DUNSTERS FARM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£402k
-73.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.6m
-26% vs 2024
Employees
237
+71.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£465k
-149% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £29,268,375 | £32,147,538 | £49,446,629 | +53.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £882,833 | £955,927 | -£286,866 | -130% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £855,805 | £950,320 | -£465,406 | -149% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £618,692 | £676,130 | -£589,314 | -187.2% | |
| Cash | £500 | — | £1,138,587 | £1,529,416 | £401,971 | -73.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,750 | £1,750 | £3,639,455 | £3,765,238 | £3,545,724 | -5.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,750 | — | £2,866,220 | £3,512,350 | £2,599,036 | -26% | |
| Equity | — | — | £2,866,220 | £3,512,350 | £2,599,036 | -26% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 115 | 138 | 237 | +71.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,258,120 | £4,198,713 | £8,786,589 | +109.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £196,143 | £221,802 | £45,964 | -79.3% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £105,342 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 3.0% | 3.0% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.1% | 2.1% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 24.3% | 25.4% | -8.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | — | 66.9% | 56.3% | 80.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.36x | 1.55x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 27.89x | 47.26x | -1.57x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- D.R.E. & Co. (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 group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months”
Group structure
- DUNSTERS FARM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Dunsters Farm Limited 100%
- The Little Food Company Limited 100%
- Ralph Livesey Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 26 March 2025 the group acquired Ralph Livesey Limited”
- “On 20 July 2026 the trade and assets of Ralph Livesey Limited were transferred to Dunsters Farm Limited as an internal reorganisation”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, Hannah Elizabeth | Director | 2021-03-08 | Aug 1984 | British |
| MATHEW, Jeremy James | Director | 1991-10-21 | Oct 1956 | British |
| MATHEW, Thomas James | Director | 2021-03-08 | Oct 1986 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATHEW, Elizabeth Louise | Secretary | 1991-10-21 | 2021-03-08 |
| RATCLIFFE, Nancy Elizabeth | Secretary | 1991-07-10 | 1991-10-21 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-07-10 | 1991-07-10 |
| MATHEW, Elizabeth Louise | Director | 1991-10-21 | 2021-03-08 |
| RATCLIFFE, Leslie | Director | 1991-07-10 | 1991-10-21 |
| RATCLIFFE, Nancy Elizabeth | Director | 1991-07-10 | 1991-10-21 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-07-10 | 1991-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas James Mathew | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-08 | Active |
| Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Barlow | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2020-12-08 | Active |
| Mr Jeremy James Mathew | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-08 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Louise Mathew | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-03-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-03-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-03-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-03-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-03-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-03-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-03-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2021-03-18 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2021-03-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-03-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name 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.