E.J. MACKELDEN & SONS (BOBBING) LIMITED
Company number 00438351 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
E.J. Mackelden & Sons is an exceptionally well-capitalised rural estate business that sits at the top percentile of UK arable farming enterprises by net assets, with £46.5M predominantly backed by investment property and near-zero gearing. Its dual operating model — combining cereal growing with property letting — provides resilience uncommon in the sector, though the estimated 4.5% return on equity suggests the conservative capital structure may be suboptimal. The principal risks ahead are succession planning for a single-employee operation, the forthcoming IHT reforms that will materially impact estates of this scale, and the unexplained shift from £8.2M cash to £10.8M debtors in the latest period which warrants further scrutiny.
Shareholders' funds
£46,528,437
Balance sheet as at 2025-04-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1947-07-05
- Employees
- 1 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Combe, Brushford, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9RT
- Postcode
- TA22 9RT
- Capital
- 13,600 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2027-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 1110 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
- 68209 Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Officers 2 current · 4 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| CHURCH FARM, BOBBING, SITTINGBOURNE, KENT, ME9 8PH | 2009-10-15 |
| STAR HOUSE, PUDDING LANE, MAIDSTONE, KENT ME14 1LT | 2003-03-20 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 39 similar companies in TA
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1947.
Competitors Taunton
This company ranks 1 among growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds in Taunton.
Property in England & Wales 44 titles
- Freehold
- 44
- Most recent registration
- 2022-09-05
- Price paid, where recorded
- £5,659,219
- Where
- Kent (32), Devon (6), Somerset (6)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT144472 | Kent | Freehold | 2022-09-05 | — |
| TT144318 | Kent | Freehold | 2022-08-31 | £3,000,000 |
| K840271 | Kent | Freehold | 2021-09-30 | — |
| TT107026 | Kent | Freehold | 2020-01-02 | — |
| DN281282 | Devon | Freehold | 2019-08-14 | — |
| DN281283 | Devon | Freehold | 2019-08-14 | — |
| DN568279 | Devon | Freehold | 2019-08-14 | — |
| TT98073 | Kent | Freehold | 2019-06-10 | £706,219 |
| TT94133 | Kent | Freehold | 2019-03-08 | £1,000 |
| ST332333 | Somerset | Freehold | 2016-11-24 | — |
| TT52051 | Kent | Freehold | 2016-06-28 | — |
| DN625560 | Devon | Freehold | 2015-03-02 | — |
| DN625580 | Devon | Freehold | 2015-03-02 | — |
| K318450 | Kent | Freehold | 2014-09-19 | £226,000 |
| K318451 | Kent | Freehold | 2014-09-19 | £226,000 |
| DN457134 | Devon | Freehold | 2013-11-11 | £1,500,000 |
| ST189924 | Somerset | Freehold | 2013-05-16 | — |
| ST294621 | Somerset | Freehold | 2011-10-27 | — |
| ST289298 | Somerset | Freehold | 2011-01-10 | — |
| K972550 | Kent | Freehold | 2010-10-04 | — |
Showing 20 of 44.
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