S & A Soft Fruits Limited (02559934)

Company details

Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1990-11-19
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Accounts & filings

Accounts last filed: 2024-12-31 · FULL
Next accounts due: 2026-09-30 in 113 days
Confirmation statement: last made up 2025-10-05 · next due 2026-10-19

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Registered office

Brook Farm
Marden
Hereford
Herefordshire
Hr1 3et

Peer comparison

Compared against 61 UK companies in the broader 01xxx sector (this company is in 01190 — Growing of other non-perennial crops; not enough peers in that exact SIC to compare) within the Large bracket (£10M–£100M net assets).

Net assets Above typical

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Turnover Above typical

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Accounts

Based on this company's latest filed accounts (to Dec 2024) · Full accounts — profit & loss and balance sheet.

Year ending	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Profit & loss
Turnover	—	—	—	£27,794,651 ↑0.7%	£27,588,593
Gross profit	—	—	—	£2,296,196 ↓32.2%	£3,389,039
Operating profit	—	—	—	£2,221,801 ↓14.0%	£2,584,459
Profit before tax	£4,854,864 ↑192.8%	£1,658,107 ↑123.3%	£742,669 ↓66.5%	£2,216,209 ↓11.6%	£2,508,155
Profit / loss	£3,982,755 ↑254.0%	£1,125,216 ↓1.9%	£1,146,843 ↓34.0%	£1,736,413 ↓12.0%	£1,973,647
Balance sheet
Fixed assets	£4,190,981 ↓2.2%	£4,286,227	—	—	—
Current assets	£13,197,477 ↑39.6%	£9,453,659 ↑26.2%	£7,489,538 →0.0%	£7,459,714 ↑40.5%	£5,309,838
Cash	£10,000 →0.0%	£10,000 →0.0%	£10,000 ↑6.8%	£9,363 ↓81.5%	£50,546
Debtors	£10,985,917 ↑62.9%	£6,743,935 ↑37.3%	£4,911,339 ↑8.6%	£4,523,778 ↑139.3%	£1,890,558
Net current assets	£11,971,643 ↑58.1%	£7,571,037 ↑26.0%	£6,008,933 ↑15.3%	£5,210,912 ↑69.8%	£3,068,556
Net assets	£15,763,300 ↑33.8%	£11,780,545 ↑10.6%	£10,655,329 ↑12.1%	£9,508,486 ↑22.3%	£7,772,073
Equity	£15,763,300 ↑33.8%	£11,780,545 ↑10.6%	£10,655,329 ↑12.1%	£9,508,486 ↑22.3%	£7,772,073
Other
Average employees	439 ↑2.3%	429 ↑6.5%	403 ↑4.4%	386 ↓2.3%	395

Source: filed iXBRL accounts at Companies House. P&L items are only published by medium and large companies; small companies file abridged or micro-entity accounts where the P&L is not public.

Industry (SIC codes)

01190 · Growing of other non-perennial crops 72190 · Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Officers (14)

Davies, Charles · Director appointed 2025-05-01
Kerr, James · Secretary appointed 2018-01-01
Kerr, James · Director appointed 2018-01-01
Martin, Daniel Henry · Director appointed 2008-01-16
Judge, John Peter · Director appointed 2018-04-16 resigned 2025-07-04
Green, Frank Michael · Director appointed 2009-05-11 resigned 2025-05-01
Naerebout, Jan Willem · Director appointed 2008-01-16 resigned 2018-09-11
Gregory, Trevor John · Secretary appointed 2007-11-07 resigned 2018-01-01
Davies, Stanley John · Director resigned 2009-07-14
Lewis, Craig · Director appointed 2008-01-16 resigned 2008-05-29
Savory, Gilbert · Secretary appointed 1999-11-26 resigned 2007-11-07
Davies, Debra Mary · Secretary resigned 1999-11-26
Brocklehurst, Robert Frank · Director resigned 1997-11-12
Teeuw, Robert · Director resigned 1997-11-12

People with significant control (1)

S&a Group Holdings Limited Active

Corporate Entity Psc · notified 2016-04-06

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent

Mortgages & charges (6)

6 outstanding

Chattel mortgage Outstanding

Held by Ing Lease UK LTD

Created 2005-05-13

The dealers right and title to the gods being 347 fridges, 40 cookers and 63 microwaves for details of further goods charged please refer to form 395. see the mortgage charge document for full details.
Chattel mortgage Outstanding

Held by Ing Lease (UK) LTD

Created 2004-11-01

Various chattels as specified in schedule to form 395 headed by jones engineering triple strawberry topper with reference number je s 1447 gordian strapping horizontal strap machine serial number 9245 and 650 kva acoustic rolls royce/petbow generator AHMFRP520A with serial number 60754. see the mortgage charge document for full details.
Chattel mortgage Outstanding

Held by Ing Lease (UK) Limited

Created 2004-07-30

Houseman 2000L air ride sprayer with serial no. HARE0604/507 dutez pump unit 240HP serial no. 204004 iveco 8065 pump unit 150HP 203804 iveco 8065 pump unit 203904. see the mortgage charge document for full details.
Deed of admission to an omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement dated 15 may 2003 Outstanding

Held by Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC

Created 2004-04-30

Any sum or sums for the time being standing to the credit of any present or future account of the company with the bank.
An omnibus guarantee and set-off agreement Outstanding

Held by Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC

Created 2003-05-15

Any sums or sums standing to the credit of any one or more of any present or future accounts. See the mortgage charge document for full details.
Debenture deed Outstanding

Held by Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC

Created 2001-03-23

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery.

Recent filings (15)

2025-10-16 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2025-09-26 Full accounts AA Accounts
2025-07-18 Termination director company with name termination date TM01 Officers
2025-05-07 Appointment of director AP01 Officers
2025-05-07 Termination director company with name termination date TM01 Officers
2024-10-16 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2024-09-19 Full accounts AA Accounts
2023-10-05 Confirmation statement (with updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2023-09-21 Full accounts AA Accounts
2023-05-05 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2022-09-29 Full accounts AA Accounts
2022-05-12 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2021-10-26 Full accounts AA Accounts
2021-05-10 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2020-08-17 Full accounts (paper) AA Accounts

Showing the 15 most recent filings. View full filing history at Companies House.