JOHN THATCHER FARMING LIMITED

Active
Company number 08473630Private limited companyIncorporated 2013

Key figures

−£69,734-172.5%
Net assets 2024/25
-100 k-50 k050 k100 k2023/242024/25

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

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 01240

Where the company stands among the 159 active companies whose first SIC code is 01240 (Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits).

Net assets−£69,734
Lower than 85% · median £68,636
Total assets£264,457
Around the median · median £264,457
Cash£136
Lower than 95% · median £71,432
Employees8
Higher than 82% · median 1
Company age13.6 years
Older than 52% · median 12.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. H.WESTON & SONS LIMITED£31.7m
  2. A.C. GOATHAM AND SON LIMITED£15.8m
  3. APOL SILVA & ORCHARDS LIMITED£14.5m
  4. CLOCK HOUSE FARM LIMITED£14.3m
  5. SOUTH DOWNS REAL ESTATE LIMITED£14.3m
  6. DAVISON CANNERS LIMITED£13m
  7. THE NEW FOREST FRUIT COMPANY LIMITED£12.3m
  8. ACG&S FARMING LTD£9.5m
  9. GASKAINS LIMITED£9m
  10. MOATLANDS FARM LIMITED£7.6m

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 159. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: JOHN THATCHER FARMING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

JOHN THATCHER FARMING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 08473630. It was incorporated on 4 Apr 2013. Its status is active. The registered office is in Winscombe (BS25). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is growing of pome fruits and stone fruits (01240).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files small company accounts. Net assets were −£69,734, down 172.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £136. Total assets were £264,457 and total liabilities £807,599. The company had an average of 8 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 159 active companies whose first SIC code is 01240: By net assets it ranks lower than 85% of them (median £68,636). By total assets it is around the median of them (£264,457). By cash it ranks lower than 95% of them (median £71,432). By number of employees it ranks higher than 82% of them (median 1). It is older than 52% of them (median age 12.9 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants worth £134.1k, from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

What do public registers and reports show?

It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand2,451136
Total assets1,024,105264,457
Total liabilities817,545807,599
Net assets / total equity96,225-69,734
Average number of employees98

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

5 grants

JOHN THATCHER FARMING LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants since 2021, together worth £134.1k.

Grants
  1. GCA AME RPA DELINKED PAYMENTSDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £22,087
  2. GCA DEL RPA FARMING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY FUND PRODUCTIVITY 2024Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £1,440
  3. GCA PROG DEL RPA BPS DOMESTIC 16 OCTDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £30,693
  4. RPA BPS DOMESTICDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £38,045
  5. ALB - Rural Payments Agency - Exchq - BPS - NSA P1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £41,787 · 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.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements5
2027
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THATCHERS CIDER COMPANY LIMITED)
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THATCHERS CIDER COMPANY LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THATCHERS CIDER COMPANY LIMITED)
Earlier years (2)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THATCHERS CIDER COMPANY LIMITED)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (THATCHERS CIDER COMPANY LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

12 events
  1. Thatchers Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Thatchers (Myrtle Farm) Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mr Martin Thatcher ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£69.7k, 8 employees
  5. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £96.2k, 9 employees
  6. Mr John Thatcher ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Mrs Ann Margaret Thathcer ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Thatchers (Myrtle Farm) Limited registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (4)
  1. Mr Martin Thatcher registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mr John Thatcher registered as a person with significant control
  3. Mrs Ann Margaret Thathcer registered as a person with significant control
  4. 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.