WITHERDON FARM LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, WITHERDON FARM LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 01500Where the company stands among the 8,667 active companies whose first SIC code is 01500 (Mixed farming).
- BROADLAND PROPERTIES LIMITED£406.4m
- SUTTON 1079 LIMITED£190m
- GLENRINNES FARMS LIMITED£167.8m
- THENHURST AGRICULTURAL LIMITED£128.3m
- FARMCARE TRADING LIMITED£122m
- F W S CARTER & SONS LIMITED£86.6m
- EVERARDS BREWERY LIMITED£81.8m
- HEATHPATCH LIMITED£67.7m
- W. CUMBER & SON (THEALE) LIMITED£62.5m
- HOPKINS DEVELOPMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£57.7m
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 8,667. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: WITHERDON FARM LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
WITHERDON FARM LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05936556. It was incorporated on 15 Sep 2006. Its status is active. The registered office is in Beaworthy (EX21). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is mixed farming (01500).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 29 Sep 2025); the company files abridged accounts (unaudited). Net assets were −£598,853, down 4.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £347. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 8,667 active companies whose first SIC code is 01500: By net assets it ranks lower than 98% of them (median £82,057). By total assets it ranks lower than 95% of them (median £293,175). By cash it ranks lower than 90% of them (median £35,612). By number of employees it ranks lower than 65% of them (median 1). It is older than 75% of them (median age 8.2 years).
Has it received government grants?
It is recorded as the recipient of 11 central government grants worth £191.9k, 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.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 29 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Sep 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | — | — | — | 4,198 | 347 |
| Total assets | 440,223 | 444,342 | 490,096 | 15,791 | 2,417 |
| Total liabilities | 907,280 | 936,703 | 1,047,018 | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | -454,057 | -491,822 | -550,793 | -573,773 | -598,853 |
| Average number of employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
11 grantsWITHERDON FARM LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 11 central government grants since 2020, together worth £191.9k.
- GCA AME RPA DELINKED PAYMENTSDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £8,316
- GCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIPDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £48,834
- GCA PROG DEL RPA SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVEDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £4,658
- GCA PROG DEL RPA BPS DOMESTIC 16 OCTDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £10,812
- GCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIPDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £39,746
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- RPA BPS DOMESTICDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £13,307
- RPA Simplified Countryside StewardshipDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £30,777 · RPA Countryside Stewardship
- RPA Simplified Countryside StewardshipDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £13,149 · RPA Countryside Stewardship
- Countryside Stewardship Transferred to DEFRA NSA P2Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £897 · Countryside Stewardship
- ALB - Rural Payments Agency - Exchq - BPS - NSA P1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £16,013 · RPA BPS Domestic
- M10 - Agri-environment- Climate ExchqDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £5,378
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
10 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£598.9k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets −£573.8k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets −£550.8k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets −£491.8k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets −£454.1k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets −£487.5k, 0 employees
- Mr William John Howard Whitbread registered as a person with significant control
- Sarah Jane WHITBREAD appointedSecretary
Earlier events (2)
- William John Howard WHITBREAD appointedDirector
- 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.