
Cash
-38.2%
£109,394 £67,603
-
Net assets
+8.1%
£19,115,824 £20,669,484
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-1%
99 98
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+25.1%
£2,666,119 £3,334,983
-
Profit before tax
+31.8%
£1,413,995 £1,863,378
-
Wages
+0.6%
£3,866,680 £3,891,315
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 6.8% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.7% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.5% | 13.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.03x | 1.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.17x | 2.29x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BELTON FARM LIMITED 2018-01-03 → present
- BELTON CHEESE LIMITED 1989-09-21 → 2018-01-03
- BELTON FARMS CHEESEMAKERS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1989-09-21
- BELTON FARMHOUSE CHEESE LIMITED 1973-08-15 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Significant events
- “Our Red Fox brand underwent a major refresh, and our Smoked Red Fox and new Silver Fox products have gained significant market traction.”
- “winning Supreme Champion 2025 for our Coloured Cheshire at the prestigious International Cheese and Dairy Awards which marks a significant achievement and our fifth Supreme Champion win in the past 60 years.”
- “received an additional ten trophies and fifty-eight awards at the event.”
- “Our success continued once again at the 2025 Great Yorkshire show, where we received three trophies and twenty awards.”
- “continued to invest in our packing operation, enhancing efficiency with high-speed packing equipment.”
- “Additional solar panels are due to be commissioned in 2025 which will reduce grid electricity reliance by one-third.”
- “The Fox brand, refreshed in 2023, with a new addition of Silver Fox, has led to increased market share and consumer engagement with social media campaigns playing a key role in enhancing brand visibility and attracting a younger demographic.”
- “Export sales now account for 15% of total sales, in correlation with strong growth overseas and new product launches we are also working to increase brand awareness in both the USA and Australia through promotional activity, influencer partnerships and in store samplings initiatives, laying the groundwork for continued international growth and the development of enduring brand value.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKETT, Kate Louise | Secretary | 1995-05-24 | — | British |
| BECKETT, Justin Charles | Director | 1994-10-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| BECKETT, Kate Louise | Director | 2023-06-19 | Jun 1965 | British |
| NEVILLE, William John Warwick | Director | 2023-06-19 | Sep 1955 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKETT, Janet Louise | Secretary | — | 1995-05-24 |
| BECKETT, Janet Louise | Director | 1980-08-01 | 2005-03-31 |
| BECKETT, John Hartley | Director | 1973-08-15 | 2016-01-22 |
| KENNEDY, Neil Angus | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2021-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton Farm Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-20 | Active |
| Belton Farm Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-06-21 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.