C.A. STRAWSON FARMING LIMITED
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Cash
£50
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+4.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
4
+33.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£618K
+10.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,682,908 | £15,958,713 | +16.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | £691,150 | £787,170 | +13.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £559,050 | £617,860 | +10.5% | |
| Net profit | — | £306,947 | £557,679 | +81.7% | |
| Cash | £1 | £50 | £50 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1 | £13,245,940 | £13,546,288 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | — | £8,604,890 | £9,011,277 | +4.7% | |
| Equity | £1 | £8,604,890 | £9,011,277 | +4.7% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 3 | 4 | +33.3% | |
| Wages | — | £60,000 | £211,249 | +252.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £40,000 | £106,667 | +166.7% |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.1% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.2% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.2% | 5.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 52.5% | 50.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.22x | 0.94x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.38x | 1.92x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- C.A. STRAWSON FARMING LIMITED 2021-10-22 → present
- C.A. STRAWSON ENERGY LIMITED 2020-04-23 → 2021-10-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Chavereys Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRAWSON, Charles Anthony | Director | 2020-04-23 | Jan 1939 | British |
| STRAWSON, Robert Mark | Director | 2020-04-23 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHULDHAM, Timothy Edward | Director | 2020-04-23 | 2021-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Mark Strawson | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2021-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Michael Colin Hewson | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-26 | Ceased 2021-12-30 |
| Mr Timothy Edward Shuldham | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-08-26 | Ceased 2021-12-30 |
| Mr Charles Anthony Strawson | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2020-04-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 33 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.