SOUTHERN ENGLAND FARMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-15 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£564K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6M
Equity attributable
Employees
240
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
Period ending 2025-05-31
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-06-01 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,111,541 | — | — | — | £32,066,093 | — | £33,285,038 | |
| Operating profit | — | £498,310 | — | — | — | £2,216,773 | — | £1,728,137 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £400,824 | — | — | — | £2,042,522 | — | £1,542,395 | |
| Net profit | — | £268,862 | — | — | — | £1,884,697 | — | £1,339,468 | |
| Cash | — | £291,944 | -£1,270,855 | £990,783 | — | £243,763 | — | £563,841 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,488,615 | — | — | — | £5,759,948 | — | £8,450,395 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,731,914 | — | — | — | £5,125,447 | — | £6,414,915 | |
| Equity | £2,023,052 | £1,731,914 | £1,118,813 | £3,278,250 | — | £5,125,447 | — | £6,414,915 | |
| Average employees | — | 291 | — | — | — | 268 | — | 240 | |
| Wages | — | £8,255,940 | — | — | — | £9,004,013 | — | £7,648,391 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £18,781 | — | — | — | £22,245 | — | £21,666 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-06-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2023-06-01 | 2024-05-31 | 2024-06-01 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.8% | — | — | — | 6.9% | — | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.0% | — | — | — | 5.9% | — | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.1% | — | — | — | 38.5% | — | 20.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0% | — | 24.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.35x | — | 2.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.80x | — | — | — | 11.23x | — | 9.03x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the Balance Sheet and likely future cash flows at the date of approving these financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDS, Jane Sybilla | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | — | British |
| RICHARDS, Greville Nicholas | Director | 1996-05-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
| RICHARDS, Jane Sybilla | Director | 1997-04-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDS, Greville Nicholas | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 1997-04-01 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 1996-05-01 |
| ROWE, Mark Daniel | Director | 1996-05-01 | 1997-04-01 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-01 | 1996-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Greville Nicholas Richards | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
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.