A.J.GAY & SONS LIMITED

Active
Company number 01040842Private limited companyIncorporated 1972

Key figures

£1,005,927+4.7%
Net assets 2024/25
+1.2%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
0500 k1 m1.5 m2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, A.J.GAY & SONS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 01410

Where the company stands among the 1,615 active companies whose first SIC code is 01410 (Raising of dairy cattle).

Net assets£1,005,927
Higher than 67% · median £529,901
Total assets£1,047,720
Higher than 51% · median £1,019,247
Employees4
Higher than 65% · median 2
Company age54.8 years
Older than 93% · median 15.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. A.J. AND R.G.BARBER LIMITED£55.8m
  2. TORTWORTH ESTATE LIMITED£47.2m
  3. M R TIZZARD LIMITED£18.2m
  4. ALVIS BROTHERS LIMITED£17.9m
  5. SOUTH LYNCH ESTATE LIMITED£14.5m
  6. YUILL FARMS LIMITED£12.8m
  7. BUBNEY FARMS LTD£12.6m
  8. J & T F MACFARLANE LIMITED£11.3m
  9. J.A. DARKE LIMITED£10.6m
  10. K.S.H. FARMERS LIMITED£10m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,615. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: A.J.GAY & SONS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

A.J.GAY & SONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01040842. It was incorporated on 2 Feb 1972. Its status is active. The registered office is in Nr.bristol (BS40). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is raising of dairy cattle (01410), mixed farming (01500).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £1,005,927, up 4.7% on the previous year. The company had an average of 4 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,615 active companies whose first SIC code is 01410: By net assets it ranks higher than 67% of them (median £529,901). By total assets it ranks higher than 51% of them (median £1,019,247). By number of employees it ranks higher than 65% of them (median 2). It is older than 93% of them (median age 15.6 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 14 central government grants worth £222.3k, from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 10 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25
Total assets995,8551,019,2741,043,1861,006,6331,047,720
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity960,184978,880988,609960,9121,005,927
Average number of employees44444

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Government grants

14 grants

A.J.GAY & SONS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 14 central government grants since 2020, together worth £222.3k.

Grants
  1. GCA AME RPA DELINKED PAYMENTSDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £19,790
  2. GCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIPDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £13,399
  3. GCA PROG DEL RPA SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVEDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £8,384
  4. GCA PROG DEL RPA SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVE PILOTDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £11,002
  5. GCA PROG DEL RPA BPS DOMESTIC 16 OCTDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £25,893
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  1. GCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIPDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £12,320
  2. GCA PROG DEL RPA SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVE PILOTDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £14,569
  3. RPA BPS DOMESTICDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £31,991
  4. RPA Environmental land management pilot scheme: Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) - NSA P1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £14,536 · RPA Sustainable Farming Incentive
  5. RPA Simplified Countryside StewardshipDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £11,079 · RPA Countryside Stewardship
  6. Environmental land management pilot scheme: Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) - NSA P1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £3,634
  7. ALB - Rural Payments Agency - Exchq - BPS - NSA P1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £38,640 · RPA BPS Domestic
  8. M10 - Agri-environment- Climate Exchq funded NSA P2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £8,624
  9. M10 - Agri-environment- Climate ExchqDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £8,425

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

History

12 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £1m, 4 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £960.9k, 4 employees
  3. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £988.6k, 4 employees
  4. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £978.9k, 4 employees
  5. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £960.2k, 4 employees
  6. Mr Alfred Colin Gay registered as a person with significant control
  7. Katharine Nesta WITHERS appointedSecretary
  8. Queenie Nesta GAY resignedSecretary
Earlier events (4)
  1. Queenie Nesta GAY resignedDirector
  2. Alfred Joseph GAY resignedDirector
  3. Rodney Joseph GAY resignedDirector
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.