ELSOMS (SPALDING) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-13 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-43.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£31M
+9.2% vs 2024
Employees
157
+11.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+93.4% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £41,893,704 | £44,830,914 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £816,751 | £2,128,778 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,395,546 | £2,698,324 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,692,795 | £2,470,147 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £7,437,534 | £4,195,808 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £27,006,229 | £29,115,314 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £28,276,642 | £30,870,252 | |
| Equity | £11,193,520 | £11,638,347 | £12,257,125 | £12,274,064 | £12,603,503 | £28,276,642 | £30,870,252 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 157 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,598,802 | £6,775,220 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | 7.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.97x | 2.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 34.91x | 22.46x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- ELSOMS (SPALDING) LIMITED · parent
- Elsoms Seeds Limited 100%
- Elsoms Developments Limited 100%
- Elsoms SIP Trustees Limited 100%
- Elsoms Trees Limited 80.4%
- Elsoms International GmbH 70%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Andrew Peter | Secretary | 2015-01-30 | — | British |
| BLOOMER, John Michael | Director | 2015-01-05 | Apr 1965 | British |
| COOP, David James Sharples | Director | 2017-07-26 | Nov 1970 | British |
| DAVIS, Andrew Peter | Director | 2015-06-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| KEELING, Andrew Piers Symons | Director | 2015-01-05 | Dec 1973 | British |
| KEELING, Anthony Gordon | Director | — | Jul 1943 | British |
| KEELING, Rachel Petronella | Director | 2015-01-05 | Apr 1972 | British |
| KEELING, Roger Anthony Luke | Director | 2006-11-07 | Feb 1977 | British |
| TAYLOR, Mark Andrew | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jan 1962 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEETON, John Malcolm | Secretary | — | 2015-01-30 |
| FREEMAN, George William | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2014-08-06 |
| FREEMAN, George William | Director | 2008-09-26 | 2012-12-01 |
| GREEN, Andrew Curtis | Director | — | 2009-02-12 |
| KEELING, Petronella Gerarda | Director | — | 2009-11-12 |
| KEETON, John Malcolm | Director | 2009-10-09 | 2015-05-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Thomas Humphrey | Director | — | 2009-02-12 |
| WATERMAN, Nicholas | Director | 2008-09-26 | 2026-01-31 |
| WOOD, Robin Laurie | Director | 2009-10-02 | 2025-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Roger Anthony Luke Keeling | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-20 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-02 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-25 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
+7%
£41,893,704 £44,830,914
-
Cash
-43.6%
£7,437,534 £4,195,808
-
Net assets
+9.2%
£28,276,642 £30,870,252
-
Employees
+11.3%
141 157
-
Operating profit
+160.6%
£816,751 £2,128,778
-
Profit before tax
+93.4%
£1,395,546 £2,698,324
-
Wages
+21%
£5,598,802 £6,775,220
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers