MITCHELL POTATOES LTD

Active
Company number 01530501Private limited companyIncorporated 1980

Key figures

£8,356,652+50.1%
Net assets 2024/25
+22.9%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
02.5 m5 m7.5 m10 m2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 46310

Where the company stands among the 3,756 active companies whose first SIC code is 46310 (Wholesale of fruit and vegetables).

Turnover£21,294,946
Lower than 52% · median £23,021,818 among 137 that publish turnover
Net assets£8,356,652
Higher than 97% · median £21,764
Total assets£14,553,462
Higher than 96% · median £125,470
Cash£530,677
Higher than 80% · median £62,305
Employees66
Higher than 96% · median 2
Company age46.0 years
Older than 96% · median 4.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. HENDERSON WHOLESALE LIMITED£199.8m
  2. LDH (LA DORIA) LIMITED£112.1m
  3. INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED£84.7m
  4. DEL MONTE (UK) LIMITED£62m
  5. BARFOOTS OF BOTLEY LIMITED£61.8m
  6. DARTA UK LTD£60.8m
  7. PREMIER FRUIT & NUT LIMITED£53.1m
  8. FLAMINGO PRODUCE LTD.£52.1m
  9. MINOR,WEIR AND WILLIS LIMITED£40.3m
  10. DIRECT PRODUCE SUPPLIES LIMITED£37.1m

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 3,756. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MITCHELL POTATOES LTD

What kind of company is it?

MITCHELL POTATOES LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01530501. It was incorporated on 27 Nov 1980. Its status is active. The registered office is in Rugby (CV23). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of fruit and vegetables (46310), wholesale of meat and meat products (46320).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files medium company accounts. Turnover was £21,294,946. Profit for the year was £3,131,028. Net assets were £8,356,652, up 50.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £530,677. The company had an average of 66 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,756 active companies whose first SIC code is 46310: By turnover it ranks lower than 52% of the 137 that publish turnover (median £23,021,818). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £21,764). By total assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £125,470). By cash it ranks higher than 80% of them (median £62,305). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 2). It is older than 96% of them (median age 4.8 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 4 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 4 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Jan 2027.

Dividends

from the accounts
2024/25

Dividends paid in the financial year: £350,135 (11% of the profit for the year).

History
2024/25£350,135
2023/24£315,352
2021/22£863,230
2020/21£767,530
2019/20£160,000
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2019/202020/212021/222023/242024/25
Turnover14,958,41112,310,98614,971,06822,270,45621,294,946
Profit for the year404,238771,100735,6121,631,3143,131,028
Cash at bank and in hand1,104,117753,749489,607793,312530,677
Total assets8,414,6837,982,7267,967,57611,635,68014,553,462
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity3,668,3983,671,9683,544,3505,568,9428,356,652
Average number of employees6659676966
Average pay (per year)26,02630,78134,87245,05642,078
Dividends paid160,000767,530863,230315,352350,135

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activities of the company in the year under review were those of the production and distribution of food and potato seeds, property investment and open land storage.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

History

19 events
  1. Alistair John CULLEN appointedDirector
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £21.3m, net assets £8.4m, 66 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £22.3m, net assets £5.6m, 69 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £15m, net assets £3.5m, 67 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £12.3m, net assets £3.7m, 59 employees
  6. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: turnover £15m, net assets £3.7m, 66 employees
  7. David Alexander MITCHELL resignedDirector
  8. Shapejoint Limited registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (11)
  1. Name changed to MITCHELL POTATOES LTDPreviously ROBERT MITCHELL (POTATOES) LIMITED
  2. Angus Robert MITCHELL appointedDirector
  3. Robert Howard MITCHELL resignedSecretary
  4. Stuart George MITCHELL appointedSecretary
  5. David Lawrence MITCHELL appointedDirector
  6. Stuart George MITCHELL appointedDirector
  7. Robert Howard MITCHELL resignedDirector
  8. Celia Winifred MITCHELL resignedDirector
  9. Celia Winifred MITCHELL resignedSecretary
  10. Robert Howard MITCHELL appointedSecretary
  11. 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.