THE CHEESEMAN LIMITED

Active
Company number 04805934Private limited companyIncorporated 2003

Key figures

£2,395,351+3.8%
Net assets 2025/26
+16.7%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2025/26
01 m2 m3 m2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

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

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 46320

Where the company stands among the 2,554 active companies whose first SIC code is 46320 (Wholesale of meat and meat products).

Net assets£2,395,351
Higher than 92% · median £50,149
Total assets£2,992,217
Higher than 87% · median £206,127
Cash£967,503
Higher than 88% · median £60,347
Employees0
Lower than 75% · median 3
Company age23.4 years
Older than 81% · median 7.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WESTON IMPORTERS LTD.£95.9m
  2. JBS GLOBAL (UK) LIMITED£73.4m
  3. FOOD-BRIDGE GB LIMITED£42m
  4. JAMES BURDEN LIMITED£34m
  5. P.F.D.(CARLISLE)LIMITED£33.6m
  6. CP FOODS (UK) LIMITED£33.1m
  7. TAZAKI FOODS LIMITED£28.1m
  8. IMPORTO LIMITED£22.8m
  9. GPS FOOD GROUP (UK) LIMITED£21.2m
  10. ALLIANCE GROUP (NZ) LIMITED£20.9m

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 2,554. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE CHEESEMAN LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

THE CHEESEMAN LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04805934. It was incorporated on 20 Jun 2003. Its status is active. The registered office is in Brighton (BN41). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is wholesale of meat and meat products (46320), wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats (46330).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 30 Apr 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £2,395,351, up 3.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £967,503. Total assets were £2,992,217 and total liabilities £575,366. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,554 active companies whose first SIC code is 46320: By net assets it ranks higher than 92% of them (median £50,149). By total assets it ranks higher than 87% of them (median £206,127). By cash it ranks higher than 88% of them (median £60,347). By number of employees it ranks lower than 75% of them (median 3). It is older than 81% of them (median age 7.3 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly dairy, eggs and honey.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered. 2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2028. The next confirmation statement is due by 10 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand811,652703,747832,371862,349967,503
Total assets2,046,3762,487,1532,802,0493,021,5292,992,217
Total liabilities—606,709699,031—575,366
Net assets / total equity1,469,6391,828,4442,051,7182,308,0662,395,351
Average number of employees171717170

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: dairy, eggs and honey.

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

18 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £2.4m, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £2.3m, 17 employees
  3. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £2.1m, 17 employees
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £1.8m, 17 employees
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £1.5m, 17 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £1.1m, 18 employees
  7. Mrs Verity Jane Cowling registered as a person with significant control
  8. Frederick Joseph COWLING resignedDirector
Earlier events (10)
  1. Mr Tony Cowling registered as a person with significant control
  2. Verity Jane COWLING appointedDirector
  3. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  4. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  5. Tony COWLING appointedSecretary
  6. Tony COWLING appointedDirector
  7. TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  8. Frederick Joseph COWLING appointedDirector
  9. COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  10. 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.