SANDFIELDS FARMS LIMITED
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Cash
£393k
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
355
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
Period ending 2025-05-03
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-05-03
| Metric | Trend | 2022-11-05 | 2023-11-04 | 2025-05-03 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,960,374 | £56,090,954 | £83,587,169 | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,258,388 | £2,058,809 | £4,268,577 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,066,777 | £1,747,736 | £3,252,913 | — | |
| Net profit | £1,838,883 | £1,306,746 | £2,356,748 | — | |
| Cash | £156,472 | £176,857 | £392,895 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,598,291 | £19,667,624 | £21,380,808 | — | |
| Net assets | £18,252,503 | £19,059,249 | £20,915,997 | — | |
| Equity | £18,252,503 | £19,059,249 | £20,915,997 | — | |
| Average employees | 424 | 447 | 355 | — | |
| Wages | £12,806,868 | £13,309,158 | £17,515,018 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £302,002 | £264,954 | £649,912 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-11-05 | 2023-11-04 | 2025-05-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | 10.5% | 20.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 43.0% | 34.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.70x | 1.93x | |
| Interest cover | 11.79x | 6.62x | 4.20x |
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
- SANDFIELDS FARMS LIMITED 2007-07-30 → present
- COBCO 843 LIMITED 2007-07-20 → 2007-07-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SANDFIELDS FARMS LIMITED · parent
- West Africa Farms Holdings Limited 100%
- West Africa Farms SARL 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHROPSHIRE, John Bourne | Director | 2007-07-26 | Apr 1955 | British |
| THOMPSON, David | Director | 2007-07-26 | Oct 1968 | British |
| WILKINSON, William Derek | Director | 2007-08-04 | Dec 1966 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, David | Secretary | 2007-07-26 | 2026-04-09 |
| COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-20 | 2007-07-26 |
| LOCKHART- WHITE, Donald Grant | Director | 2007-07-26 | 2008-02-07 |
| COBBETTS (DIRECTOR) LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-07-20 | 2007-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gw & Hj Farms Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-11-06 | Active |
| Jb Shropshire & Sons Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-11-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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