NORFOLK FREE RANGE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£98K
-34.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+26.1% vs 2024
Employees
96
-17.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£824K
+280% first positive since 2024
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-02-01 | 2020-01-31 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-07-29 | 2024-07-27 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £24,646,022 | — | £27,932,121 | — | £29,600,551 | £35,233,042 | £9,250,106 | £8,327,741 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,234,588 | — | £762,530 | — | -£1,105,373 | -£5,477,905 | -£261,091 | £987,677 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £946,222 | — | £487,234 | — | -£1,318,456 | -£5,755,378 | -£457,769 | £824,198 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,104,223 | — | £810,306 | — | -£1,050,558 | -£3,866,921 | -£891,060 | £1,030,888 | |
| Cash | -£334,880 | -£744,306 | -£744,306 | -£195,819 | — | — | £212,036 | £149,818 | £98,274 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £20,886,579 | — | £22,610,597 | — | £12,215,219 | £7,992,662 | £6,040,697 | £5,370,385 | |
| Net assets | — | £12,815,375 | — | £13,625,681 | — | £8,180,584 | £4,313,663 | £3,953,307 | £4,984,195 | |
| Equity | — | £12,815,375 | — | £13,625,681 | £13,625,681 | £8,180,584 | £4,313,663 | £3,953,307 | £4,984,195 | |
| Average employees | — | 133 | — | 150 | — | 148 | 120 | 116 | 96 | |
| Wages | — | £3,446,223 | — | £3,900,285 | — | £4,146,168 | £5,401,849 | £3,421,744 | £2,947,542 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £20,216 | — | £22,800 | — | £22,800 | £34,700 | £23,300 | £32,633 |
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-27
-
Turnover
-10%
£9,250,106 £8,327,741
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
-34.4%
£149,818 £98,274
-
Net assets
+26.1%
£3,953,307 £4,984,195
-
Employees
-17.2%
116 96
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+478.3%
-£261,091 £987,677
first positive since 2024
-
Profit before tax
+280%
-£457,769 £824,198
first positive since 2024
-
Wages
-13.9%
£3,421,744 £2,947,542
lowest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-02-01 | 2020-01-31 | 2020-02-01 | 2021-01-31 | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-07-29 | 2024-07-27 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.0% | — | 2.7% | — | -3.7% | -15.5% | -2.8% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.5% | — | 2.9% | — | -3.5% | -11.0% | -9.6% | 12.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.9% | — | 3.4% | — | -9.0% | -68.5% | -4.3% | 18.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64.4% | 34.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.42x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.28x | — | 2.75x | — | -5.19x | -19.74x | -1.33x | 6.04x |
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
- 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 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
- “The addition of a third director who brings youth, enthusiasm and fresh ideas only serves to strengthen the management team.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HART, Sally-Ann | Secretary | 2005-07-29 | — | British |
| HART, Sally-Ann | Director | 2005-07-29 | Nov 1969 | British |
| HART, Steven | Director | 2003-12-19 | Jan 1960 | British |
| JORDAN, Sophie Caroline | Director | 2025-05-02 | Jul 1997 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HART, Steven | Secretary | 2003-12-19 | 2005-07-29 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-12-19 | 2003-12-19 |
| JUDE, Mark Alan | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2005-07-29 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-12-19 | 2003-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Farms Land Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-01 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Hart Farms Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Steven Hart | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-01 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
| Mrs Sally Ann Hart | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-01 | Ceased 2021-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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.