DAYLESFORD ORGANIC FARMS LIMITED
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Cash
£550K
+14.3% vs 2023
Net assets
-£16M
-104.4% vs 2023
Employees
40
+2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£8.2M
-178.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,003,000 | £2,959,000 | -1.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,946,000 | -£8,210,000 | -178.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,946,000 | -£8,195,000 | -178.2% | |
| Net profit | -£2,946,000 | -£8,195,000 | -178.2% | |
| Cash | £481,000 | £550,000 | +14.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£7,848,000 | -£16,043,000 | -104.4% | |
| Net assets | -£7,848,000 | -£16,043,000 | -104.4% | |
| Equity | -£7,848,000 | -£16,043,000 | -104.4% | |
| Average employees | 39 | 40 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £1,169,000 | £1,243,000 | +6.3% | |
| 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. 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 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -98.1% | — | |
| Net margin | -98.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.12x | 0.12x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DAYLESFORD ORGANIC FARMS LIMITED 2016-08-30 → present
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE ORGANIC FARMS LIMITED 2016-02-19 → 2016-08-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Howsons (Audit & Assurance) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have reviewed financial forecasts for the 12 months from the approval date of these financial statements, taking account of reasonable possible changes in trading conditions. In addition, the company has identified a number of mitigating actions that are within management's control and can be actioned on a timely basis to be effective should trading deteriorate, including support from Bamford Property Limited, and are therefore satisfied that there is no material uncertainty. Accordingly, the company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A further impairment of £7,243,000 was charged to the profit and loss account in 2024 arising from this valuation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVENS, Steven Ernest Robert | Secretary | 2016-02-19 | — | — |
| BAMFORD, Lord Anthony Paul, The | Director | 2016-02-19 | Oct 1945 | British |
| CLARK, Martin Robert | Director | 2022-06-10 | Aug 1952 | British |
| GARNETT, Daniel Glyn | Director | 2022-06-10 | Sep 1969 | British |
| LADY BAMFORD, Carole Gray, Lady | Director | 2016-02-19 | Apr 1946 | British |
| OVENS, Steven Ernest Robert | Director | 2016-04-27 | Feb 1952 | British |
| SMITH, Richard Hugh | Director | 2022-06-10 | Feb 1966 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamford Property Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-17 | Active |
| Bamford Property Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-01-01 | Ceased 2023-02-17 |
| Mr Patrick Albert Michaël Fischer | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-08 |
| J C Bamford Excavators Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-09-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-08-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.