VARFELL FARMS LTD — The Accounts

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-10-01 (in 5mo)

Last made up 2025-09-17

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£905

-83.8% lowest in 5 filed years

Net assets

£35M

+8.5% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

162

-21.4% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£3M

+41.8% vs 2023

Net assets

9-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median

VARFELL FARMS LTD·Consumer Staples median · n=662

Accounts

9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	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	—	£11,587,115	—	£14,426,353	—	£19,004,012	—	£23,035,368	£23,139,539
Operating profit	—	£1,275,869	—	£2,056,410	—	£3,619,550	—	£2,250,203	£3,037,499
Profit before tax	—	£1,213,525	—	£2,095,128	—	£3,629,530	—	£2,144,442	£3,041,256
Net profit	—	£976,024	—	£1,935,189	—	£3,143,370	—	£1,591,449	£2,264,559
Cash	—	£11,147	—	£7,878	—	£9,085	—	£5,598	£905
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£27,676,345	—	£30,094,470	—	£34,129,214	—	£35,236,158	£37,653,466
Net assets	—	£26,469,173	—	£28,123,345	—	£29,866,715	—	£31,913,450	£34,628,621
Equity	£25,588,280	£26,469,173	£26,469,173	£28,123,345	£28,123,345	£29,866,715	£29,866,715	£31,913,450	£34,628,621
Average employees	—	83	—	38	—	133	—	206	162
Wages	—	£2,361,053	—	£2,485,317	—	£5,085,820	—	£5,771,332	£4,927,365

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	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	—	11.0%	—	14.3%	—	19.0%	—	9.8%	13.1%
Net margin	—	8.4%	—	13.4%	—	16.5%	—	6.9%	9.8%
Return on capital employed	—	4.6%	—	6.8%	—	10.6%	—	6.4%	8.1%
Interest cover	—	20.46x	—	35.68x	—	28.66x	—	6.40x	7.95x

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

4 active · 37 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
BINGHAM, Simon Robert	Secretary	2019-12-04	—	—
BINGHAM, Simon Robert	Director	2019-09-02	Jan 1968	British
GARDNER, Simon	Director	2022-07-01	Jan 1984	British
JARRETT, Matthew James	Director	2019-10-11	Apr 1978	British

Show 37 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Giles Anthony	Secretary	2017-04-26	2019-09-30
BAKER, Richard Mark	Secretary	2014-03-28	2017-04-26
BRITTON, Nikola	Secretary	2005-09-21	2007-01-08
FLINT, Gordon John	Secretary	1995-04-13	1995-08-31
FRENCH, Nicholas Gordon	Secretary	2007-05-21	2014-03-27
MANN, Michael Ian	Secretary	2007-01-08	2008-01-08
WILLIAMS, Peter Dominic	Secretary	1995-08-31	2004-08-02
WILSON, Jonathan Ivor	Secretary	2004-08-02	2005-11-01
CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED	Corporate Nominee Secretary	1995-01-09	1995-04-13
ARMSTRONG, Giles Anthony	Director	2017-01-06	2019-09-30
BAKER, Richard Mark	Director	2014-01-01	2017-04-26
BRITTON, Nikola	Director	2005-11-18	2007-01-08
CHARLTON, Peter John	Nominee Director	1995-01-09	1995-04-13
DEPREZ, Gilles Valere Charles	Director	2019-08-01	2020-06-05
EDGINGTON, Paula Nichole	Director	2002-08-01	2003-12-31
FLINT, Gordon John, Dr	Director	1995-04-13	2015-06-19
FORRESTER, Alan Alexander	Director	2014-01-01	2019-07-31
FRENCH, Nicholas Gordon	Director	2007-05-21	2014-03-27
HARPHAM, Michael David	Director	2014-01-01	2018-03-31
HUNTSMAN, Oliver John Harold	Director	1999-02-05	2000-10-11
MANN, Michael Ian	Director	1995-04-13	2011-01-04
MAY, Christopher	Director	1995-05-04	2002-06-27
MOOLENAAR, Alfred Nicol	Director	2004-01-01	2007-01-08
NEWEY, Alexander William John	Director	2019-10-11	2025-03-24
PEARSON, Simon, Professor	Director	2005-10-17	2014-03-27
PYCKE, Werner Hector Amand Albert	Director	2019-10-11	2020-06-05
RICHARDS, Martin Edgar	Nominee Director	1995-01-09	1995-04-13
SANTENS, Francoise Suzanne Claire Elisabeth	Director	2019-10-11	2020-06-05
SPURDENS, Mark Ivan	Director	2019-08-01	2019-09-02
SYMONDSON, David Warwick	Director	1995-05-04	2000-10-11
THOMAS, Martyn Paul Idris	Director	2019-10-11	2025-03-24
VAN EERDENBURG, Boudewijn	Director	2000-10-11	2003-12-31
VAN LIER, Matthew	Director	2002-08-01	2004-07-30
VAN WIJK, Bouwe Jan	Director	2004-01-26	2007-01-08
WILLCOX, Stella	Director	2017-01-06	2019-08-01
WILLIAMS, Peter Dominic	Director	1995-07-15	2004-03-31
WOODLAND, Timothy Peter	Director	1995-05-04	2002-03-28

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Yellow Holdings Ltd	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%	2019-10-11	Active
Mr Hein Valere Maria Deprez	Individual	Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors	2016-04-06	Ceased 2019-10-11

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 244 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-10-02	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-08-15	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-07-23	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-07-23	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-07-23	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-07-23	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-07-23	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2025-04-23	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-04-23	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-04-02	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2025-03-26	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2025-03-26	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date	PDF
2025-02-20	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2024-10-01	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-01-23	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2023-09-29	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-09-25	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-11-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 8
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 0

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

Turnover

+0.5%

£23,035,368 £23,139,539
Cash

-83.8%

£5,598 £905

lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets

+8.5%

£31,913,450 £34,628,621

highest in 5 filed years
Employees

-21.4%

206 162
Operating profit

+35%

£2,250,203 £3,037,499
Profit before tax

+41.8%

£2,144,442 £3,041,256
Wages

-14.6%

£5,771,332 £4,927,365

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

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