STOURGARDEN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-26
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+47.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£22M
+12.4% vs 2024
Employees
385
+6.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+27.6% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-26
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-27 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-30 | 2023-07-29 | 2024-07-27 | 2025-07-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £95,932,061 | £95,428,810 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,340,652 | £3,105,011 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,518,667 | £3,214,607 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,050,255 | £2,385,870 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,163,723 | £3,183,246 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £20,213,115 | £30,014,775 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £19,311,153 | £21,697,023 | |
| Equity | £11,235,286 | £11,984,855 | £13,469,427 | £15,348,730 | £17,055,199 | £19,311,153 | £21,697,023 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 362 | 385 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £12,674,342 | £14,113,269 |
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 | 2019-07-27 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-30 | 2023-07-29 | 2024-07-27 | 2025-07-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 11.6% | 10.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.28x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59.12x |
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
- Lambert Chapman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- STOURGARDEN LIMITED · parent
- The Pink Onion Company Limited 100%
- Stourgarden Farms Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the group has made significant capital investments in a new onion preparation factory, with plant and machinery additions of £8,613,146, and assets under construction of £5,931,861 at the end of the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITHERLAND, Julie Lorraine | Secretary | 2019-11-14 | — | — |
| RIX, George Peter | Director | 2014-11-04 | Apr 1987 | British |
| RIX, John Gordon | Director | 1995-04-24 | Mar 1958 | British |
| RIX, Samuel John | Director | 2014-11-04 | Aug 1989 | British |
| RIX, William Howard | Director | 1995-03-09 | Nov 1960 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FARROW, Gerald | Secretary | 1999-07-01 | 2019-11-14 |
| FARROW, Gerald | Secretary | 1995-04-24 | 1997-09-22 |
| FEDEYKO, Mary Anne | Secretary | 1995-03-09 | 1995-04-24 |
| O'TOOLE, Nigel Laurence | Secretary | 1997-09-22 | 1999-07-01 |
| FARROW, Gerald | Director | 1995-04-24 | 1997-09-22 |
| GRAY, Malcolm David | Director | 1995-04-24 | 1998-08-20 |
| O'TOOLE, Nigel Laurence | Director | 1997-09-22 | 1999-07-01 |
| SIMONS, Avril | Director | 1998-08-20 | 1999-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Howard Rix | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-11 |
| Mr John Gordon Rix | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-12 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-12 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2023-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2022-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-26 vs 2024-07-27
-
Turnover
-0.5%
£95,932,061 £95,428,810
-
Cash
+47.1%
£2,163,723 £3,183,246
-
Net assets
+12.4%
£19,311,153 £21,697,023
-
Employees
+6.4%
362 385
-
Operating profit
+32.7%
£2,340,652 £3,105,011
-
Profit before tax
+27.6%
£2,518,667 £3,214,607
-
Wages
+11.4%
£12,674,342 £14,113,269
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