SUNCROP PRODUCE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-11 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£371K
-71.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+6.4% vs 2023
Employees
14
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£445K
-70% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £50,337,258 | £54,173,539 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,532,907 | £533,028 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,481,670 | £444,984 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,271,159 | £323,821 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,299,781 | £371,303 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £5,211,918 | £7,242,951 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,075,910 | £5,399,731 | |
| Equity | £807,693 | £1,234,660 | £2,338,820 | — | — | £5,075,910 | £5,399,731 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £867,696 | £941,867 |
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 | 2018-09-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 29.4% | 7.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.16x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 26.08x | 4.67x |
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)
- Auditor
- Affinia (Harlow)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- SUNCROP PRODUCE LIMITED · parent
- Eco-pack Limited 95%
- Suncrop Growers Limited 100%
- World Produce Limited 70%
Significant events
- “As the cost of energy is a significant cost for key suppliers of produce and packing services, the company has, following the year end, installed CHP engines at its main UK supplier and solar panels have been installed at its packing supplier, which together should have a significant positive impact on the cost of goods purchased, thus improving operating profit in the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHATLEY, Jacqueline Maria | Secretary | 2014-01-02 | — | — |
| HALL, Richard Spenser | Director | 2024-03-14 | Feb 1972 | British |
| LYNCH, David Russell | Director | 1996-09-30 | Jan 1963 | British |
| LYNCH, Nicola Joanne | Director | 2026-02-19 | Jun 1972 | British |
| WOODCOCK, Adam John | Director | 2006-10-01 | Nov 1978 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Ronald | Secretary | 1996-09-30 | 1996-11-03 |
| DUKE, Valerie Anne | Secretary | 1996-11-03 | 2014-01-02 |
| HARRISON, Irene Lesley | Nominee Secretary | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-30 |
| BLISS, Veryan | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2022-11-17 |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Lynch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| Mr David Russell Lynch | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+7.6%
£50,337,258 £54,173,539
-
Cash
-71.4%
£1,299,781 £371,303
-
Net assets
+6.4%
£5,075,910 £5,399,731
-
Employees
0%
14 14
-
Operating profit
-65.2%
£1,532,907 £533,028
-
Profit before tax
-70%
£1,481,670 £444,984
-
Wages
+8.5%
£867,696 £941,867
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