PRIORY FARM ESTATE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-13 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-30
Watchouts
Cash
£332K
-46.9% lowest in 9 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+9.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
149
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-52.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,958,114 | — | £8,517,952 | — | £8,793,692 | £9,840,436 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £697,300 | — | £1,237,847 | — | £3,073,858 | £1,557,688 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £669,783 | — | £1,072,985 | — | £2,905,991 | £1,379,478 | |
| Net profit | £503,919 | — | £918,864 | — | £467,674 | — | £844,260 | — | £2,179,493 | £1,024,148 | |
| Cash | £349,108 | — | £654,251 | £654,251 | £800,627 | £800,627 | £1,187,774 | £1,187,774 | £625,367 | £332,303 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,475,596 | — | £5,136,229 | — | £5,345,870 | — | £8,963,573 | — | £11,140,262 | £11,493,189 | |
| Net assets | £3,692,038 | — | £4,427,502 | — | £4,718,976 | — | £5,241,986 | — | £7,114,479 | £7,817,627 | |
| Equity | £3,692,038 | £3,692,038 | £4,427,502 | £4,427,502 | £4,718,976 | £4,718,976 | £5,241,986 | £5,241,986 | £7,114,479 | £7,817,627 | |
| Average employees | 42 | — | 47 | — | 65 | — | 111 | — | 147 | 149 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,015,048 | — | £2,087,513 | — | £2,248,845 | £2,679,511 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £80,832 | — | £101,308 | — | £74,345 | £74,345 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+11.9%
£8,793,692 £9,840,436
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-46.9%
£625,367 £332,303
lowest in 9 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.9%
£7,114,479 £7,817,627
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+1.4%
147 149
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
-49.3%
£3,073,858 £1,557,688
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Profit before tax
-52.5%
£2,905,991 £1,379,478
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Wages
+19.2%
£2,248,845 £2,679,511
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 14.1% | — | 14.5% | — | 35.0% | 15.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.4% | — | 9.9% | — | 24.8% | 10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 13.0% | — | 13.8% | — | 27.6% | 13.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.37x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 25.21x | — | 7.21x | — | 15.94x | 8.47x |
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
- Kreston Reeves 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
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, William | Director | 2019-01-01 | Dec 1986 | British |
| SHINNER, Nicholas | Director | 2018-09-04 | Mar 1961 | British |
| SHINNER, Samantha | Director | 2018-09-04 | Feb 1965 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHINNER, John Michael | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2024-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Dominic La Fosse | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2026-01-23 | Ceased 2026-01-23 |
| Mrs Melanie Sarah Bushe | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2026-01-23 | Ceased 2026-01-23 |
| Mrs Samantha Sue Shinner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-01-23 | Active |
| Mr John Michael Shinner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-12-31 | Ceased 2026-01-23 |
| Mr Nicholas Shinner | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2018-09-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 53 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-02-16 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-02-02 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-02-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.