THE SUMMER BERRY COMPANY UK
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Confirmation statement due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£830K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£10M
+284.2% vs 2023
Employees
496
-12.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5M
+4.8% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-30 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-25 | 2021-10-24 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £46,634,000 | £45,414,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,450,000 | -£2,510,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£5,274,000 | -£5,019,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£5,436,000 | -£5,149,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | £830,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | -£5,542,000 | £32,960,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£5,544,000 | £10,210,000 | |
| Equity | £6,693,352 | £4,674,826 | £7,302,395 | £6,768,000 | -£108,000 | -£5,544,000 | £10,210,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 566 | 496 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £15,306,000 | £17,929,000 |
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 | 2018-12-30 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-25 | 2021-10-24 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -5.3% | -5.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -11.7% | -11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 44.2% | -7.6% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -0.87x | -1.00x |
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.
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANCLEMENT, David | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1973 | Spanish |
| WILKINSON, Richard John | Director | 2022-09-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRAMPTON, Colin Malcolm | Secretary | — | 1996-05-10 |
| KRISHNAN, Siva Kumar | Secretary | 2017-04-21 | 2019-09-13 |
| MEAR, David Edward Anderson | Secretary | 2010-11-29 | 2017-04-21 |
| STANSFIELD, Kevin Edward | Secretary | 1996-06-01 | 2010-11-29 |
| STOYANOVA, Tonka Pencheva | Secretary | 2019-09-24 | 2021-03-12 |
| BONN, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2022-12-30 |
| FRAMPTON, Alan David | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| FRAMPTON, Colin Malcolm | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| FRAMPTON, Donald Gordon | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| GREEN, David Jonathan | Director | 2019-09-13 | 2019-12-03 |
| HALL, Harry Mark | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2019-09-13 |
| HALL, Mark Andrew | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2019-09-13 |
| HALL, Mary Alice | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2019-09-13 |
| JONES, Benjamin David Rowe | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-07-18 |
| KAY, David Iain | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2020-11-02 |
| STANSFIELD, Kevin Edward | Director | 1997-08-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| VRIJLAND, Nicolaas | Director | — | 2003-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Summer Berry Company Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-01 | Active |
| Hall Hunter Partnership (Farming) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-17 | Ceased 2019-09-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
-2.6%
£46,634,000 £45,414,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+284.2%
-£5,544,000 £10,210,000
-
Employees
-12.4%
566 496
-
Operating profit
-2.4%
-£2,450,000 -£2,510,000
-
Profit before tax
+4.8%
-£5,274,000 -£5,019,000
-
Wages
+17.1%
£15,306,000 £17,929,000
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