CRAPPER & SONS LANDFILL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-18 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-04
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+73.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9M
-5.7% vs 2023
Employees
68
+15.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£670K
-252.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CRAPPER & SONS LANDFILL LIMITED 2001-08-24 → present
- YETA LIMITED 1999-02-03 → 2001-08-24
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,618,464 | £23,058,768 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £772,530 | -£256,215 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £439,503 | -£670,382 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £249,667 | -£566,761 | |
| Cash | £204,776 | — | — | — | £955,907 | £1,656,082 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,096,397 | — | — | — | £14,603,559 | £12,724,223 | |
| Net assets | £6,300,897 | — | — | — | £9,913,528 | £9,346,767 | |
| Equity | £6,300,897 | £7,366,472 | £9,155,564 | £9,663,861 | £9,913,528 | £9,346,767 | |
| Average employees | 40 | — | — | — | 59 | 68 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,663,696 | £2,547,385 |
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.4% | -1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.4% | -2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 5.3% | -2.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.07x | -0.56x |
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
- Haines Watts Swindon Limited
- 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 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
- CRAPPER & SONS LANDFILL LIMITED · parent
- Needhams Building Contractors (Swindon) Limited 100%
- Crappers Biomass Limited
- Park Grounds Farm Limited
- Park Grounds Resource Recovery Limited
Significant events
- “No dividends will be distributed for the year ended 31 October 2024.”
- “Subsequent to the year-end the company's trade was restructured. The land and the land related operations have been transferred to Crapper & Sons Land Limited and the retail operations have been transferred to Sustain Wiltshire Limited. The landfill and waste management operations remain with Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited. The new companies together with Crapper & Sons Landfill Limited are all owned by Crapper & Sons Holdings Limited. There are no changes to the beneficial owners.”
- “The company disposed of its investment in Crappers Biomass Limited Limited and the subsidiary's strike off from the Companies House register was completed on 7 April 2025.”
- “The company disposed of its investment in Crappers Biomass Limited Limited and the subsidiary's strike off from the Companies House register was completed on 15 April 2025.”
- “The company disposed of its investment in Crappers Biomass Limited Limited and the subsidiary's strike off from the Companies House register was completed on 15 April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAPPER, Roger William | Secretary | 2001-10-31 | — | British |
| ASH, Nicholas Francis | Director | 2018-03-07 | Feb 1969 | British |
| BOWDEN, Jane Marie | Director | 2013-11-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
| CRAPPER, Richard James | Director | 2000-01-31 | Jun 1971 | British |
| CRAPPER, Roger William | Director | 2011-01-01 | Oct 1942 | British |
| PAPWORTH-SMITH, Paul Anthony | Director | 2019-07-07 | Sep 1959 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAPPER, Gillian Margaret | Secretary | 1999-02-09 | 2001-10-31 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-02-03 | 1999-02-09 |
| CRAPPER, Howard Charles | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2026-04-28 |
| CRAPPER, Howard Charles | Director | 2000-01-31 | 2001-10-31 |
| CRAPPER, Lawrence John | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2026-04-28 |
| CRAPPER, Lawrence John | Director | 2000-01-31 | 2001-10-31 |
| CRAPPER, Roger William | Director | 1999-02-09 | 2001-10-31 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-02-03 | 1999-02-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crapper & Sons Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-11-28 | Active |
| Mr Lawrence John Crapper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-28 |
| Mr Howard Charles Crapper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-28 |
| Mr Roger William Crapper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-28 |
| Mrs Jane Marie Bowden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-28 |
| Mr Richard James Crapper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
+30.9%
£17,618,464 £23,058,768
-
Cash
+73.2%
£955,907 £1,656,082
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-5.7%
£9,913,528 £9,346,767
-
Employees
+15.3%
59 68
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-133.2%
£772,530 -£256,215
-
Profit before tax
-252.5%
£439,503 -£670,382
-
Wages
-4.4%
£2,663,696 £2,547,385
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