TELFORD FARM MACHINERY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-17
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-5.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-0.7% vs 2023
Employees
153
+7.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+33.9% vs 2023
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
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £24,800,401 | £27,852,050 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £825,502 | £1,082,519 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £773,815 | £1,036,252 | |
| Net profit | -£2,012 | — | -£2,088 | — | -£3,228 | — | -£74,338 | — | £629,618 | £742,888 | |
| Cash | £34,489 | — | £61,373 | — | £63,257 | — | £65,235 | — | £1,692,265 | £1,598,071 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £646,108 | — | £644,020 | — | £640,792 | — | £52,168 | — | £5,397,738 | £5,399,223 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £4,333,566 | £4,305,025 | |
| Equity | £646,108 | £646,108 | £644,020 | £644,020 | £640,792 | £640,792 | £52,168 | £52,168 | £4,333,566 | £4,305,025 | |
| Average employees | 106 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 142 | 153 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,967,570 | £3,432,787 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.3% | 20.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.34x | 2.25x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.74x | 13.46x |
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
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- TELFORD FARM MACHINERY LIMITED · parent
- TFM Farm & Country Superstore Limited 100%
- TFM Machinery Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEWS, Philip Nicholas | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| LITTLEFORD, Mark Thomas | Director | 2022-03-30 | Dec 1978 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Philip Nicholas | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLEFORD, Doreen | Secretary | 1996-10-16 | 2004-04-08 |
| LITTLEFORD, Terence George | Secretary | — | 1996-10-16 |
| MASSEY, Allan Leslie | Secretary | 2004-04-08 | 2009-12-31 |
| MEREDITH, James Peter | Secretary | 2023-07-26 | 2024-04-17 |
| LITTLEFORD, Terence George | Director | — | 2022-03-30 |
| STEKETEE BEHEER B.V. | Corporate Director | — | 2025-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Thomas Littleford | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2024-10-09 | Active |
| Steketee Beheer Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-31 |
| Mr Terence George Littleford | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-01-28 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-01-25 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-11-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+12.3%
£24,800,401 £27,852,050
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Cash
-5.6%
£1,692,265 £1,598,071
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Net assets
-0.7%
£4,333,566 £4,305,025
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Employees
+7.7%
142 153
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+31.1%
£825,502 £1,082,519
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Profit before tax
+33.9%
£773,815 £1,036,252
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Wages
+15.7%
£2,967,570 £3,432,787
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