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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-06 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2025-12-23

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£370K

+97.6% vs 2023

Net assets

£2M

+3.2% vs 2023

Employees

143

-13.9% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£149K

-1.7% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. HOLMESTERNE FARM CO. LIMITED 1994-04-13 → present
  2. THE MEAT MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 1987-06-17 → 1994-04-13
  3. BARDEN MEAT COMPANY LIMITED(THE) 1986-09-25 → 1987-06-17

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30

Metric Trend 2023-06-302024-06-30
Turnover £19,994,095£20,611,077
Operating profit £381,024£482,276
Profit before tax £151,265£148,683
Net profit £161,888£92,309
Cash £187,388£370,372
Total assets less current liabilities £2,982,740£3,060,665
Net assets £2,216,034£2,285,843
Equity £2,216,034£2,285,843
Average employees 166143
Wages £4,618,897£4,591,402

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 2023-06-302024-06-30
Operating margin 1.9%2.3%
Net margin 0.8%0.4%
Return on capital employed 12.8%15.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 71.8%69.3%
Current ratio 1.26x1.39x
Interest cover 1.65x1.42x

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)
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
Brown Butler
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

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

People

1 active · 13 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
TINDELL, Keith Philip Director Jan 1956 British
Show 13 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
PRIDMORE, Richard Secretary 1998-09-04 2025-03-31
TINDELL, Keith Philip Secretary 1998-09-04
CLARK, Stephen Anthony Roth Director 2025-07-15 2026-05-11
FAWCETT, Anthony Robinson Director 1994-03-30 2005-05-16
GARLAND, Christopher Director 1994-03-30 1995-08-21
HAWKINS, Tony Director 2003-07-18 2004-02-27
HOLDEN, Steven Andrew Director 2003-07-18 2006-06-20
HOLMES, David Director 1994-03-30 1997-04-17
KEMPLEY, David James Director 2025-07-15 2026-05-11
STERNE, Antony James Director 1994-03-30 2000-12-13
STERNE, Martin Lionel Director 1994-03-30 2021-08-18
TINDELL, Katrina Lynne Director 1994-03-30
WALKER, Louis David, Mr. Mbe,Td Director 2000-12-13 2004-05-26

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr David James Kempley Individual Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2025-07-14 Ceased 2025-07-14
Troy Foods Group Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-07-14 Active
Barden Foods Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2021-08-18 Ceased 2025-07-14
Mr Keith Philip Tindell Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2021-08-18
Mr Martin Lionel Sterne Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2021-08-18

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 180 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-05-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-05-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-04-28 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2026-03-27 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous extended PDF
2026-03-06 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2026-03-06 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-03-06 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-12-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-08-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-08-13 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-08-13 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-07-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-07-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-05-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-04-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-03-31 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-04-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-03-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-04-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-03-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
14

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30

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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