THE SUMMER BERRY COMPANY UK
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Confirmation statement due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£830K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£10M
Equity attributable
Employees
496
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-30 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-25 | 2021-10-24 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £46,634,000 | £45,414,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,450,000 | -£2,510,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£5,274,000 | -£5,019,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£5,436,000 | -£5,149,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £830,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | -£5,542,000 | £32,960,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£5,544,000 | £10,210,000 | |
| Equity | £6,693,352 | £4,674,826 | £7,302,395 | £6,768,000 | -£108,000 | -£5,544,000 | £10,210,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 566 | 496 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £15,306,000 | £17,929,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £422,360 | £585,051 |
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 2023-10-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-30 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-25 | 2021-10-24 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -5.3% | -5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -11.7% | -11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 44.2% | -7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 115.8% | 74.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.42x | 2.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -0.87x | -1.00x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- THE SUMMER BERRY COMPANY UK 2019-09-24 → present
- HALL HUNTER PARTNERSHIP (GLASS) 2015-12-21 → 2019-09-24
- DONALDSONS (HORTICULTURE) 2015-03-31 → 2015-12-21
- DONALDSONS (HORTICULTURE) LIMITED 2010-10-20 → 2015-03-31
- DONALDSONS FLOWERS LIMITED 1988-07-07 → 2010-10-20
- LEYTHORNE NURSERIES LIMITED 1987-02-02 → 1988-07-07
- HERONCOVE LIMITED 1987-01-08 → 1987-02-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- THE SUMMER BERRY COMPANY UK · parent
- TSBC (Portugal) Unipessoal Lda 50%
Significant events
- “The negative net asset position reported in the previous year was resolved through a debt-for-equity swap completed in December 2023.”
- “The company successfully secured a three-year refinancing agreement with HSBC during the year, strengthening its capital structure and supporting future growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANCLEMENT, David | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1973 | Spanish |
| WILKINSON, Richard John | Director | 2022-09-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRAMPTON, Colin Malcolm | Secretary | — | 1996-05-10 |
| KRISHNAN, Siva Kumar | Secretary | 2017-04-21 | 2019-09-13 |
| MEAR, David Edward Anderson | Secretary | 2010-11-29 | 2017-04-21 |
| STANSFIELD, Kevin Edward | Secretary | 1996-06-01 | 2010-11-29 |
| STOYANOVA, Tonka Pencheva | Secretary | 2019-09-24 | 2021-03-12 |
| BONN, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2022-12-30 |
| FRAMPTON, Alan David | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| FRAMPTON, Colin Malcolm | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| FRAMPTON, Donald Gordon | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| GREEN, David Jonathan | Director | 2019-09-13 | 2019-12-03 |
| HALL, Harry Mark | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2019-09-13 |
| HALL, Mark Andrew | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2019-09-13 |
| HALL, Mary Alice | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2019-09-13 |
| JONES, Benjamin David Rowe | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-07-18 |
| KAY, David Iain | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2020-11-02 |
| STANSFIELD, Kevin Edward | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| VRIJLAND, Nicolaas | Director | — | 2003-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Summer Berry Company Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-01 | Active |
| Hall Hunter Partnership (Farming) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-17 | Ceased 2019-09-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.