COBBS FARM CO. LIMITED
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Cash
£997K
+45.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.4M
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
183
+4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£157K
+140.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,605,073 | £10,103,978 | £10,988,138 | +8.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£14,901 | £74,682 | £166,784 | +123.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£81,954 | £65,226 | £157,158 | +140.9% | |
| Net profit | -£72,855 | £70,701 | £157,158 | +122.3% | |
| Cash | £713,217 | £686,239 | £997,178 | +45.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,279,240 | £3,317,054 | £3,429,473 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,162,823 | £3,222,591 | £3,350,991 | +4% | |
| Equity | £3,162,823 | £3,222,591 | £3,350,991 | +4% | |
| Average employees | 181 | 176 | 183 | +4% | |
| Wages | £2,690,910 | £2,886,187 | £3,130,899 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £196,250 | £198,500 | £182,684 | -8% |
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 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | -0.8% | 0.7% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.5% | 2.3% | 4.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.0% | 23.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.29x | 1.47x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | -0.20x | 7.72x | 17.23x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- COBBS FARM CO. LIMITED 2015-11-25 → present
- THE COUNTRY FOOD AND DINING COMPANY LIMITED 2007-01-24 → 2015-11-25
- ENSCO 549 LIMITED 2006-11-10 → 2007-01-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Ross Brooke
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe that the group has a varied customer base and sufficient control over expenditure that it will continue to report profitable results moving forwards. They also believe the group has access to adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the forseeable future. As a result, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- COBBS FARM CO. LIMITED · parent
- Country Food & Dining (2) Ltd 100%
- Country Food & Dining (3) Ltd 100%
- Fielders Farm Shops Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The Directors have spent some time, over the last year, soliciting and exploring the potential for realising our shareholders' interests through a sale of the company. However, the challenging and uncertain economic environment is affecting our would-be acquirers as much as it is us, so the interest and pricing multiples we have elicited have not led, in the opinion of the Directors, to a suitable offer for our shareholders to consider. We continue to be open to explore opportunities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-04-20 | — | — |
| BRUCE, Alexander David Michael | Director | 2008-01-28 | Jul 1948 | British |
| GUMBRELL, Kristian | Director | 2008-05-01 | May 1967 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Gordon Scott Alexander | Director | 2009-05-01 | Jan 1957 | British |
| NEWEY, Thomas Patrick | Director | 2008-08-18 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEATHERDALE, Gordon Thomas | Secretary | 2006-12-17 | 2007-01-22 |
| SHEARME, Jonathan Andrew | Secretary | 2007-01-22 | 2007-04-20 |
| HBJGW SECRETARIAL SUPPORT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-11-10 | 2006-12-17 |
| LEATHERDALE, Gordon Thomas | Director | 2006-12-17 | 2009-06-12 |
| SHEARME, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2008-06-19 |
| WEALE, Richard Mark | Director | 2006-12-17 | 2007-01-22 |
| HBJGW INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-11-10 | 2006-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2019-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-09-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.