WILKIN & SONS LIMITED
Operating primarily under the Tiptree brand, the company is a partially employee-owned manufacturer of fruit preserves and marmalades that also manages its own farming estate, a specialist bakery, and a chain of tea rooms in Essex.
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Cash
£8.6m
-16.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£40m
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
627
-0.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.6m
+83.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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10 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £53,526,000 | £55,862,000 | £54,509,000 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,034,000 | £1,271,000 | £2,496,000 | +96.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,886,000 | £1,422,000 | £2,603,000 | +83.1% | |
| Net profit | -£1,575,000 | £1,119,000 | £1,874,000 | +67.5% | |
| Cash | £8,657,000 | £10,323,000 | £8,613,000 | -16.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £44,572,000 | £45,682,000 | £48,047,000 | +5.2% | |
| Net assets | £37,449,000 | £38,539,000 | £40,376,000 | +4.8% | |
| Equity | £37,449,000 | £38,539,000 | £40,376,000 | +4.8% | |
| Average employees | 646 | 632 | 627 | -0.8% | |
| Wages | £14,840,000 | £15,655,000 | £16,677,000 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £733,000 | £851,000 | £1,106,000 | +30% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.8% | 2.3% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | -2.9% | 2.0% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.6% | 2.8% | 5.2% | |
| Current ratio | 6.25x | 6.82x | 5.84x | |
| Interest cover | -84.75x | 5.55x | 12.61x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, which is a period of 12 months from the approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WILKIN & SONS LIMITED · parent
- The Britannia Fruit Preserving Company Limited 100%
- The Burnham Mustard Co. Limited 100%
- Tiptree Jam Company 100%
- Tiptree Patisserie Limited 100%
- Thursday Cottage Limited 100%
- Cole's Puddings Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “2025 highlights included our Chairman Walter meeting The King at the Sandringham Flower Show, and a visit to Tiptree by the Japanese Ambassador.”
- “We began the roll out of our new Kings Royal Warrant labels, and we announced that we have installed solar panels on the Tiptree farm.”
- “We appointed a new strategic marketing agency, Incubeta - and worked with them to produce a new Advertising Campaign 'Raising a Toast to the Great British Breakfast 'which ran on YouTube and strategically positioned posters around London.”
- “Media coverage included an interview on Radio 4 Farming Today, and ITV Anglia filming a piece on our Strawberry Race to help us to commemorate 140 years of jam making at Tiptree. We saw our products featured in The Telegraph, The Sun, the Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Star, Good Homes magazine and Olive magazine.”
- “A Salary Sacrifice scheme was introduced in 2025 to allow staff to utilise taxation benefits for electric vehicles.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEPPARD, Suzanne Louise | Secretary | 2024-05-16 | — | — |
| BURNFORD, Joy Arabella Katherine | Director | 2026-01-01 | Dec 1975 | British |
| IVANOV, Andrey | Director | 2025-07-17 | Apr 1977 | British |
| LEPPARD, Suzanne Louise | Director | 2024-08-05 | May 1982 | British |
| LEWIS, Marcus Peter | Director | 2025-01-21 | Sep 1970 | British |
| MOORE, Anthony George | Director | 2025-07-17 | Oct 1970 | British |
| NEWENHAM, Christopher Worth | Director | 2008-06-12 | Jun 1970 | Irish |
| SCOTT, Walter William | Director | 1993-09-24 | Sep 1950 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMES, Philip | Secretary | — | 1998-01-01 |
| JAMES, Stuart Allan | Secretary | 1998-01-01 | 2014-07-01 |
| OFFORD, Roseanne Georgina | Secretary | 2014-07-01 | 2024-05-16 |
| COOK, Peter Robert | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| GOODFELLOW, Scott Prain | Director | 2010-06-25 | 2025-08-22 |
| HOLMES, Philip | Director | — | 2002-06-14 |
| JAMES, Stuart Allan | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2022-12-31 |
| OFFORD, Roseanne Georgina | Director | 2016-03-31 | 2024-06-07 |
| STADDON, John Alan | Director | — | 1996-07-12 |
| THURGOOD, Ian Kenneth | Director | 1993-09-24 | 2016-04-30 |
| WILKIN, John Swinborne | Director | — | 2001-06-15 |
| WILKIN, Peter John | Director | — | 2025-07-04 |
| WORSP, John | Director | — | 2010-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkin & Sons Ltd Employee Benefit Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-11-18 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Dollimore | Individual | Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2024-06-24 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
| Mrs Suzanne Louise Leppard | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-16 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
| Mr Frankie Glen Neal | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2023-10-12 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
| Miss Aimee Claire Smith | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2020-10-08 | Ceased 2024-07-01 |
| Mr Andrey Ivanov | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2019-10-09 | Ceased 2024-07-01 |
| Mrs Nichola Johan Goldsack | Individual | Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2017-10-12 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
| Mr Christopher Worth Newenham | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-09 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
| Mr Stuart Allan James | Individual | Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
| Mr Peter David Powell | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
| Mr Walter William Scott | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-18 |
| Mr Scott Prain Goodfellow | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-22 |
| Mr Peter John Wilkin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-07-04 |
| Mr Shane David Waughman | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-08 |
| Mrs Roseanne Georgina Offord | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-07 |
| Mr Stephen Robert Cook | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-12 |
| Mrs Donna Jayne Smith | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.