SOMERSET FARM (EAST ANGLIA) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-03-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-14
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£73K
+60.2% vs 2023
Net assets
-£3M
-85.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
9
+28.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£908K
-26.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-31.
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-14.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors have considered the circumstances described above and consider that the potential pending sale constitutes a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the company was unable to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £2,962,484 | £3,210,801 | £2,871,405 | £1,805,346 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£240,984 | -£209,201 | -£627,532 | -£787,277 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£289,443 | -£266,959 | -£715,269 | -£907,765 | |
| Net profit | — | -£238,170 | -£120,004 | -£531,805 | -£1,357,849 | |
| Cash | — | £44,608 | £108,881 | £45,871 | £73,478 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£503,782 | -£619,429 | -£1,251,878 | -£1,486,696 | |
| Net assets | — | -£936,976 | -£1,056,980 | -£1,588,785 | -£2,946,634 | |
| Equity | -£698,806 | -£936,976 | -£1,056,980 | -£1,588,785 | -£2,946,634 | |
| Average employees | — | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| Wages | — | £188,104 | £220,756 | £226,182 | £232,159 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-03-31 vs 2023-03-31
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Turnover
-37.1%
£2,871,405 £1,805,346
lowest in 4 filed years
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Cash
+60.2%
£45,871 £73,478
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Net assets
-85.5%
-£1,588,785 -£2,946,634
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+28.6%
7 9
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Operating profit
-25.5%
-£627,532 -£787,277
lowest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
-26.9%
-£715,269 -£907,765
lowest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+2.6%
£226,182 £232,159
highest in 4 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 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -8.1% | -6.5% | -21.9% | -43.6% | |
| Net margin | — | -8.0% | -3.7% | -18.5% | -75.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 47.8% | 33.8% | 50.1% | 53.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.39x | 0.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | -4.97x | -3.62x | -7.15x | -6.53x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SOMERSET FARM (EAST ANGLIA) LTD 2017-12-21 → present
- DALE AND BURGOYNE LIMITED 2012-07-03 → 2017-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors have considered the circumstances described above and consider that the potential pending sale constitutes a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the company was unable to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- SOMERSET FARM (EAST ANGLIA) LTD · parent
- Biocow Environmental Services Limited 50%
Significant events
- “On 25th March 2025, subsequent to the balance sheet date, Biocow Environmental Services Limited, entered into a Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation (CVL). The directors determined that the company was unable to continue trading due to financial difficulties, and on 25th March 2025, the shareholders passed a resolution to place the company into liquidation.”
- “During the financial year the business transitioned from owning and finishing cattle, to offering cattle finishing services. As a result, turnover and cost of sales reduced significantly and there were no biological assets held at the yearend as the transition to the new model was complete.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Sadie Jayne | Director | 2026-04-22 | Mar 1979 | British |
| THOMPSON, James John | Director | 2021-06-16 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURGOYNE, Pauline | Secretary | 2012-07-03 | 2012-09-21 |
| BURGOYNE, Derek Garbut | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2021-05-26 |
| BURGOYNE, Pauline | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2012-07-31 |
| DALE, John Alan | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2021-05-26 |
| DARROCH, Jennifer | Director | 2021-01-18 | 2026-04-22 |
| WATERS, Christopher Michael | Director | 2016-05-20 | 2021-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adapt Biogas Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Derek Garbut Burgoyne | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-19 | Ceased 2019-11-01 |
| Mr Derek Garbut Burgoyne | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-19 | Ceased 2019-04-06 |
| Mr John Alan Dale | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.