VARFELL FARMS LTD

Active
Company number 03007729Private limited companyIncorporated 1995
⚠ Confirmation statement overdue. It was due on 1 Oct 2026.

Key figures

£36,885,775+6.5%
Net assets 2025
+7.0%
Average annual growth 2021–2025
010 m20 m30 m40 m20212022202320242025

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 01190

Where the company stands among the 381 active companies whose first SIC code is 01190 (Growing of other non-perennial crops).

Net assets£36,885,775
Higher than 97% · median £46,569
Total assets£62,153,314
Higher than 99% · median £134,844
Cash£699,767
Higher than 90% · median £33,981
Employees160
Higher than 96% · median 1
Company age31.8 years
Older than 87% · median 7.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WILKIN & SONS LIMITED£40.4m
  2. RUMWOOD GREEN FARM LTD£40.3m
  3. VARFELL FARMS LTD£36.9m
  4. EDWARD VINSON LIMITED£31.4m
  5. S & A SOFT FRUITS LIMITED£22.7m
  6. FLORENSIS FLOWER SEEDS UK LIMITED£11.8m
  7. GORGATE LIMITED£10.3m
  8. D.STEWART & SON, LIMITED£10m
  9. ALLENSMORE NURSERIES LIMITED£9.8m
  10. ABBEY VIEW PRODUCE LIMITED£8.5m

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 381. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: VARFELL FARMS LTD

What kind of company is it?

VARFELL FARMS LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03007729. It was incorporated on 9 Jan 1995. Its status is active. The registered office is in Penzance (TR20). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is growing of other non-perennial crops (01190), growing of other perennial crops (01290), post-harvest crop activities (01630), wholesale of flowers and plants (46220).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £28,478,832. Profit for the year was £2,257,154. Net assets were £36,885,775, up 6.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £699,767. Total assets were £62,153,314 and total liabilities £23,238,105. The company had an average of 160 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2021–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 381 active companies whose first SIC code is 01190: By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £46,569). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £134,844). By cash it ranks higher than 90% of them (median £33,981). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 1). It is older than 87% of them (median age 7.8 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 7 central government grants worth £348.9k, from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly plastics, wood, machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly live plants and flowers, plastics.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 23 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Oct 2026.

Dividends

from the accounts
2022

Dividends paid in the financial year: £1,400,000 (45% of the profit for the year).

Filed accounts2021–2025
20212022202320242025
Turnover14,426,35319,004,01223,035,36823,139,53928,478,832
Profit for the year1,935,1893,143,3701,591,4492,264,5592,257,154
Cash at bank and in hand7,8789,0855,598905699,767
Total assets34,310,60743,529,62845,892,24449,208,75462,153,314
Total liabilities4,830,91812,158,69112,253,62412,764,99723,238,105
Net assets / total equity28,123,34529,866,71531,913,45034,628,62136,885,775
Average number of employees38133206162160
Average pay (per year)73,04040,37229,52232,36039,483
Dividends paid—-1,400,000———

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

Growing of other non-perennial crops, other perennial crops, post-harvest crop activities and wholesale of flowers and plants

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Government grants

7 grants

VARFELL FARMS LTD is recorded as the recipient of 7 central government grants since 2021, together worth £348.9k.

Grants
  1. GCA AME RPA DELINKED PAYMENTSDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £43,919
  2. GCA DEL RPA FARM TRANSFORMATION FUND ADDING VALUEDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £69,148
  3. GCA PROG DEL RPA BPS DOMESTIC 16 OCTDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £55,899
  4. GCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIPDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £10,340
  5. RPA BPS DOMESTICDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £66,151
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  1. Countryside Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £9,398 · Countryside Stewardship
  2. ALB - Rural Payments Agency - Exchq - BPS - NSA P1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £94,015 · RPA BPS Domestic

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 7 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: plastics, wood, machinery and live plants and flowers.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 8 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: live plants and flowers and plastics.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

89 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £28.5m, net assets £36.9m, 160 employees
  2. Alexander William John NEWEY resignedDirector
  3. Martyn Paul Idris THOMAS resignedDirector
  4. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £23.1m, net assets £34.6m, 162 employees
  5. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £23m, net assets £31.9m, 206 employees
  6. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: turnover £19m, net assets £29.9m, 133 employees
  7. Simon GARDNER appointedDirector
  8. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: turnover £14.4m, net assets £28.1m, 38 employees
Earlier events (81)
  1. Name changed to VARFELL FARMS LTDPreviously GREENYARD FLOWERS UK LTD
  2. Werner Hector Amand Albert PYCKE resignedDirector
  3. Francoise Suzanne Claire Elisabeth SANTENS resignedDirector
  4. Gilles Valere Charles DEPREZ resignedDirector
  5. Simon Robert BINGHAM appointedSecretary
  6. Matthew James JARRETT appointedDirector
  7. Alexander William John NEWEY appointedDirector
  8. Werner Hector Amand Albert PYCKE appointedDirector
  9. Francoise Suzanne Claire Elisabeth SANTENS appointedDirector
  10. Martyn Paul Idris THOMAS appointedDirector
  11. Yellow Holdings Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  12. Mr Hein Valere Maria Deprez ceased to be a person with significant control
  13. Giles Anthony ARMSTRONG resignedSecretary
  14. Giles Anthony ARMSTRONG resignedDirector
  15. Mark Ivan SPURDENS resignedDirector
  16. Simon Robert BINGHAM appointedDirector
  17. Stella WILLCOX resignedDirector
  18. Gilles Valere Charles DEPREZ appointedDirector
  19. Mark Ivan SPURDENS appointedDirector
  20. Alan Alexander FORRESTER resignedDirector
  21. Michael David HARPHAM resignedDirector
  22. Richard Mark BAKER resignedSecretary
  23. Richard Mark BAKER resignedDirector
  24. Giles Anthony ARMSTRONG appointedSecretary
  25. Giles Anthony ARMSTRONG appointedDirector
  26. Stella WILLCOX appointedDirector
  27. Name changed to GREENYARD FLOWERS UK LTDPreviously WINCHESTER GROWERS LIMITED
  28. Mr Hein Valere Maria Deprez registered as a person with significant control
  29. Gordon John FLINT resignedDirector
  30. Richard Mark BAKER appointedSecretary
  31. Nicholas Gordon FRENCH resignedSecretary
  32. Nicholas Gordon FRENCH resignedDirector
  33. Simon PEARSON resignedDirector
  34. Richard Mark BAKER appointedDirector
  35. Alan Alexander FORRESTER appointedDirector
  36. Michael David HARPHAM appointedDirector
  37. Michael Ian MANN resignedDirector
  38. Michael Ian MANN resignedSecretary
  39. Nicholas Gordon FRENCH appointedSecretary
  40. Nicholas Gordon FRENCH appointedDirector
  41. Nikola BRITTON resignedDirector
  42. Nikola BRITTON resignedSecretary
  43. Bouwe Jan VAN WIJK resignedDirector
  44. Alfred Nicol MOOLENAAR resignedDirector
  45. Michael Ian MANN appointedSecretary
  46. Nikola BRITTON appointedDirector
  47. Jonathan Ivor WILSON resignedSecretary
  48. Simon PEARSON appointedDirector
  49. Nikola BRITTON appointedSecretary
  50. Peter Dominic WILLIAMS resignedSecretary
  51. Jonathan Ivor WILSON appointedSecretary
  52. Matthew VAN LIER resignedDirector
  53. Peter Dominic WILLIAMS resignedDirector
  54. Bouwe Jan VAN WIJK appointedDirector
  55. Alfred Nicol MOOLENAAR appointedDirector
  56. Paula Nichole EDGINGTON resignedDirector
  57. Boudewijn VAN EERDENBURG resignedDirector
  58. Paula Nichole EDGINGTON appointedDirector
  59. Matthew VAN LIER appointedDirector
  60. Christopher MAY resignedDirector
  61. Timothy Peter WOODLAND resignedDirector
  62. Oliver John Harold HUNTSMAN resignedDirector
  63. David Warwick SYMONDSON resignedDirector
  64. Boudewijn VAN EERDENBURG appointedDirector
  65. Oliver John Harold HUNTSMAN appointedDirector
  66. Gordon John FLINT resignedSecretary
  67. Peter Dominic WILLIAMS appointedSecretary
  68. Peter Dominic WILLIAMS appointedDirector
  69. Christopher MAY appointedDirector
  70. David Warwick SYMONDSON appointedDirector
  71. Timothy Peter WOODLAND appointedDirector
  72. CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  73. Peter John CHARLTON resignedNominee director
  74. Martin Edgar RICHARDS resignedNominee director
  75. Gordon John FLINT appointedSecretary
  76. Gordon John FLINT appointedDirector
  77. Michael Ian MANN appointedDirector
  78. CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  79. Peter John CHARLTON appointedNominee director
  80. Martin Edgar RICHARDS appointedNominee director
  81. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.