SOMERSET FARM (EAST ANGLIA) LTD
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Cash
£15K
-79.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£3.7M
-25.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
8
-11.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£762K
+16% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors have considered the circumstances described above and consider that these constitute material uncertainties which may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the company was unable to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,962,484 | £3,210,801 | £2,871,405 | £1,805,346 | £1,566,627 | -13.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£240,984 | -£209,201 | -£627,532 | -£787,277 | -£634,159 | +19.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£289,443 | -£266,959 | -£715,269 | -£907,765 | -£762,237 | +16% | |
| Net profit | -£238,170 | -£120,004 | -£531,805 | -£1,357,849 | -£762,237 | +43.9% | |
| Cash | £44,608 | £108,881 | £45,871 | £73,478 | £14,956 | -79.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£503,782 | -£619,429 | -£1,251,878 | -£1,486,696 | -£2,279,887 | -53.4% | |
| Net assets | -£936,976 | -£1,056,980 | -£1,588,785 | -£2,946,634 | -£3,708,871 | -25.9% | |
| Equity | -£936,976 | -£1,056,980 | -£1,588,785 | -£2,946,634 | -£3,708,871 | -25.9% | |
| Average employees | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | -11.1% | |
| Wages | £188,104 | £220,756 | £226,182 | £232,159 | £215,416 | -7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.1% | -6.5% | -21.9% | -43.6% | -40.5% | |
| Net margin | -8.0% | -3.7% | -18.5% | -75.2% | -48.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.39x | 0.12x | 0.17x | |
| Interest cover | -4.97x | -3.62x | -7.15x | -6.53x | -4.95x |
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
- SOMERSET FARM (EAST ANGLIA) LTD 2017-12-21 → present
- DALE AND BURGOYNE LIMITED 2012-07-03 → 2017-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors have considered the circumstances described above and consider that these constitute material uncertainties which may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the company was unable to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 25th March 2025, Biocow Environmental Services Limited, entered a Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation (CVL). The directors determined that the company was unable to continue trading due to financial difficulties, and on 25th March 2025, the shareholders passed a resolution to place the company into liquidation.”
- “At the date of signing these financial statements, the directors are aware that there is an ongoing process to prepare the company for sale, which is expected to result in a change of ownership and control of the company within 12 months of the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Sadie Jayne | Director | 2026-04-22 | Mar 1979 | British |
| THOMPSON, James John | Director | 2021-06-16 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURGOYNE, Pauline | Secretary | 2012-07-03 | 2012-09-21 |
| BURGOYNE, Derek Garbut | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2021-05-26 |
| BURGOYNE, Pauline | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2012-07-31 |
| DALE, John Alan | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2021-05-26 |
| DARROCH, Jennifer | Director | 2021-01-18 | 2026-04-22 |
| WATERS, Christopher Michael | Director | 2016-05-20 | 2021-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adapt Biogas Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Derek Garbut Burgoyne | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-19 | Ceased 2019-11-01 |
| Mr Derek Garbut Burgoyne | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-19 | Ceased 2019-04-06 |
| Mr John Alan Dale | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.