WITHERS FRUIT FARM LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
+162.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+17.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
301
+9.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
-14.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,569,351 | £22,159,184 | £26,019,481 | +17.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,267,288 | £3,506,115 | £3,184,081 | -9.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,499,922 | £2,766,880 | £2,368,611 | -14.4% | |
| Net profit | £2,171,568 | £2,663,644 | £1,938,759 | -27.2% | |
| Cash | £1,666,089 | £925,052 | £2,428,146 | +162.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,908,170 | £22,036,264 | £26,058,005 | +18.3% | |
| Net assets | £8,023,712 | £10,622,356 | £12,491,115 | +17.6% | |
| Equity | £8,023,712 | £10,622,356 | £12,491,115 | +17.6% | |
| Average employees | 275 | 274 | 301 | +9.9% | |
| Wages | £8,565,269 | £8,812,996 | £10,768,823 | +22.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £34,499 | £32,237 | £29,137 | -9.6% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.5% | 15.8% | 12.2% | |
| Net margin | 9.6% | 12.0% | 7.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.4% | 15.9% | 12.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.4% | 64.4% | 60.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 0.92x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | 4.26x | 4.74x | 3.90x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts, prepared for a period of no less than 12 months following the date of approval of the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 20 November 2025, the Company's ordinary shares were redesignated into new share classes, including E and F ordinary shares. This was a non-adjusting event and had no impact on the Company's financial position at 31 October 2025.”
- “On 7 May 2026, 275,000 preference shares were redeemed for £275,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEEDS, George William | Director | 2015-03-13 | Sep 1958 | British |
| LEEDS, Nicholas George | Director | 2019-03-04 | Nov 1992 | British |
| LEEDS, Richard George | Director | 2017-08-09 | Nov 1987 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKLEY, Wendy Ann, Mrs. | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2015-03-13 |
| LEEDS, Barbara Rita | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2021-03-31 |
| QUORUM NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2015-03-13 | 2015-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas George Leeds | Individual | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-20 | Active |
| Mr Richard George Leeds | Individual | Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-20 | Active |
| Ms Barbara Rita Leeds | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-13 |
| Mr George William Leeds | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-30 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2026-05-09 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.