DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD

DICKENS HOUSE, GUITHAVON STREET, WITHAM, ESSEX, CM8 1BJ

Company Number: 03037523
Incorporation date: 24-Mar-1995
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
10110 Processing and preserving of meat
10130 Production of meat and poultry meat products
46320 Wholesale of meat and meat products



SUMMARY

This company is 29 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Direct Holdings Limited. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 9.3 million which has increased from GBP 5.6 million in the previous year. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 19.5 million which is up 20% on previous year's figure of GBP 16.4 million. The company has 6 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 13 other companies, 2 (15.4%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 28-Feb-2025
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-May-2023)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
31-May-2023 GBP 19,517,062 768,243 1,674 181,511 235,809 352,597
31-May-2022 GBP 16,416,734 412,287 173 123,487 11,701 277,272
31-May-2021 GBP 9,237,340 -542,182 215 165,870 -125,347 -582,490
31-May-2020 GBP 14,712,650 190,147 412 168,233 20,622 1,704
31-May-2019 GBP 18,455,595 736,207 774 188,442 105,101 443,438
31-May-2018 GBP 16,398,827 589,675 198 207,987 52,468 329,418
31-May-2017 GBP 15,255,869 544,854 560 203,175 76,699 265,540


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
31-May-2023 GBP 133,027 11,890,745 5,213,675 9,297,020
31-May-2022 GBP 156,970 9,297,916 5,689,423 1,549,095 1,140,000 1,655,911 5,591,826
31-May-2021 GBP 61,869 3,837,301 3,763,002 1,376,853 1,140,000 1,378,639 2,518,641
31-May-2020 GBP 212,678 4,296,437 3,726,256 2,072,009 140,002 1,961,129 2,101,131
31-May-2019 GBP 123,369 5,011,352 4,542,577 1,676,409 140,002 2,081,961 2,221,963
31-May-2018 GBP 7,678 4,927,902 4,601,289 1,850,858 140,002 1,761,059 1,901,061
31-May-2017 GBP 56,365 4,329,498 3,535,664 1,905,922 140,002 1,547,641 1,687,643

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Active Robert Paul MESSINGER 18 Mar 2013 28 Mar 2024 1 - 0
Resigned John Leslie KENT 01 Nov 1996 18 Mar 2013 0 - 7
Resigned Peter David WILLIAMS 28 Mar 1995 01 Nov 1996 Accountant English 4 - 5

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)
Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active Graham John WADDINGTON 01 Feb 2024 Director British 2 - 31 (20.0%)
Active Terri-Anne LAMB 01 Apr 2023 None British 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Nicholas Phillip LAMB 01 Apr 2023 Director British 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Craig John BURROWS 01 Aug 2022 Director British 1 - 10 (0.0%)
Active Haojia LI 21 Oct 2020 Director French 5 - 00 (0.0%)
Resigned Nicola Louise CHANDLER 01 Mar 2018 01 Apr 2023 None British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Mark Alexis HAYWARD 01 Oct 2014 21 Oct 2020 Farmer British 0 - 42 (50.0%)
Resigned Linda BLACKWELL 01 Jun 2014 21 Oct 2020 Director British 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Resigned John Leslie KENT 28 Mar 1995 09 Jul 2013 Director British 0 - 73 (42.9%)
Active Martin Patrick BLACKWELL 28 Mar 1995 Director British 5 - 33 (37.5%)
Resigned David BLACK 24 Mar 1995 28 Mar 1995 British 0 - 485215 (44.3%)
Resigned David BLACK 24 Mar 1995 28 Mar 1995 0 - 485215 (44.3%)
Resigned Dennis BLACK 24 Mar 1995 28 Mar 1995 British 0 - 15471 (46.1%)
Number of active directors: 6
Average tenure of active directors: 6.0 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 5.1 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 9.6%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name
 
C & K MEATS LIMITED (02770891) - Active
FLIGHT TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED (02771581) - Liquidation
DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD (03037523) - Active
FAREMOVE LIMITED (03759124) - Dissolved
DIRECT HOLDINGS LIMITED (04365944) - Active
DIRECT TRANSPORTATION LIMITED (04366221) - Active
WSS CHARCUTERIE LIMITED (05612123) - Active
D M LOGISTICS AND TRAINING LIMITED (07230885) - Active
FLIGHT TIMBER STRUCTURES LIMITED (07577601) - Active - Proposal to Strike off
DIRECT CONSOLIDATED LIMITED (08357794) - Active
FAIRVIEW LARDER LTD (11406320) - Active
DINGLEY DELL LIMITED (11430652) - Active
DINGLEY DELL CURED LIMITED (11430736) - Active
FOWLESCOMBE RARE & PASTURE LIMITED (12510474) - Active

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2021-03-242016-03-242015-03-242014-03-242013-03-24
DIRECT HOLDINGS LIMITEDORDINARY140,000
100%
140,000
100.0%
140,000
100%
140,000
100%
140,000
100%
MARTIN PATRICK BLACKWELLA0
0%
1
0.001%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
LINDA BLACKWELLB0
0%
1
0.001%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



Controlling entities above

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Controlled companies below

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES


No Court Cases found

PATENTS


No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 10110 Processing and preserving of meat)

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KARRO FOOD LIMITED 13 QUEENS ROAD, ABERDEEN, AB15 4YL SC220000 2017-12-30 585,218,000 9,498,000
ANGLO BEEF PROCESSORS UK ANGLO BEEF PROCESSORS, BATTLEFIELD ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY1 4AH 02925718 2017-04-01 575,347,000 9,633,000
2 SISTERS RED MEAT LIMITED KEPAK GROUP LIMITED COOKSTON ROAD, PORTLETHEN, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, AB12 4QB SC440783 2017-07-29 477,059,000 -1,546,000
FOYLE FOOD GROUP LIMITED 52 DOOGARY ROAD, OMAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND, BT79 0BQ NI034218 2017-12-31 351,998,052 2,994,391
LINDEN FOODS LIMITED 33 ANNESBOROUGH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, LURGAN, ARMAGH, NORTHERN IRELAND, BT67 9JD NI014930 2017-09-30 199,327,782 -160,659
DUNBIA (PRESTON) LIMITED GRANVILLE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, GRANVILLE, DUNGANNON, CO TYRONE, BT70 1NJ NI062618 2017-12-31 189,108,000 1,318,000
DUNBIA (NORTHERN IRELAND) GRANVILLE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, DUNGANNON, CO TYRONE, BT70 1NJ NI016970 2017-12-31 179,058,000 993,000
DIRECT TABLE FOODS LIMITED SAXHAM BUSINESS PARK, LITTLE SAXHAM, BURY ST EDMUNDS, SUFFOLK, IP28 6RX 01816960 2017-12-31 156,486,744 41,410,967
DUNBIA (ENGLAND) CASTILL LAITHE ABATTOIR, GISBURN ROAD, SAWLEY, CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE,, BB7 4LH 01704764 2017-12-31 147,195,000 1,090,000
DUNBIA (WALES) DUNBIA WALES TEIFY PARK, LAMPETER ROAD, LLANYBYDDER, CARMARTHENSHIRE, SA40 9QE 02490902 2017-12-31 135,905,000 1,214,000
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DOHERTY & GRAY LIMITED WOODSIDE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE EAST, WOODSIDE ROAD, BALLYMENA, CO ANTRIM, BT42 4HX NI037742 2018-03-31 37,657,544 0
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46320-Wholesale of meat and meat products
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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)



This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis Liquidation within 3 months Liquidation within 6 months Liquidation within 12 months Prediction confidence
DIRECT MEATS (KNIGHTS FARM) LTD 0.7% 4.1% 7.1% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector Too few competitors
Age 0.3% 1.3% 2.4% Medium
Company Type 0.7% 3.7% 7.4% Medium
Accounts category 0.7% 2.2% 3.8% Medium
Accounting Month 0.6% 6.1% 8.0% Medium
Sic code count 0.8% 4.4% 8.7% Medium
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