J.B SHROPSHIRE & SONS LIMITED
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Cash
£18m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£71m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,734
Average over period
Profit before tax
£17m
Period ending 2025-05-03
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-03
| Metric | Trend | 2022-11-05 | 2023-11-04 | 2025-05-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £96,710,000 | £105,877,000 | £123,366,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,793,000 | £8,042,000 | £17,569,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,900,000 | £8,618,000 | £17,425,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £2,544,000 | £6,242,000 | £12,983,000 | — | |
| Cash | £9,176,000 | £13,828,000 | £17,509,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £65,137,000 | £71,943,000 | £82,026,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £54,116,000 | £60,259,000 | £71,142,000 | — | |
| Equity | £54,116,000 | £60,259,000 | £71,142,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,644 | 1,844 | 1,734 | — | |
| Wages | £20,463,000 | £22,054,000 | £25,242,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £635,000 | £885,000 | £676,000 | — |
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 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-11-05 | 2023-11-04 | 2025-05-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 7.6% | 14.2% | |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 5.9% | 10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.8% | 11.2% | 21.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 35.9% | 29.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.26x | 2.29x | 2.88x | |
| Interest cover | 29.63x | 18.70x | 4.94x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the Group and the Company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group and the Company therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- J.B SHROPSHIRE & SONS LIMITED · parent
- CJS Group Holdings Limited 100%
- JB & PS Farms Holdings Limited 100%
- Mushroom Farms Holdings Limited 100%
- GW & HJ Farms Holdings Limited 100%
- The Lettuce Company Limited 100%
- Sandfields Farms Limited 80%
- Cambs Farms Growers Limited 100%
- Riverfen Farms Limited 100%
- Highfield Barn Limited 100%
- West Africa Farms Holdings Limited 80%
- West Africa Farms Sarl 80%
- Fenlander Ltd 100%
- Finches Charm Limited 100%
- CJ Prop Ltd 100%
- Harrimere Oaks Limited 100%
- HJ Prop Ltd 100%
- GSS Farming Limited 100%
- Fiddleford Holdings Limited 97%
- Fiddleford Mushrooms Limited 97%
- GCH Celery & Organics Limited 100%
- GCH Prop Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the period, the Group acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of The Lettuce Company Limited, further details are included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.”
- “On 25 March 2025 the Group acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of The Lettuce Company Limited, which operates as a farming business and is incorporated in England and Wales.”
- “There were no significant events after the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHROPSHIRE, John Bourne | Director | 1998-02-25 | Apr 1955 | British |
| THOMPSON, David | Director | 2002-02-04 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, David | Secretary | 1998-02-25 | 2026-04-09 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-02-25 | 1998-02-25 |
| FORBES, William Lee | Director | 2002-03-01 | 2009-01-21 |
| JOHNSON, Elizabeth | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2009-01-21 |
| MANN, Robin Kenneth | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2006-11-23 |
| PETHERICK, Kier Henry Edwin | Director | 2003-01-28 | 2007-12-07 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-02-25 | 1998-02-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Bourne Shropshire | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2024-05-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-19 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.