PARKHAM FARMS LIMITED
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Cash
£463k
-81.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£23m
+10.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
42
+7.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6m
+75.2% vs 2024
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Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,902,562 | £40,518,388 | £55,578,944 | £55,362,962 | £55,351,010 | £72,071,423 | +30.2% | |
| Operating profit | £997,667 | £1,301,337 | £6,275,333 | £1,279,995 | £1,243,008 | £2,324,616 | +87% | |
| Profit before tax | £940,455 | £1,271,356 | £6,291,606 | £1,275,575 | £1,511,560 | £2,647,737 | +75.2% | |
| Net profit | £762,267 | £1,029,324 | £5,127,717 | £1,174,324 | £1,267,159 | £2,222,301 | +75.4% | |
| Cash | £4,544,015 | £5,376,128 | £3,648,276 | £5,720,054 | £2,500,669 | £462,850 | -81.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,577,310 | £13,666,821 | £18,960,135 | £20,333,243 | £21,423,381 | £23,545,348 | +9.9% | |
| Net assets | £12,367,295 | £13,396,619 | £18,524,336 | £19,698,660 | £20,965,819 | £23,188,120 | +10.6% | |
| Equity | £12,367,295 | £13,396,619 | £18,524,336 | £19,698,660 | £20,965,819 | £23,188,120 | +10.6% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 39 | 42 | +7.7% | |
| Wages | £753,390 | £755,989 | £798,508 | £868,713 | £897,740 | £940,153 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £27,134 | £28,874 | £17,138 | -40.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £168,865 | £102,434 | £86,018 | -16% |
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 | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.9% | 3.2% | 11.3% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.2% | 2.5% | 9.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.9% | 9.5% | 33.1% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.4% | 39.1% | 39.1% | 28.8% | 26.4% | 38.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.37x | 3.73x | 2.53x | |
| Interest cover | 14.49x | 27.04x | — | 22.06x | 26.65x | 59.48x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- PARKHAM FARMS LIMITED 1988-04-13 → present
- RAPIDBOLD LIMITED 1988-03-02 → 1988-04-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MITCHELLS
- 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
- “However, the company has installed solar panels to reduce its reliance on purchased electricity and the electricity it does purchase for its own use comes from 100% renewable sources.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLES, Peter Anthony | Secretary | 2011-03-18 | — | — |
| BEER, Emma Louise | Director | 1997-10-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| BERRY, Sarah Jean | Director | 1996-02-27 | May 1967 | British |
| WILLES, Jack Oliver | Director | 2025-11-07 | May 1999 | British |
| WILLES, Peter Anthony | Director | 2006-06-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLES, David Henry | Secretary | — | 2011-03-18 |
| TUCKER, Thomas John | Director | — | 2002-01-11 |
| WILLES, Betty | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2005-03-18 |
| WILLES, David Henry | Director | — | 2011-03-18 |
| WILLES, Peter Anthony | Director | — | 2004-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Anthony Willes | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.