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SILVER FERN FARMS (UK) LIMITED

#00929005 · Active · Incorporated 1968-03-18 (58y 2m) · Last filing 2026-01-13 (4mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 46320 · G Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles · Full accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-29

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-27 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2026-01-13

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£66K

+151.6% vs 2023

Net assets

£8M

+7.7% vs 2023

Employees

10

-9.1% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£776K

+442.4% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. SILVER FERN FARMS (UK) LIMITED 2008-09-01 → present
  2. NEW ZEALAND LAMB COMPANY LIMITED 1984-03-01 → 2008-09-01
  3. DEFIANCE MEATS (NEW ZEALAND) LIMITED 1968-03-18 → 1984-03-01

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-29
Turnover £46,923,383£71,690,848
Operating profit £185,640£812,235
Profit before tax £143,157£776,458
Net profit £122,376£551,692
Cash £26,237£66,010
Total assets less current liabilities £7,159,668£7,711,360
Net assets £7,159,668£7,711,360
Equity £7,159,668£7,711,360
Average employees 1110
Wages £535,241£554,023

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 2023-12-312024-12-29
Operating margin 0.4%1.1%
Net margin 0.3%0.8%
Return on capital employed 2.6%10.5%
Current ratio 5.92x3.36x
Interest cover 4.37x21.05x

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
Whitings LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. SILVER FERN FARMS (UK) LIMITED · parent
    1. Silver Fern Farms GmbH 100% · Germany

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 9 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WHITLAM, John Robert Michael Secretary 2018-07-25 — —
BOULTON, Daniel Glen Director 2024-03-08 Oct 1978 New Zealander
NELSON, Anna Gioia Director 2025-05-20 Nov 1972 New Zealander
Show 9 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
QUAIF, Alan John Secretary — 2008-02-20
RIDLER, David John Whitaker Secretary 2008-02-20 2018-07-25
BARNETT, Stewart Arthur Director — 2007-01-31
COOPER, Keith Thomas Director 2004-09-30 2014-11-10
HEWETT, Robert James Director 2016-11-24 2025-05-20
HOWIE, Grant Phillip Director 2014-10-27 2018-04-26
LAWSON, Kenneth John Director — 2003-02-04
LIMMER, Simon Victor John Director 2018-04-26 2024-03-08
WINDERS, Kevin Gerard Director 2009-06-23 2016-11-24

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 129 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-01-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-04-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-03-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-03-19 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-03-19 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-09-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-03-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-11-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2020-04-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-09-09 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-03-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2018-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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