£25.29m
+8%vs Sept 2024Active00814967Private limited companyPoole
TAPPER AND SON(POOLE)LIMITED
Significant control: Paul Christopher Tapper (25–50%), Chris Tapper (25–50%) and 1 more
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Summary
TAPPER AND SON(POOLE)LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 00814967) incorporated on 7 August 1964, registered in Poole. Its registered activity is funeral and related activities (SIC 96030). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 30 September 2025, showing net assets of £25.29m and cash of £1.32m, with 160 employees on average. Turnover was £12.37m and profit for the year £1.81m. Net assets rose 8% on the prior period (£23.48m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 556 comparable companies in Other (median £8,343, upper quartile £103k).
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Ownership and control
- Mr Paul Christopher Tapper
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr Chris Tapper
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr Steven John Tapper
- owns 25–50% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 7 August 196462 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 June 2027in 246 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 21 August 2027in 298 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 96030
- Funeral and related activities
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.32m
−10%vs Sept 2024£12.37m
+2%vs Sept 2024160
+1%vs Sept 2024| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £25.29m | £1.32m | — | £3.13m | £12.37m | £1.81m | 160 |
| 30 September 2024 | £23.48m | £1.47m | — | £2.07m | £12.14m | £994k | 159 |
| 1 October 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Current ratio1.19Current assets ÷ creditors within one year
Net margin14.7%Profit for the year ÷ turnover
Cash per employee£8,222Cash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £25,289,582 at 30 September 2025
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £1,315,459
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 7 August 1964
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 298 days
- Next accounts duein 246 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £25.29m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £23.48m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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Similar companies in the UK
- F.C. DOUCH & SON (FUNERALS) LIMITEDWimborne · inc. Aug 1964
- F.R.KIRK & SON LIMITEDBeverley · inc. Apr 1964
- BLYTH & SONS LIMITEDNorwich · inc. Nov 1963
- CROSBIE MATTHEW FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD.Kirkcaldy · inc. Aug 1965
- TOM OWEN AND SON (LLANDUDNO) LIMITEDConwy · inc. Jun 1963
- C.FEWSTER & SON LIMITEDYorks · inc. Jun 1963
All companies incorporated on 7 August 1964 · in Aug 1964.
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