DUFFIELDS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
47
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.5M
Period ending 2025-09-27
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £46,136,000 | £33,771,000 | £34,905,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,512,000 | £2,498,000 | £2,523,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,483,000 | £2,505,000 | £2,504,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,168,000 | £2,010,000 | £1,999,000 | — | |
| Cash | £618,000 | £2,078,000 | £2,605,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,945,000 | £5,652,000 | £5,757,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £4,021,000 | £4,781,000 | £5,030,000 | — | |
| Equity | £4,021,000 | £4,781,000 | £5,030,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 58 | 46 | 47 | — | |
| Wages | £2,170,000 | £1,822,000 | £1,832,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £127,000 | £133,000 | £143,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 7.4% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 6.0% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 30.6% | 44.2% | 43.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 50.0% | 50.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.58x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 52.14x | — | — |
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
- DUFFIELDS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED 2012-12-18 → present
- PEN MILL FEEDS LIMITED 1992-05-11 → 2012-12-18
- REWARDBEGIN LIMITED 1992-02-27 → 1992-05-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Larking Gowen 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”
Group structure
- DUFFIELDS (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED · parent
- Riverside Feeds Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHASE, Paul Michael | Secretary | 2012-03-23 | — | — |
| BOYDELL, Alison Louise | Director | 2021-08-17 | Jan 1967 | British |
| CHASE, Paul Michael | Director | 2015-12-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
| DUFFIELD, Alistair William | Director | 2004-08-02 | May 1970 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRIDDLE, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 1992-04-21 | 2004-08-02 |
| HILLS, David Edward | Secretary | 2004-08-02 | 2012-04-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-02-27 | 1992-04-21 |
| BIRCHALL, Trevor Shawn | Director | 1993-08-01 | 1994-12-21 |
| CRIDDLE, James Tyner | Director | 1992-04-21 | 2004-08-02 |
| CRIDDLE, Susan Margaret | Director | 1992-04-21 | 2004-08-02 |
| HILLS, David Edward | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2017-12-31 |
| HIRD, Roger | Director | 1996-08-01 | 2004-08-02 |
| RAPER, Martyn William | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| RAPER, Martyn William | Director | — | 2004-08-02 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-02-27 | 1992-04-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duffields Mills Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-09-28 | Active |
| Mr Alistair William Duffield | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-28 |
| Duffields Mills Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-11-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-10-26 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2020-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.