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Company Number

01117622

Next Accounts

Jun 2025

Industry

Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

Directors

Anthony De Rothschild

Matthew Clarke

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Shareholders

graham hearne & paul hunston

trustee of evelyn's general trust for lynn

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

ascott estate office wing, leighton buzzard, bedfordshire, LU7 0PT

Website

www.ascottestate.co.uk

ascott farms limited Estimated Valuation

£42.5m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ASCOTT FARMS LIMITED at £42.5m based on Net Assets of £31.7m and 1.34x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Ascott Farms Limited is a live company located in bedfordshire, LU7 0PT with a Companies House number of 01117622. It operates in the growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds sector, SIC Code 01110. Founded in June 1973, it's largest shareholder is graham hearne & paul hunston with a 65.6% stake. Ascott Farms Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £3m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Ascott Farms Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

5 Strong

2 Regular

5 Weak

Size

annual sales of £3m, make it smaller than the average company (£6m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 15%, show it is growing at a faster rate (8%)

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Ascott Farms Limited's latest turnover from September 2023 is estimated at £3 million and the company has net assets of £31.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Ascott Farms Limited has 12 employees and maintains cash reserves of £195.8 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Turnover	2,982,784	2,533,710	2,325,855	1,940,113	2,380,589	2,002,357	1,808,295	1,521,758	2,198,742	2,153,335	1,754,148	3,431,772	5,788,144	5,808,165
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	2,068,534	1,772,399	1,695,910	1,398,727	1,641,350	1,405,883	1,256,863	1,062,825	1,525,163	1,455,013	1,131,831	2,098,482	3,674,714	3,708,841
Gross Profit	914,250	761,311	629,945	541,386	739,240	596,474	551,432	458,933	673,579	698,322	622,317	1,333,290	2,113,430	2,099,325
Admin Expenses	157,419	-4,800,196	464,977	405,009	504,097	417,448	753,411	537,993	639,302	824,831	506,165	69,184	1,733,653	2,937,686
Operating Profit	756,831	5,561,507	164,968	136,377	235,143	179,026	-201,979	-79,060	34,277	-126,509	116,152	1,264,106	379,777	-838,361
Interest Payable	1,170,154	864,951	630,281	619,498	664,790	600,798	389,235	113,342	0	0	64,964	129,929	129,929	64,964
Interest Receivable	17,231	6,430	66	21	83	5	504	1,769	1,636	2,661	2,420	632	6	5
Pre-Tax Profit	-396,092	4,702,986	-465,247	-483,100	-429,564	-421,767	-590,711	-190,633	35,913	-123,848	53,608	1,134,809	249,854	-903,321
Tax	0	-893,567	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7,542	0	-12,866	-295,050	-69,959	0
Profit After Tax	-396,092	3,809,419	-465,247	-483,100	-429,564	-421,767	-590,711	-190,633	28,371	-123,848	40,742	839,759	179,895	-903,321
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	-396,092	3,809,419	-465,247	-483,100	-429,564	-421,767	-590,711	-190,633	28,371	-123,848	40,742	839,759	179,895	-903,321
Employee Costs	436,948	439,836	478,058	489,667	573,475	558,918	534,215	554,111	462,064	454,424	407,910	767,377	1,312,236	1,416,473
Number Of Employees	12	13	15	16	19	19	19	19	16	16	14	28	49	51
EBITDA*	835,435	5,680,524	345,675	442,381	588,904	619,762	255,232	222,467	288,767	138,416	305,901	1,430,902	499,284	-721,543

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Tangible Assets	29,886,290	29,959,136	30,568,415	31,148,746	31,279,363	31,539,113	31,875,676	31,659,997	32,767,045	25,081,945	24,906,880	24,899,683	24,763,091	12,465,854
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	41,841	97,631	153,421	209,211	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	18,634,151	18,459,632	12,570,448	11,633,593	11,348,128	11,344,886	11,140,809	2,445,508	282	262	262	262	262	237
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,474,300	1,474,300	1,474,300	1,474,300	1,474,300	1,474,300
Total Fixed Assets	48,520,441	48,418,768	43,138,863	42,782,339	42,669,332	42,981,630	43,169,906	34,314,716	34,241,627	26,556,507	26,381,442	26,374,245	26,237,653	13,940,391
Stock & work in progress	1,405,530	1,388,623	576,590	576,247	726,696	805,284	792,134	683,311	639,109	675,695	613,543	624,990	603,255	491,942
Trade Debtors	363,542	311,191	346,142	295,106	384,609	271,931	259,204	95,003	354,377	371,221	245,629	766,703	1,072,379	1,092,792
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	427,959	194,295	311,581	277,234	466,327	676,069	260,683	1,907,419	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash	195,805	460,622	110,936	20,881	21,036	1,000	1,000	402,102	305,679	348,654	715,570	252,477	500	1,820
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	2,392,836	2,354,731	1,345,249	1,169,468	1,598,668	1,754,284	1,313,021	3,087,835	1,299,165	1,395,570	1,574,742	1,644,170	1,676,134	1,586,554
total assets	50,913,277	50,773,499	44,484,112	43,951,807	44,268,000	44,735,914	44,482,927	37,402,551	35,540,792	27,952,077	27,956,184	28,018,415	27,913,787	15,526,945
Bank overdraft	0	68,131	65,074	2,621,812	608,099	1,170,360	591,566	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	70,553	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	420,395	346,226	184,086	236,695	315,785	195,632	122,595	234,527	249,986	223,062	285,367	343,909	1,051,763	1,118,143
Group/Directors Accounts	13,564	33,153	1,470,254	1,326,947	1,230,975	1,965,049	1,942,975	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	5,028,751	4,999,487	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	38,000	38,000	107,750	185,805	188,659	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	583,089	133,794	86,799	58,094	226,384	204,518	243,238	346,630	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current liabilities	1,087,601	581,304	1,806,213	4,281,548	2,419,243	8,672,060	8,085,666	769,816	249,986	223,062	285,367	343,909	1,051,763	1,118,143
loans	10,296,679	10,367,377	10,467,927	7,510,142	9,571,367	3,318,900	3,377,022	3,487,459	0	0	0	1,998,901	1,998,901	1,998,901
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	38,000	76,000	168,595	191,717	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,162,853	2,187,162	2,036,706	82,236	109,513	179,046
provisions	7,864,018	7,820,388	4,504,406	4,402,404	3,870,363	3,870,363	4,339,821	4,527,145	39,694	31,590	0	0	0	0
total long term liabilities	18,160,697	18,187,765	14,972,333	11,912,546	13,479,730	7,265,263	7,885,438	8,206,321	2,202,547	2,218,752	2,036,706	2,081,137	2,108,414	2,177,947
total liabilities	19,248,298	18,769,069	16,778,546	16,194,094	15,898,973	15,937,323	15,971,104	8,976,137	2,452,533	2,441,814	2,322,073	2,425,046	3,160,177	3,296,090
net assets	31,664,979	32,004,430	27,705,566	27,757,713	28,369,027	28,798,591	28,511,823	28,426,414	33,088,259	25,510,263	25,634,111	25,593,369	24,753,610	12,230,855
total shareholders funds	31,664,979	32,004,430	27,705,566	27,757,713	28,369,027	28,798,591	28,511,823	28,426,414	33,088,259	25,510,263	25,634,111	25,593,369	24,753,610	12,230,855

	Sep 2023	Sep 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	756,831	5,561,507	164,968	136,377	235,143	179,026	-201,979	-79,060	34,277	-126,509	116,152	1,264,106	379,777	-838,361
Depreciation	78,604	119,017	180,707	264,163	297,971	384,946	401,421	301,527	254,490	264,925	189,749	166,796	119,507	116,818
Amortisation	0	0	0	41,841	55,790	55,790	55,790	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	0	-893,567	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7,542	0	-12,866	-295,050	-69,959	0
Stock	16,907	812,033	343	-150,449	-78,588	13,150	108,823	44,202	-36,586	62,152	-11,447	21,735	111,313	491,942
Debtors	286,015	-152,237	85,383	-278,596	-97,064	428,113	-1,482,535	173,745	-16,844	125,592	-521,074	-305,676	-20,413	2,567,092
Creditors	74,169	162,140	-52,609	-79,090	120,153	73,037	-111,932	-15,459	26,924	-62,305	-58,542	-707,854	-66,380	1,118,143
Accruals and Deferred Income	449,295	46,995	28,705	-168,290	21,866	-38,720	-103,392	346,630	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	43,630	3,315,982	102,002	532,041	0	-469,458	-187,324	4,487,451	8,104	31,590	0	0	0	0
Cash flow from operations	1,099,607	7,652,278	338,047	1,156,087	906,575	-256,642	1,226,296	4,823,142	369,683	-80,043	767,014	711,939	272,045	-2,662,434
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-5,758	490,262	399,624	-133,546	-38,221	-48,383	-617,100	596,310	-7,939,590	-439,990	-196,946	-303,388	-12,416,744	-12,582,672
Change in Investments	174,519	5,889,184	936,855	285,465	3,242	204,077	8,695,301	2,445,226	20	0	0	0	25	237
cash flow from investments	-180,277	-5,398,922	-537,231	-419,011	-41,463	-252,460	-9,312,401	-1,848,916	-7,939,610	-439,990	-196,946	-303,388	-12,416,769	-12,582,909
Financing Activities
Bank loans	70,553	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	-19,589	-1,437,101	143,307	95,972	-734,074	22,074	1,942,975	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	-5,028,751	29,264	4,999,487	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	-70,698	-100,550	2,957,785	-2,061,225	6,252,467	-58,122	-110,437	3,487,459	0	0	-1,998,901	0	0	1,998,901
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	-38,000	-38,000	-107,750	-170,650	-25,976	380,376	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2,162,853	-24,309	150,456	1,954,470	-27,277	-69,533	179,046
share issue	56,641	489,445	413,100	-128,214	0	708,535	676,120	-4,471,212	7,549,625	0	0	0	12,342,860	13,134,176
interest	-1,152,923	-858,521	-630,215	-619,477	-664,707	-600,793	-388,731	-111,573	1,636	2,661	-62,544	-129,297	-129,923	-64,959
cash flow from financing	-1,116,016	-1,906,727	2,845,977	-2,750,944	-282,815	-69,692	7,093,438	-2,877,803	7,526,952	153,117	-106,975	-156,574	12,143,404	15,247,164
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-264,817	349,686	90,055	-155	20,036	0	-401,102	96,423	-42,975	-366,916	463,093	251,977	-1,320	1,820
overdraft	-68,131	3,057	-2,556,738	2,013,713	-562,261	578,794	591,566	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	-196,686	346,629	2,646,793	-2,013,868	582,297	-578,794	-992,668	96,423	-42,975	-366,916	463,093	251,977	-1,320	1,820

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Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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ASCOTT FARMS LIMITED group structure

Ascott Farms Limited has 1 subsidiary company.

Ultimate parent company

ASCOTT FARMS LIMITED

01117622

1 subsidiary

ASCOTT PROPERTIES LIMITED

03040806

ASCOTT FARMS LIMITED Shareholders

graham hearne & paul hunston	65.56%
trustee of evelyn's general trust for lynn	34.44%

Ascott Farms Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Anthony De Rothschild (Oct 2010) and Mr Matthew Clarke (Mar 2024).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Anthony De Rothschild	United Kingdom	47 years	Oct 2010	-	Director
Mr Matthew Clarke	England	61 years	Mar 2024	-	Director
Mr Alan Leslie	United Kingdom	60 years	Mar 2024	-	Director

P&L

September 2023

turnover

+18%

operating profit

756.8k

gross margin

30.7%

+2.01%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

September 2023

net assets

31.7m

-0.01%

total assets

50.9m

cash

195.8k

-0.57%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

01117622

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

01110 - Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds

incorporation date

June 1973

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

ascott estate company limited (March 1995)

bridge park limited (May 1992)

address

ascott estate office wing, leighton buzzard, bedfordshire, LU7 0PT

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