WITHGILL FARM LIMITED
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Cash
£633K
-1.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+26.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
27
+3.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.2M
-36.6% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,954,032 | £16,811,602 | +20.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,931,536 | £3,156,334 | -36% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,986,151 | £3,159,922 | -36.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,879,640 | £2,356,240 | -39.3% | |
| Cash | £4,528,959 | £6,493,614 | £643,027 | £632,930 | -1.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,094,771 | £9,868,048 | £8,890,018 | £11,227,827 | +26.3% | |
| Net assets | £10,042,335 | £9,824,414 | £8,751,495 | £11,107,735 | +26.9% | |
| Equity | £10,042,335 | £9,824,414 | £8,751,495 | £11,107,735 | +26.9% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | £681,052 | £749,471 | +10% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £60,977 | £48,990 | -19.7% |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 35.3% | 18.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 27.8% | 14.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 55.5% | 28.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.07x | 2.68x |
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
- Dodd & Co Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURTEES, Graeme Robison | Secretary | 2002-01-11 | — | British |
| BARNES, Anne Beverley | Director | 2009-01-06 | Jun 1965 | British |
| BARNES, Faith Georgina | Director | 2025-11-25 | Jun 2001 | British |
| BARNES, George Patrick | Director | 2024-09-01 | Dec 2003 | British |
| BARNES, Grace Elizabeth | Director | 2025-11-25 | Oct 1999 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-01-11 | 2002-01-11 |
| BARNES, David George | Director | 2002-01-11 | 2025-11-25 |
| BARNES, Faith | Director | 2021-05-14 | 2024-06-30 |
| BARNES, George Patrick | Director | 2022-09-21 | 2024-03-31 |
| BARNES, Grace | Director | 2021-05-14 | 2024-06-30 |
| AR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-01-11 | 2002-01-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gfgb Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-11-10 | Active |
| Mr George Barry Barnes | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-06 |
| Mr David George Barnes | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-10 |
| Mr George Barry Barnes | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.