FARMER J LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5m
+91.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
+166.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
406
+53.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.6m
-425.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,942,067 | £27,910,722 | £41,142,120 | +47.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£554,441 | -£549,588 | -£2,601,488 | -373.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£618,522 | -£494,767 | -£2,599,492 | -425.4% | |
| Net profit | -£703,230 | -£872,692 | -£1,554,286 | -78.1% | |
| Cash | £523,070 | £2,874,978 | £5,497,462 | +91.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,119,012 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,600,436 | £6,418,186 | £17,115,623 | +166.7% | |
| Equity | £1,600,436 | £6,418,186 | £17,115,623 | +166.7% | |
| Average employees | 186 | 265 | 406 | +53.2% | |
| Wages | — | £7,107,980 | £11,349,579 | +59.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £140,080 | £423,901 | £647,975 | +52.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,321 | £2,642 | £3,963 | +50% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £240,312 | £264,120 | +9.9% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.1% | -2.0% | -6.3% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | -3.1% | -3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.8% | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.5% | 22.1% | 7.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.47x | 0.96x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | -8.65x | -10.57x | -31.80x |
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
- Wellers Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied that they can continue to finance the operations of the business in this manner and enable the company to achieve profitability. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare these accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FARMER J LIMITED · parent
- Farmer J (Canary Wharf) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Finsbury Square) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Monument) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Jubilee Place) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Leadenhall) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (London Bridge) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Paternoster Square) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Regent Street) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Fenchurch Street) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Holborn) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Strand) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Orchard Place) Ltd 100%
- Farmer J (Piccadilly) Ltd 100%
- Farmer J (Ludgate) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Hammersmith) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Bloomsbury) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Thayer St) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Farringdon) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (TCR) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Coleman St) Limited 100%
- Farmer J (Old Broad St) Limited 100%
- Farmer J US Holdco Inc 100%
- Farmer J NY LLC 100%
- Farmer J 31 West 52nd Street LLC 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALT RECANATI, Alexandra | Director | 2024-01-24 | Mar 1989 | British |
| CONNELL, Darrel John | Director | 2019-08-02 | Mar 1981 | Irish |
| RECANATI, Jonathan | Director | 2014-10-16 | Jun 1984 | Italian |
| RECANATI, Leon Yehuda Lenny | Director | 2015-10-22 | Dec 1953 | Israeli |
| TAL, Yaron | Director | 2015-10-22 | Feb 1969 | Israeli |
| THORNE, Michael Christopher Battersby | Director | 2024-01-24 | May 1986 | British |
| VEALE, Stuart Michael | Director | 2024-01-25 | Mar 1959 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREISKEL & CO LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2014-10-16 | 2020-10-16 |
| SVIRSKY, Asher Oscar | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2016-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imbiba Growth 1 Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-08-02 | Ceased 2024-01-25 |
| Sullam Holdings L.R. Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-22 |
| Mr Yaron Tal | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-22 |
| Mr Jonathan Recanati | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-12-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-31 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-09-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.