GROSVENOR FARMS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-12.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£26M
+11.6% vs 2023
Employees
68
-2.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.6M
-28.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,567,000 | £16,161,000 | +3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £3,603,000 | £2,575,000 | -28.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,603,000 | £2,575,000 | -28.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,769,000 | £1,977,000 | -28.6% | |
| Cash | £1,624,000 | £1,427,000 | -12.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,478,000 | £28,544,000 | +12% | |
| Net assets | £23,107,000 | £25,778,000 | +11.6% | |
| Equity | £23,107,000 | £25,778,000 | +11.6% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 68 | -2.9% | |
| Wages | £2,568,000 | £2,732,000 | +6.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £273,000 | £280,000 | +2.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 15.9% | |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 12.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.1% | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.5% | 17.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.65x | 4.55x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Auditors conclude that the directors' use of the going concern basis is appropriate, and no material uncertainties were identified that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOTON, Judith Patricia | Secretary | 2022-03-17 | — | — |
| DOBBS, Nicholas Arthur Montagu | Director | 2021-12-28 | Feb 1973 | British |
| HUGHES, Philip Robert | Director | 2024-07-19 | Nov 1972 | British |
| ROACH, Mark Anthony | Director | 1999-02-01 | Dec 1959 | British |
| TOWNSHEND, James Reginald | Director | 2003-03-01 | Dec 1954 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Iain Edward | Secretary | 2008-02-04 | 2013-04-29 |
| CHADWICK, Geoffrey Murray | Secretary | 2013-04-29 | 2022-03-17 |
| EVINGTON, Mark Ian | Secretary | 2001-07-12 | 2008-02-04 |
| GRIMES, David Peter Justus | Secretary | 2000-05-01 | 2001-07-12 |
| LORD, Susan Mary | Secretary | — | 2000-05-01 |
| ALVIS, John | Director | 2004-04-29 | 2016-11-03 |
| BOWDEN, Brian Spencer | Director | — | 2005-04-29 |
| BRIGSTOCKE, Timothy David Alexander | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2005-09-28 |
| BURT, Katrin | Director | 2020-03-09 | 2021-12-28 |
| COWARD, Norman | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2005-09-28 |
| DARE, Andrew Rodney | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2002-02-12 |
| EVINGTON, Mark Ian | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2008-02-04 |
| HAGGER, Jonathan Osborne | Director | 1992-02-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| HEYWOOD, Timothy James | Director | — | 2004-05-28 |
| JALLANDS, Stephen | Director | 1999-02-01 | 1999-12-09 |
| JAMES, Anthony William Searson | Director | 2017-05-11 | 2020-12-23 |
| KERR, John | Director | 1992-02-01 | 2005-09-28 |
| PARKER, John Humphrey | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| RAMSBOTTOM, Graham Paul | Director | 2009-09-18 | 2020-12-22 |
| READ, Christopher Martin | Director | 2005-07-13 | 2008-10-31 |
| SCOTT, David Langton Upton | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| STAINES, Ian Michael Philip | Director | — | 1998-11-30 |
| WIELKOPOLSKI, Angus Alexander | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2020-08-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Re Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-31 | Active |
| Deva Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-25 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.