BERRY FARMING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+7,102.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+13.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
127
+35.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3M
-71.2% vs 2023
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £2,539,397 | — | £5,499,125 | £6,916,630 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,913,037 | — | -£1,398,790 | -£2,413,703 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,959,689 | — | -£1,510,729 | -£2,586,908 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £590,311 | — | £729,271 | £413,092 | |
| Cash | — | £21,646 | — | £137,978 | — | £10,834 | — | £36,310 | £2,615,325 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £784,392 | £1,158,539 | — | £2,806,729 | — | £10,117,832 | — | £10,042,254 | £9,168,900 | |
| Net assets | £650,636 | £834,783 | — | £1,823,729 | — | £2,414,040 | — | £3,143,311 | £3,556,403 | |
| Equity | £650,636 | £834,783 | — | £1,823,729 | £1,823,729 | £2,414,040 | £2,414,040 | £3,143,311 | £3,556,403 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 66 | — | 94 | 127 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £619,742 | — | £881,781 | £911,932 | |
| 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+25.8%
£5,499,125 £6,916,630
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+7,102.8%
£36,310 £2,615,325
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+13.1%
£3,143,311 £3,556,403
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+35.1%
94 127
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-72.6%
-£1,398,790 -£2,413,703
-
Profit before tax
-71.2%
-£1,510,729 -£2,586,908
-
Wages
+3.4%
£881,781 £911,932
highest in 3 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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-10-01 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -114.7% | — | -25.4% | -34.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 23.2% | — | 13.3% | 6.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -28.8% | — | -13.9% | -26.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80.3% | 82.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.14x | 0.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -62.44x | — | -12.50x | -13.53x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. They remain of the opinion that the company will not have to cease trading as a result of inadequate financial resources, or any other foreseeable event, within a period of at least 12 months from the date of the approval of these accounts. The ultimate parent company has confirmed that it will provide support to enable the company to meet their forecast liabilities as they fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUMONT, Paul | Director | 2018-10-01 | May 1966 | British |
| FARSHCHI-HEIDARI, Daryush | Director | 2025-09-24 | May 1980 | British |
| FRANCIS, Scott Michael Starbuck | Director | 2026-01-31 | Apr 1983 | British |
| MOORE, David James | Director | 2021-04-08 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRICE, David Edward Reginald | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2024-09-16 |
| SANDS, Karen | Director | 2024-04-22 | 2026-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 32 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-12-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.