MERRIJOHN LTD

Active
Company number 05327265Private limited companyIncorporated 2005

Key figures

£2,442,488+22.7%
Net assets 2025/26
+19.2%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2025/26
01 m2 m3 m2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26

Like most small UK companies, MERRIJOHN LTD 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 01410

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

Net assets£2,442,488
Higher than 88% · median £529,901
Total assets£1,977,721
Higher than 71% · median £1,019,247
Cash£709,239
Higher than 91% · median £98,671
Employees3
Higher than 55% · median 2
Company age21.8 years
Older than 73% · 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: MERRIJOHN LTD

What kind of company is it?

MERRIJOHN LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05327265. It was incorporated on 7 Jan 2005. Its status is active. The registered office is in Holsworthy (EX22). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is raising of dairy cattle (01410).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 31 Jan 2026); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £2,442,488, up 22.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £709,239. Total assets were £1,977,721 and total liabilities £948,768. The company had an average of 3 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).

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 88% of them (median £529,901). By total assets it ranks higher than 71% of them (median £1,019,247). By cash it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £98,671). By number of employees it ranks higher than 55% of them (median 2). It is older than 73% of them (median age 15.6 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 15 central government grants worth £500.1k, from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. 3 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 Oct 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 21 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
2021/222022/232023/242024/252025/26
Cash at bank and in hand281,396615,137394,953424,455709,239
Total assets2,196,6722,924,0081,665,0991,675,8801,977,721
Total liabilities653,499722,585729,964755,524948,768
Net assets / total equity1,408,6691,950,4371,978,6501,990,0992,442,488
Average number of employees45533

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

15 grants

MERRIJOHN LTD is recorded as the recipient of 15 central government grants since 2020, together worth £500.1k.

Grants
  1. GCA AME RPA DELINKED PAYMENTSDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £32,540
  2. GCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIPDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £14,598
  3. GCA DEL RPA FARMING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FUND SLURRY 2024Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £11,275
  4. GCA PROG DEL RPA SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVEDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £81,361
  5. GCA DEL RPA FARM EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FUND ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFAREDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £6,067
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  1. GCA DEL RPA FARMING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FUND PRODUCTIVITY AND SLURRYDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £10,654
  2. GCA PROG DEL RPA BPS DOMESTIC 16 OCTDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £43,711
  3. GCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIPDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £103,846
  4. RPA BPS DOMESTICDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £54,848
  5. RPA FARMING INVESTMENT FUND (Farming Equipment and Technology Fund)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £20,580 · RPA FARMING INVESTMENT FUND
  6. RPA Simplified Countryside StewardshipDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £28,416 · RPA Countryside Stewardship
  7. RPA Simplified Countryside StewardshipDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £12,294 · RPA Countryside Stewardship
  8. ALB - Rural Payments Agency - Exchq - BPS - NSA P1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £67,067 · RPA BPS Domestic
  9. M04 - Investments in physical assets Exchq funded NSA P2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £9,988
  10. M10 - Agri-environment- Climate ExchqDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £2,812

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

22 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £2.4m, 3 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £2m, 3 employees
  3. Miss Emily Merritt registered as a person with significant control
  4. Michael Alan MERRITT resignedDirector
  5. Emily MERRITT appointedDirector
  6. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £2m, 5 employees
  7. Mr George Angus Merritt registered as a person with significant control
  8. Alan Merritt ceased to be a person with significant control
Earlier events (14)
  1. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £2m, 5 employees
  2. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £1.4m, 4 employees
  3. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £1m, 6 employees
  4. Thomas John MERRITT resignedDirector
  5. Heather Christine Merritt registered as a person with significant control
  6. Alan Merritt registered as a person with significant control
  7. George Angus MERRITT appointedDirector
  8. Thomas John MERRITT appointedDirector
  9. BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedSecretary (corporate)
  10. Heather Christine MERRITT appointedSecretary
  11. Heather Christine MERRITT appointedDirector
  12. BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedSecretary (corporate)
  13. Michael Alan MERRITT appointedDirector
  14. 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.