£40.77m
+5%vs Jun 2024Active00475661Private limited companyRoyston
E.W.PEPPER LIMITED
A85/100Owned by William Jeremy James Clayton, Mishcon De Reya Trust Corporation and 2 others
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Summary
E.W.PEPPER LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00475661) incorporated on 3 December 1949, registered in Royston. Its registered activity is mixed farming (SIC 01500). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 30 June 2025, showing net assets of £40.77m and cash of £1.29m, with 128 employees on average. Net assets rose 5% on the prior period (£38.93m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 59 comparable companies in Hertfordshire (median £2, upper quartile £118k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 3 December 194976 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 March 2027in 159 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 17 December 2026in 56 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 01500
- Mixed farming
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.29m
−22%vs Jun 2024Not reported
128
+2%vs Jun 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £40.77m | £1.29m | £1.45m | £2.04m | — | £2.15m | 128 |
| 30 June 2024 | £38.93m | £1.65m | £1.50m | £2.13m | — | £1.04m | 126 |
| 30 June 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio1.97Comfortable
Cash per employee£10kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
85 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £40,772,281 at 2025-06-30 |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 1.97 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £1,291,395 |
| +5 | Multi-year filing history3 periods on record |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 1949-12-03 (77 years) |
| 85 | Score, grade A |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Mr William Jeremy James Clayton
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- Mishcon De Reya Trust Corporation
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- Mr Jeremy James Amphlett Clayton
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- Mr Jack Derek Ferguson
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- Mr Jeremy James Amphlett Clayton
- owns 50–75% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 159 days
- Confirmation statement duein 56 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £40.77m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £38.93m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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- BARKER & BORLASE LIMITEDHertford · inc. Jan 1944
- OAKRIDGE FARMS LIMITEDRoyston · inc. Nov 1958
- A.L. PETERS & SONS LIMITEDHertford · inc. Mar 1960
All companies incorporated on 3 December 1949 · in Dec 1949.
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Reminders for E.W.PEPPER LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.