JOSEPH ROCHFORD HOLDINGS LTD
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Cash
£1M
-1.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-4.2% vs 2024
Employees
38
-7.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£126K
-533.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £4,437,628 | £4,163,271 | -6.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £50,432 | -£108,476 | -315.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £29,129 | -£126,260 | -533.5% | |
| Net profit | — | £615,019 | £229,667 | £269,385 | £53,511 | -£120,416 | -325% | |
| Cash | £800,000 | £855,104 | £1,030,584 | £835,893 | £1,052,300 | £1,035,633 | -1.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,533,820 | £7,401,092 | £7,498,794 | £7,642,117 | £8,009,775 | £7,690,945 | -4% | |
| Net assets | £5,538,994 | £6,514,013 | £6,713,680 | £6,933,065 | £7,334,873 | £7,029,457 | -4.2% | |
| Equity | £5,538,994 | £6,514,013 | £6,663,680 | £6,933,065 | £7,334,873 | £7,029,457 | -4.2% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 38 | 40 | 3 | 41 | 38 | -7.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.1% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | -2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 0.6% | -1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 15.3% | 16.4% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1.81x | -3.91x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the financial position of the company and have a strong expectation that the company has adequate resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due and to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- JOSEPH ROCHFORD HOLDINGS LTD · parent
- Joseph Rochford Gardens Limited
- Parsley Horticultural Software Limited
Significant events
- “There are no significant events since the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGHES, Eleanor Mary | Secretary | 2018-10-16 | — | — |
| ROCHFORD, John Paul | Director | 2018-10-16 | Jul 1951 | English |
| ROCHFORD, Katherine Ann | Director | 2018-10-16 | Nov 1954 | British |
| WRAY, Colin Malcolm | Director | 2018-10-16 | Dec 1956 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katherine Ann Rochford | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2025-03-17 | Active |
| Mr John Paul Rochford | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2025-03-17 | Active |
| Mr Colin Malcolm Wray | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2025-03-17 | Active |
| Mr John Paul Rochford | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-10-16 | Ceased 2025-03-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 37 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.