R L CLAPP AND SONS (CHEESEMAKERS) LIMITED
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Cash
£2K
+26.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.3M
+0.2% vs 2024
Employees
46
+9.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£151K
-16.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,956,571 | £24,001,245 | +33.7% | |
| Operating profit | £61,899 | £482,799 | +680% | |
| Profit before tax | £181,777 | £151,464 | -16.7% | |
| Net profit | £98,780 | £163,755 | +65.8% | |
| Cash | £1,594 | £2,023 | +26.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,099,212 | £7,861,242 | -2.9% | |
| Net assets | £5,302,755 | £5,312,191 | +0.2% | |
| Equity | £5,302,755 | £5,312,191 | +0.2% | |
| Average employees | 42 | 46 | +9.5% | |
| Wages | £1,890,337 | £1,982,072 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £11,199 | £13,999 | +25% |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.3% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | 6.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 0.47x | 4.32x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- R L CLAPP AND SONS (CHEESEMAKERS) LIMITED 1995-02-02 → present
- R. L. CLAPP AND SON (CHEESEMAKERS) LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1995-02-02
- RABARN LIMITED 1974-06-12 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lentells (Audit) Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “This year marked 40 years of us as a supplier to Marks and Spencer and, in the Summer we were asked to star in their 'Farm to Foodhall' advert with Tom Kerridge. This proved hugely successful highlighting our traditional hand rolled whey butter and our flavoured butter ranges.”
- “Somerset experienced unusually low rainfall in early 2025, and then experienced multiple heatwaves throughout the summer, this had a huge impact on the forage we could produce, and our stocks were down by 30th September 2025.”
- “At the end of the financial year, we made the large investment in purchasing a neighbouring farm in its entirety, consolidating our land holding, improving operational contiguity and providing us with further opportunities in the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REINA, Karen | Secretary | 2024-02-21 | — | — |
| CLAPP, Robert William Andrew | Director | 2003-04-06 | May 1975 | British |
| CLAPP, Robert George Colston | Director | — | Jan 1949 | British |
| CLAPP, Simon Anthony | Director | — | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAPP, Louise Frances | Secretary | — | 2023-04-17 |
| HEAL, Jason Martin | Secretary | 2018-05-17 | 2022-03-21 |
| CLAPP, Robert Lewis | Director | — | 1994-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Louise Frances Clapp | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Simon Anthony Clapp | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-06-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.